Invasive Tawney Crazy Ant – Aphids’ New Best Friend? Maybe.
Sugarcane aphids tore across Texas almost from border to border this year damaging grain and forage sorghum crops. You thought that was bad, right? Meet the tawny crazy ant. The insect that loves
View ArticleKeith Good: EPA Moving Ahead with Plans to Finalize Clean Water Rule
Regulations Philip Brasher reported yesterday at Agri-Pulse Online that, “Despite stiff opposition from congressional Republicans, EPA is moving ahead with plans to finalize its proposed Clean Water...
View ArticleKeith Good: EU Member Nations Given Authority to Approve GMO Crops
Biotech Christian Oliver reported yesterday at The Financial Times Online that, “The EU has sought to resolve years of acrimony over the status of genetically modified crops by giving each of its 28...
View ArticleAgFax Almond Review: Current Prices the New Norm; Chinese Walnut Sales Slow
@benthamesclub – This #almond blossom is happening in #Jalon Valley. People travel from all over #Spain to see it! pic.twitter.com/KYKyfxul8m — Tricia Barr (@triciabarrSpain) February 6, 2015...
View ArticleAgFax Almond Review: Port Dispute – President Dispatches Labor Secretary
West Coast Port Labor Dispute Most U.S. almond export markets have enough stock on hand to carry them through early spring, despite the ongoing West Coast labor dispute and slowdown,
View ArticleMissouri Pollinator Conservancy Program
In light of recent declines of honeybee populations worldwide, representatives of Missouri’s agricultural producers and beekeepers have developed a set of standard practices that will encourage...
View ArticleInvasive Tawney Crazy Ant – Aphids’ New Best Friend? Maybe.
Sugarcane aphids tore across Texas almost from border to border this year damaging grain and forage sorghum crops. You thought that was bad, right? Meet the tawny crazy ant. The insect that loves
View ArticleKeith Good: EPA Moving Ahead with Plans to Finalize Clean Water Rule
Regulations Philip Brasher reported yesterday at Agri-Pulse Online that, “Despite stiff opposition from congressional Republicans, EPA is moving ahead with plans to finalize its proposed Clean Water...
View ArticleKeith Good: EU Member Nations Given Authority to Approve GMO Crops
Biotech Christian Oliver reported yesterday at The Financial Times Online that, “The EU has sought to resolve years of acrimony over the status of genetically modified crops by giving each of its 28...
View ArticleAgFax Almond Review: Current Prices the New Norm; Chinese Walnut Sales Slow
@benthamesclub – This #almond blossom is happening in #Jalon Valley. People travel from all over #Spain to see it! pic.twitter.com/KYKyfxul8m — Tricia Barr (@triciabarrSpain) February 6, 2015...
View ArticleAgFax Almond Review: Port Dispute – President Dispatches Labor Secretary
West Coast Port Labor Dispute Most U.S. almond export markets have enough stock on hand to carry them through early spring, despite the ongoing West Coast labor dispute and slowdown,
View ArticleMissouri Pollinator Conservancy Program
In light of recent declines of honeybee populations worldwide, representatives of Missouri’s agricultural producers and beekeepers have developed a set of standard practices that will encourage...
View ArticleMississippi: Research Examines Pesticide Effects on Honeybee Health
USDA researchers tested 42 commonly used pesticides in a realistic field setting to determine their toxicity levels for honeybees. The pesticide study examined 40 insecticides, one herbicide and one...
View ArticleHerbicides, Not Insecticides, Biggest Threat to Bees
People who care about honeybees know that insecticides and pollinators are usually a bad mix, but it turns out that herbicides used to control weeds can spell even bigger trouble
View ArticleCotton Industry Disputes EPA Ruling on Neonicotinoid – DTN
The cotton industry is feeling the sting after the EPA concluded that the use of a popular neonicotinoid insecticide in cotton poses a high risk to bees. On Wednesday, the
View ArticleHoneybees: Virus Transmitting Mite More Dangerous Than Previously Thought,...
Researchers at the University of Sydney have found that the relationship between the tissue-sucking Varroa mite and virulence of a virus of honey bees, has most likely been misunderstood. The […]
View ArticleHoneybees: Virus Transmitting Mite More Dangerous Than Previously Thought,...
Researchers at the University of Sydney have found that the relationship between the tissue-sucking Varroa mite and virulence of a virus of honey bees, has most likely been misunderstood. The […]
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