Interview with the Lic. Gustavo Bertolini, San Luis province

The Support Service for Micro and Small Enterprises, Sebrae Piauí, held on 16th and 17th of this month, course on Pollen Production. The training will take place in the School of Agricultural Family of St. John of the Camp, 253 km distant city north of Teresina.

The Barrett beekeeper says he lost 60 percent of his bees —from 2,300 hives to 1,032 —over the fall and winter.  Ellis, the owner of Old Mill Honey, and other beekeepers are unable to recoup their losses by using their own stock. Instead the beekeepers will be looking for bees from other sources. "I am very disappointed in the EPA," he said. "A year ago we petitioned the EPA to protect bees and they refused to take action." Ellis and three other beekeepers have. They filed a lawsuit four weeks ago against the EPA calling for the agency to stop the use of two pesticides and to create better labels on how to use the products.

The participants were made up of 18 women and 52 men drawn from Nyoli, Jonga and Baloofili

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Israelsen, executive director of the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA), said: “I believe GMO labeling is inevitable from the standpoint that consumers want it. The big question is whether it will be mandated by law. That remains to be seen. “If there is a trend of one or two states to pass GMO labeling laws, and the likelihood is good, then others will follow. If you get three to five or six states passing GMP labeling statutes, will Congress step in and prevent a patchwork effect?. “It’s a very emotional issue, and temperatures on both sides will rise quickly.”