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• Farmer-veteran grant program opens application window 01/15/2021 15:06 Southeast Farm Press The Farmer Veteran Fellowship Fund is a small grant program that helps veterans in their early years of farming and ranching with the purchase of a piece of critical equipment. In 10 years, the Fellowship Fund has funded more than 600 veterans with $3 …
• Talking is answer to chemical fears - beekeepers 01/13/2021 20:54 Farm Weekly Beekeepers say they are able to overcome most challenges with the use of farm chemicals through communication. "We need the farmers as much as they might need us," Trevor Weatherhead, the chair of the Australian Honey Bee Industry Council, said. …
• Vihiga women defy odds to taste beekeeping sweetness 01/13/2021 17:52 The Standard In some cultures, bee keeping is seen as a man’s affair but that is slowly changing in Vihiga County as more women take up the venture on commercial basis. Margaret Sabwa, 74, from Keveye village in Kakamega, has tasted the sweetness of bee keeping and is …
• Azerbaijan enters post-war revival era with great enthusiasm 01/13/2021 17:30 Azer News By Vafa Ismayilova After winning a decisive victory over Armenia in the six-week-long Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Azerbaijan plans to inaugurate the post-war creation era in 2021 to revive its ruined territories liberated from the Armenian occupation. The …
• 2021 Restaurant Weeks Begins Tomorrow 01/13/2021 16:18 Bernews The Bermuda-inspired Restaurant Weeks 2021 is set to begin tomorrow [Jan 14], marking the festival’s 10th anniversary. A spokesperson said, “Bermuda’s distinct food culture, and the harvest heroes behind it, will be front and centre starting Thursday, when …
• Farmers in Katihar get training in beekeeping 01/12/2021 05:13 The Times of India
• AgweekTV Full Show: House Ag leadership, wind energy, Mann Lake, Soil Health Minute, legislative outlooks 01/10/2021 00:03 Ag Week - North Dakota COMING UP ON AGWEEK TV WE'LL FIND OUT ABOUT THE AGENDA OF THE NEW HOUSE AG COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP. TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF WIND ENERGY IN NORTH DAKOTA... Emily Beal: WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT HOW ONE BUSINESS IS A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR ALL YOUR BEEKEEPING …
• J-K LG inaugurates Krishi Vigyan Kendra building at Samba 01/09/2021 17:52 Pakistan News.net Samba (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 8 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday inaugurated the Krishi Vigyan Kendra building complex here in Samba district. LG Governor Sinha felicitated the progressive farmers who were …
• Ravneet Gill's recipe for yoghurt and honey bavarois with oat biscuits 01/09/2021 14:42 The Guardian Think of this as a cross between a panna cotta and a mousse. There aren’t many ingredients, so the use of a really lovely local honey and good-quality yoghurt will make a big difference. If you’re lucky enough to know a beekeeper, even better! I’m …
• Bees a boon for mustard plantations 01/07/2021 23:28 Daily Star Anyone visiting the countryside will notice a certain change in the scenery: the croplands look like yellow and green canvases. This means that the mustard plants are in full bloom. Md Rezaul Karim, a farmer of Pabna's Vangura upazila, says a mustard …
• Local News In Brief: Apiary to present beekeeping class 01/07/2021 03:28 The Daily Independent - Kentucky WILLOW WOOD Reid’s Apiary and “Bee-tique” will offer an introductory beekeeping class from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 16. For more information, visit the business Facebook page. GGAC to offer virtual exhibit GRAYSON Grayson Gallery and Art Center is planning a …
• For Parliament House bees, the hives have it 01/06/2021 11:55 Canberra CityNews Cormac Farrell… “When you lose the bee, you can sometimes lose all the plants that they were pollinating.” Photo: Holly Treadaway PARLIAMENT House’s voluntary head beekeeper Cormac Farrell has become quite attached to the parliament bees, and at times says …
• Wind of change now blows in arid Kenya with 310MW project 01/05/2021 07:51 The Standard Some of the wind turbines towering 30 metres at Sarima (PHOTO: ALI ABDI) Six hundred kilometres from Nairobi in a vast wilderness of mountains, plains and valleys lies one of Kenya’s largest private-public partnerships. For decades, the area surrounding …
• Why the world's biggest mammal migration is crucial for Africa – photo essay 01/05/2021 07:14 The Guardian David Mubiana will always remember the day he was shot. It happened in 2002, when his unit was ambushed by poachers with AK-47 rifles and a shotgun. He was wounded in the arm and stomach; one bullet rupturing his spleen. As a wildlife police officer in …
• 40 beehives in one house! 01/04/2021 23:20 Daily Star A two storey house under construction in Sadar upazila of Rajbari has become home to thousands of live bees that made nearly 40 hives in and outside the house. People from near and far now come to see the house, in Rajendrapur village under Ramkantapur …
• Remembering two ag industry leaders 01/04/2021 22:50 The Weekly Times FORMER wool industry executive and The Weekly Times columnist Vincent Matthews died in Sydney last week, aged 90. Mr Matthews wrote extensively about the global wool industry in his weekly column Matthews Market during the 1990s and early 2000s. media_ …
• Honeybees ward off giant hornets with animal dung 01/03/2021 08:08 TerraDaily To protect their nests from the wrath of giant hornets, honeybees in Vietnam spread the dung of buffalo and other animals around the entrances to their hives. According to a new paper, published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One, the scent of animal dung …
• David T. Gingras 01/02/2021 14:44 The Wanderer - Massachusetts David T. Gingras, 56, of Mattapoisett passed away peacefully at home on December 30, 2020. A lifelong resident of Mattapoisett, he was the son of the late Robert A. and Elizabeth M. (Beehan) Gingras. He was a graduate of Bishop Stang High School. He …
