Agriculture and Pollinators Task Force- Educational Resources
Bee Friendly Farming Program
BFF helps farmers incorporate affordable, simple, science-based guidelines, like offering nutrition and habitats for bees, and integrated pest management strategies. Enrolling farms in BFF provides the opportunity for incremental changes to land management practices that will benefit pollinators and your farming system.
Bee Friendly FarmingFarmers for Monarchs
Compilation of resources for farmers interested in supporting Monarchs and other pollinators - includes resources by State, a Pollinator Habitat Toolkit, and an explanation of the Endangered Species Act proposed listing of the monarch butterfly.
Farmers for MonarchsPollinator Steward Certification
Providing home gardeners, land managers, farmers, government, and community scientists with the scientific know-how to make a real difference for pollinators, people, and the planet. Our upcoming program will feature expert topic speakers, the latest pollinator research, and will provide participants with the information needed to become powerful pollinator protectors.
Pollinator Steward CertificationPesticide Education
A Training Module for Certified Pesticide Applicators, Pesticide and Crop Advisors, and Agricultural Producers.
Pesticide EducationUSDA NRCS: Unlock the Secrets in the Soil
YouTube video series: Learn how to keep soil healthy and productive.
Unlock the Secrets in the SoilPollinator Partnership: Working for Wildlife Series
YouTube video series: The Working for Wildlife series is a collection of short videos highlighting methods of pollinator conservation.
Working for WildlifeBee Smart School Garden Kit
We want schools to use the Bee Smart™ School Garden Kit to help expose your students to new ideas about food, wildlife, and plants. It should also help students choose behaviors that support their own health, the health of the planet, and all its plants and animals. For students in grades 3 - 6.
School Garden KitUSDA: Saving Time Money and Soil: The Economics of No Till Farming
Blog entry from USDA on the economics of no-till farming.
Read the articleAmerican Farmland Trust: Supporting Women Landowners and Farmers in Adopting Prairie Strips: Learning Circle Lessons Learned
The research summarized in this report was conducted as part of the STRIPS project and was funded by the Bia-Echo Foundation. STRIPS stands for Science-based Trials of Row crops Integrated with Prairie Strips.
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