POTATO
Explore these helpful programs to aid in your pollinator protection and potato operational activities:
Build your pollinator habitat using Pollinator Partnership’s Ecoregional Planting Guides
Explore Bee Friendly Farming Certification to preserve and protect pollinators through positive changes on your farm.
Utilize UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Potatoes and regional extension IPM resources for additional tools to incorporate into your IPM practices for potatoes
Explore Syngenta's Operation Pollinator and Good Growth Plan for carbon neutral agricultural solutions to enhance biodiversity and soil health through technology, service, and training.
Join the Potato Sustainability Alliance to generate a curated sustainability program for your organization.
Navigate United Potato Council for issues affecting the potato industry, allied partners, and information on seed certification agencies.
Use the Bee Precaution Pesticide Rating tool for guidance on how to reduce bee poisoning based on reported pesticide effects on bees.
Utilize iNaturalist to document and recognize the plant populations in your habitat features, and the insect and wildlife populations they serve.
Consider networks, such as United Potato Growers of America, to improve sustainability through an understanding of potato supply and demand.
Navigate the BeeConnected App for two-way communication between beekeepers, registered farmers, and contractors, regarding the location of hives and crop protection product activities.
Utilize the USDA Farm Service Agency and Natural Resource Conservation Service for a variety of financial assistance opportunities.
Supporting Pollinators near Potatoes - On Farm Action Guide
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