• Farmers and youth guides join efforts to protect city forests 01/02/2021 13:07 The Standard Abbas Athman in his farm bordering Arabuko-Sokoke forest in Kilifi. [Caroline Chebet, Standard] Peter Wainana remembers when the forest near his home outside Nairobi, was so thick with trees and vegetation it was difficult to walk through. Today, Thogoto …
• Farming ideas that will be lucrative in 2021 01/02/2021 11:04 The Standard In 2020, there was one universal catchphrase: ‘A bad year’. It was not an exciting year either for farmers. The pandemic interfered with the levers of the economy. Farmers who earn a living selling produce were affected. But 2021 is a new opportunity to …
• What Got Us Through 2020? For Many, It Was Hobbies, Relationships And 4-Legged Pals 01/01/2021 10:43 NPR Crouton the steer went viral on Twitter in 2019. In 2020, the Crouton Crew grew to over 50,000 followers. Geoffrey Tischman/Beth Hyman hide caption toggle caption Geoffrey Tischman/Beth Hyman Crouton the steer went viral on Twitter in 2019. In 2020 …
• UK celebrities wave goodbye to 2020 and welcome in the New Year 12/31/2020 21:34 Daily Mail David and Victoria Beckham have lead the stars bidding farewell to a 'challenging' 2020, declaring 'thank God it's over' as they celebrated New Year's Eve on Thursday. The duo both shared sweet clips to Instagram showing highlights …
• Mann Lake offers one-stop shop for beekeeping and poultry needs 12/30/2020 22:54 Ag Week - North Dakota Luckily for these new found hobbyists, there is a one stop shop for all their beekeeping and poultry needs: Mann Lake. “It's definitely been a growing trend, but with the pandemic so many people were just stuck at home and going into their backyards. …
• Why backyard beekeeping is creating such a buzz 12/30/2020 20:17 Mercury Backyard beekeeping is booming across the state. Victorian Apiarists’ Association president Phillip McPherson said recreational beekeeping was on the rise. “There’s been an explosion of interest in bees,” Mr McPherson said. The number of registered …
• 21 exciting new things to look forward to in Greater Manchester in 2021 12/30/2020 07:43 Manchester Evening News After all that has 2020 has thrown at us, the new year is finally on the horizon and Greater Manchester certainly has a lot to look forward to. Despite a challenging 12 months, the region already has a long list of new developments coming up in the next …
• South Sudan: Transition and Recovery Quarter 3 Report 2020 12/29/2020 14:50 ReliefWeb Livelihood Support In Abyei Administrative Area (AAA), the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Transition and Recovery Unit (TRU), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, supported a farming group consisting of 25 beneficiaries (10 …
• Building resilient communities 12/29/2020 14:12 The Nation Mary Basikolo from Traditional Authority Zulu (T/A) in Kasungu District has to work tirelessly to make ends meet for her family which mostly relies on subsistence farming for survival. In the past years, the family lived a hand-to-mouth life. During …
• Bold bid launches to create major new Coast destination 12/28/2020 11:38 Sunshine Coast Daily A bid to deliver the Coast's own version of Byron Bay's famous 'The Farm' precinct is underway, with plans lodged to develop an exciting new destination. Documents lodged with Sunshine Coast Council on December 22 by RPS Group on behalf of …
• 2,778 Fulani men, women benefit from Kebbi agriculture loan scheme 12/28/2020 06:35 New Telegraph No fever than 2,778 Fulani men and their wives have benefited from the distribution of Kebbi State government’s domestic animals’ feeds comprising of sheep, goats and chickens under the Accelerated Agricultural Development Scheme Aids in the state. The …
• Millennial farmer’s passion for growing own food motivated him to establish a farm 12/28/2020 02:02 Manila Bulletin By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao Growing up in the province of Albay, Emilio “Emil” Climaco has been exposed to agriculture at an early age. It has also taught him how to appreciate nature. Over time, it was this experience that inspired him to become a farm …
• Detector Dogs Could Sniff Out AFB And Save Beekeepers Millions Of Dollars 12/28/2020 00:45 Scoop - Business Press Release – Ministry For Primary Industries Training dogs to sniff out the highly infectious bacterial disease American Foulbrood (AFB) in beehives could save New Zealands beekeeping industry several million dollars a year. The Ministry for Primary …
• Beginning beekeeping class offered in January 12/27/2020 22:16 Carson Now - Nevada Event Date: January 23, 2021 (All day) Debbie Gilmore, President, Mason Valley Beekeepers Is beekeeping on your bucket list? Need help getting started. A one-day workshop for beginning beekeepers will be held on Saturday, January 23, 2021, at the Catholic …
• WFP Tajikistan Country Brief, November 2020 12/27/2020 15:34 ReliefWeb In Numbers - 436,778 people assisted In November 2020 - 598,405 mt of food assistance distributed - USD 4.3 m six-month (January – June 2020) net funding requirements Operational Updates • During November, WFP continued bakery renovation activities in the …
• Alberta couple to open meadery in New Sarepta’s former fire hall 12/26/2020 16:14 Global News From the bustling streets of a major city in Asia to a quiet hamlet in Alberta: William and Mika Munsey are chasing their dream of opening a new business. Fifteen years ago, William and Mika moved from Hong Kong to New Sarepta, a hamlet with a population …
• Modern technology catches up with bees 12/11/2019 20:00 The Land Newspaper Having evolved with flowering plants, honey bees have been on earth for millions of years and have been exploited by mankind for thousands of years. There are records of pottery vessels used as beehives some 9000 years ago and Egyptian art 4500 years old …