It’s happening at the University of California, Riverside. We are all about saving the pollinators here at the Ento Nation.
Did you know that pollinators contribute an estimated $24 Billion to the US economy annually?
A team of researchers at the University of California, Riverside, have received a $490,000 Pollinator Health Fund grant from the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR). The grant will support a study measuring the effectiveness of recommended almond orchard management practices in reducing the negative impacts of pesticides, parasites, and inadequate nutrition on bees. With matching funds from UCR’s Office of Research and Economic Development, College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences, and Department of Entomology, the project will total almost $1 million.
UCR is one of 16 grantee organizations who received a total of $7 million in FFAR funding toward research and technology development addressing the social and economic challenges faced by beekeepers, farmers, ranchers, private businesses, and others to contribute to a healthy pollinator population that supports crop yields and agricultural ecosystems.
