04/21/2022 SOURCE: www.ctvnews.ca
As beekeepers in Canada prepare to open their hives for the spring, some are finding high mortality rates among their bees as a parasitic mite wreaks havoc across hives.
Beekeepers in Canada face losses of up to 90 per cent amid spread of parasitic mites
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Topics: Agriculture US, GMO's, Potatoes, Trade (Commodities), Ag North America,
Mexico to Allow US Potatoes Nationwide After 25-Year Trade Dispute
USDA announced Tuesday that the United States and Mexico have concluded all necessary plant health protocols for fresh table potatoes to gain access to the entire Mexican market. Still, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said talks with Mexico on biotechnology issues was frank but will not be easy to resolve.
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Topics: Wheat, Commodities, Agriculture Global, Ag Russia & CIS, Government / Policies, Ag North America,
How the war in Ukraine and CP Rail strike is affecting B.C.’s agriculture industry | Globalnews.ca
Some of the biggest nations are dependent on shipments of grain from countries like Ukraine and Russia, which together account for a quarter of the world’s entire wheat exports.
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Topics: Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Sustainability, Research, Pollinators, Ag North America,
B.C. researchers uncover clever way to help bees survive heat waves
B.C. farmer recalls 'incredible losses' following June 2021 heat wave. Then she went looking for a solution.
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Topics: Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Ag North America,
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02/13/2022 SOURCE: www.youtube.com
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Topics: Economics, Pest Control, Insects, Research, Ag North America,
“Murder Hornet” The world’s largest Asian wasps invading North America
In the fall of 2019, a nest of Asian giant hornets, native to Eastern Asia, was found and eradicated on Vancouver Island, Canada. Individual hornets were also found and dispatched on the U.S. side of the border in Washington state. Media headlines that referred to these insects as “murder hornets” recently went viral, causing mass […]
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Topics: Jobs, Agriculture Global, Economics, Government / Policies, Ag Podcast Global, Coronavirus/COVID, Ag North America,
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Topics: Organic, Sustainability, Research, Ag South America, Pollinators, Ag North America,
Millions of migrating monarch butterflies descend on Mexico
Monarch butterflies arrived in central Mexico at the end of their 2,000-mile migration.
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