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USDA Five-Year Plan Needs Your Input
Help Develop the Next Crop Production National Program Action Plan
The USDA is seeking your input and suggestions, which will be of great help in developing the next Crop Production National Program (NP305) action plan. Responses to the questionnaire are due by Wednesday, May 9, 2012.
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee Needs Your Help: Beekeeper Survey for Pesticide-Related Bee Kills
Survey Data to Help Protect Pollinators
The Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) is asking for your help in protecting pollinators from pesticides by providing some information about your experience with pesticide effects on your bees. Time is of the essence, as it would be good to generate as much data as possible before the PPDC meeting on May 3, 2012, although survey results will be accepted through the end of May.
Help Strengthen the ABF's Voice in Washington
Invest in the Future of the Beekeeping Industry and Your Business
By this time you are well into your 2012 beekeeping year. The ABF is well into its year, too, and is focusing on the legislative goals that were set during the Las Vegas conference. ABF President George Hansen and ABF Past President Zac Browning have already made one legislative trip to Washington since the conference in order to further the legislative priorities of the ABF, and now is the time to show your support of these goals.
USDA News & Notes
USDA Releases 2011 Annual Honey Production Report
United States Honey Production Down 16 Percent; Honey Prices Also Hit Record High
Honey production in 2011 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 148 million pounds, down 16 percent from 2010. There were 2.49 million colonies producing honey in 2011, down 7 percent from 2010. Yield per colony averaged 59.6 pounds, down 9 percent from the 65.6 pounds in 2010.
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