From ESA Science Policy News March 6, 2014 (Entomological
Society of America <esa@entsoc.org)...
USDA Commits to Investment in Pollinator Health
Improvement
USDA announced on February 25 that its Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) will provide $3 million in funding for the
improvement of pollinator health. Funding will come from the
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and will be used “to promote
conservation practices that will provide honey bees with nutritious pollen and
nectar while providing benefits to the environment.” The funding will be
targeted at five Midwestern states: Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South
Dakota, and Wisconsin. Funding will be used to “provide guidance and
support to farmers and ranchers to implement conservation practices that will
provide safe and diverse food sources for honey bees.” Applications are
due on March 21, 2014.
Sources and Additional Information:
Additional information can be found in a USDA
press release at http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2014/02/0028.xml&contentidonly=true
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