by Alexis Luckey | Nov 22, 2017 | Beekeepers, NC Pesticide Board Meetings, Neonicotinoids, News
NC Pesticide Board Meeting Notes November 14, 2017 12:30 – 4:30 PM Governor James Martin Building NC State Fairgrounds In attendance: Dr. Allen Scarborough (Vice Chair and presiding); Dr. Colleen Hudak-Wise; Dr. Benson Kirkman; Mr. Shawn Harding; Mr. Don...
by Alexis Luckey | Jun 20, 2017 | Beekeepers, Blogs, Pollinators
By Patricia Patterson, Toxic Free NC Policy Advocacy Intern In July of 2015, among growing concern for pollinator populations and the need for growers and beekeepers to communicate more effectively about pesticide application, the North Carolina Department of...
by Alexis Luckey | Sep 15, 2016 | Beekeepers, NC Pesticide Board Meetings, Neonicotinoids, Pollinators
In attendance: Dr. Rick Langly (Chair); Dr. Allen Scarborough (Vice Chair); Dr. Colleen Hudak-Wise; Dr. Benson Kirkman; Mr. Shawn Harding; Mr. Jim Burnette (Secretary) Not in attendance: Mr. Don Rodgers Ethics Reminder Dr. Langley read the mandatory ethics...
by Alexis Luckey | Jun 21, 2016 | Beekeepers, News, Pollinators
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Local contact: Preston Peck, 919-833-1123 (O); 256-483-9503 (C), preston@box2219.temp.domains National contact: Tiffany Finck-Haynes, (202) 222-0715, tfinckhaynes@foe.org Communications contact: Kate Colwell, (202) 222-0744, kcolwell@foe.org...
by Alexis Luckey | Jun 13, 2016 | Beekeepers, Blogs, Pollinators
The following is an article written by Toxic Free NC policy intern, Elisa Lazzarino: Published in The Technician on June 11, 2016. Elisa Lazzarino, Guest Columnist Bayer is a chemical giant with a more than century of history, and is responsible for the production of...
by Alexis Luckey | May 17, 2016 | Beekeepers, Pollinators
Help us support North Carolina’s beekeepers, farmers, and others that MUST Keep the Hive Alive! Bees and beekeepers across the U.S. and the world are in trouble. Once again, beekeepers reported an unsustainable colony loss at 44% for 2015-2016. While there are...
