USDA Offers Resources to Support Pollinators through Voluntary Conservation
Happy National Pollinator Week! Join us in celebrating with a suite of resources to support pollinators through voluntary conservation on working lands.
From alfalfa to zucchini, over 100 U.S. crops depend on animal pollinators. We need pollinators, and pollinators need us. In celebration of National Pollinator Week, we’re sharing a suite of resources to support pollinators through voluntary conservation on working lands.
You’re Invited! Join our National Pollinator Week Conservation Outcomes Webinar.
Supporting pollinators is critical to our food security and a key USDA conservation focus in collaboration with farmers, ranchers, and other land managers nationwide.
On June 20 at 2:00 p.m. eastern, NRCS will host a Conservation Outcomes Webinar that shares findings on the value of pollinator practices applied through voluntary conservation programs including the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, and Conservation Reserve Program. This free, one-hour webinar will answer a suite of questions addressed in a recent study conducted by Virginia Tech in collaboration with USDA’s Conservation Effects Assessment Project, including on the effectiveness of these programs in supporting pollinators and strategies to increase benefits. Visit the Conservation Outcomes Webinar Series webpage, linked below, to learn more. We hope you’ll join!
Bee in the Know About USDA Programs for Honey Producers
From plants to final product, USDA has programs to help bees and honey producers every step of the way. Bee in the Know provides information on ways FSA, NRCS and RMA offer producers support for pollinator habitat and other assistance for beekeepers. Our programs can help protect and conserve habitat, protect your investments and recover from disasters impacting your operation.
New Songbird Habitat Study Unlocks Benefits for the Monarch Butterfly
USDA is always looking for innovative ways to help sustain habitat for critical pollinators. Bees, butterflies, bats, birds and beetles are all crucial to sustaining healthy plant growth, which translates to a nutritious food supply for us all. That’s why we are sharing a new study that explores the young forests and shrublands within the eastern deciduous forests of the United States and discovers managing habitat for songbirds like the golden-winged warbler also benefits insect pollinators like the at-risk monarch butterfly.