Ten ways for farmers to support pollinators
About the author: Rob Faux is PAN’s Communications Associate for Iowa, joining the organization in 2020. He has owned and operated the Genuine...
09 March, 2021
Masonry
Cultivating a pollinator paradise
About the author: Rob Faux is PAN’s Communications Associate for Iowa, joining the organization in 2020. He has owned and operated the Genuine...
16 November, 2020
PACTPA: Putting people before pesticides
On August 4, Senator Tom Udall and Representative Joe Neguse introduced proposed legislation — the “Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act”, or...
17 September, 2020
Protecting bees and their keepers in Minnesota
Erin Rupp is the founder and executive director of Pollinate Minnesota, an education and advocacy organization working toward a better Minnesota for pollinators...
09 June, 2020
Rachel was right
Yet another scientific study, released today, shows just how deadly our chemical-intensive farming system has become to pollinators and other insects. The findings should...
08 August, 2019
USDA, if you ignore the bees they WILL go away
Last week, it was reported that this past winter saw the highest honey bee colony losses on record. A few days later, the...
13 July, 2019
The decline of insects and what it means
The news over the past few weeks has been riddled with headlines like “Plummeting insect numbers ‘threaten collapse of nature’,” “Monarch butterflies are...
22 February, 2019
For beekeepers, the “new normal” is unacceptable
Last month, the Bee Informed Partnership (BIP) published results from their annual survey of managed honey bee colony losses in the United States....
17 July, 2018
A bumpy ride for Minnesota bees
As the Minnesota legislature adjourned last week, I was left with mixed feelings of disappointment and hope for Minnesota pesticide legislation.Going into this...
31 May, 2018