Bayer CropScience is putting more than $100,000 into improving pollinator and wildlife habitats on public sites in eight states. Partnering with Integrated Vegetation Management Partners, Inc., (IVM Partners), the deal will improve and expand these habitats on public rights-of-way through integrated vegetation management. The project aims to improve habitats for pollinators, birds and other wildlife in upland and wetland ecosystems … Read More
Bayer CropScience Research to Improve Bee Colonies
A new research initiative from Bayer CropScience looks to improve the health of honey bee colonies. Healthy Hives 2020 will be conducted over the next five years and will bring together a cross-section of bee health stakeholders from multiple sectors, including academia, government, agriculture, business and the beekeeping community. Bayer CropScience is organizing a two-day workshop on June 2-3, 2015 … Read More
Bayer Helps Growers CARE for Crops and Bees
Bayer CropScience is continuing a program that helps growers and beekeepers collaborate to help feed a growing planet. With more than $15 billion dollars worth of crops in the U.S. pollinated by bees each year, the CARE program, now in its third year, reflects Bayer’s ongoing commitment to product stewardship, protecting natural resources, enhancing agricultural sustainability and promoting partnerships between … Read More
Bayer CropScience, NC Partner for Roadside Pollinators
Bayer CropScience has pledged $100,000 to the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to be used for the development of roadside pollinator plantings this spring. This news release from the company says the project covers about 46 new acres of bee-attractant vegetation alongside North Carolina’s roads and highways, such as wildflower beds that promote honey bee population development and support … Read More
Comments Needed on EPA Neonic Report
Farmers and other stakeholders have only a few days left to comment on the EPA report about the “Benefits of Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments to Soybean Production” which finds little or no overall benefits. The comment period concludes on December 22. Dr. Becky Langer, Bayer CropScience Bee Care Program manager, says the EPA document came out of the presidential memorandum this … Read More
NCGA Calls for Pollinator Health Dialogue
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is calling on agriculture industry stakeholders to facilitate partnership and dialogue for improving pollinator health. “Although corn does not rely on bees or other pollinators, we recognize their importance to agriculture,” said Don Glenn, chairman of NCGA’s Production and Stewardship Action Team, who spoke at the recent Pollinator Health Task Force’s public listening session. … Read More
USDA to Provide $4 million For Honey Bee Habitat
USDA is providing more than $4 million in technical and financial assistance to help farmers and ranchers in the Midwest improve the health of honey bees, which play an important role in crop production. “The future of America’s food supply depends on honey bees, and this effort is one way USDA is helping improve the health of honey bee populations,” … Read More
“Pollinator Preserve Project” in Full Bloom
Sunflowers planted as part of the “Pollinator Preserve Project” between Nufarm and students from the Chicago High School for Agricultural Science (CHAS) are now blooming, providing food and safe haven for pollinators and birds at the Nufarm site in Alsip, Illinois. The sunflowers were planted in late May. One group of plants was replanted in early July. The objective of … Read More
Catching up with Bayer Queen Bee
It was great to catch up with Dr. Becky Langer, manager and queen bee of the Bayer CropScience North American Bee Care Center in North Carolina that just opened April 15. She says the center has proven to be a popular spot for school children to visit. “They’re so willing to learn, so surprised at how close up they can … Read More
Good News for Bees from Bayer
It may have buzzed right past you, but August 16 was National Honey Bee Day and there’s some sweet news about the health of our busy pollinator friends, according to Bayer CropScience. Despite concerns about bee losses, two recent studies show that after the recent long winter, hives in Europe and Canada are actually stronger than in previous years and … Read More