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Habitat for Pollinators
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service has catalouged (and linked!) a myriad of resources for managing pollinators in agricultural landscapes. Includes job sheets and fact sheets..many are state specific.
Farm Program Acres Tool from USDA
USDA has a new tool where you can map online (and download the raw data) county level data for Farm Program acreage including: program acres (production flexibility contract acres under the 1996 Farm Act, by commodity; base acres designated under the 2002 Farm Act, by commodity; and base acres updated to 1998-2001 plantings under the 2002 Farm Act, by commodity) and planted acreage from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
Can native bees save agriculture?
“At the American dinner table, about one bite in three depends on bees. “ A Philadelphia Enquirer article about how native bees may save agriculture.
