Tag Archives: Honeybee

State Protects Bees; Local Beekeeper Approves

InkFreeNews.com Posted Apr 05, 2016  Updated: Apr 5, 2016 @ 12:29 PM

KOSCIUSKO — In response to President Barack Obama’s call to help promote honeybee health in June 2014, the Office of the Indiana State Chemist and the Indiana Pesticide Review Board, which are housed at Purdue University, began developing a Managed Pollinator Protection Plan for the state. The key … Read More

USDA To Issue Disaster Assistance To Honeybee, Livestock And Fish Producers

InkFreeNews.com Posted Apr 07, 2015  Updated: Apr 7, 2015 @ 1:10 PM

By KENT POLITSCH Farm Service Agency The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency announced that nearly 2,700 applicants will begin receiving disaster assistance through the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program for losses experienced from Oct. 1, 2013, through Sept. 30, 2014. The program, … Read More