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Wisconsin Honeybee Pest Management Options 2017
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has issued the Honey Bee Pest Management Options 2017 Guidelines. Click here for a PDF of the document. Please share these guidelines with your beekeeping colleagues.
Tell the FDA honey does not have “Added Sugars”
American Honey Producers Association NEEDS YOUR HELP - Tell the FDA honey does not have "Added Sugars” As you are likely aware by now, the FDA released a rule last year changing nutrition guidance on packaged products, including honey. They have since released...
Gordon Waller Retires; DATCP Seeks New Apiary Inspector
After 22 seasons, Gordon Waller is retiring from his position as an inspector with the apiary program at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. Gordon spent his summers visiting beekeepers around NW Wisconsin checking hives for...
NRCS Announces EQIP Signup for 2017 Funding, Apply by March 3, 2017
Providing Conservation Practices to Improve Soil Health and Protect Natural Resources Madison, Wis. – January 17, 2017 − Farmers will want to plan ahead and sign up early for USDA conservation funding. Maggie Rhodes, USDA−Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)...
Beekeepers develop HoneyBEE app for fun and learning
Dr. Meghan Milbrath, an extension and outreach specialist at Michigan State University, and Tammy Horn Potter, Kentucky State Apiarist, have designed a new app for the development of beekeeping skills through the management of virtual honey bee colonies. The name is...
During National Pollinator Week, USDA Announces Key Measures to Improve Pollinator Health
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