Texas bee decline. New filings, studies and numbers. Every item links to its source.
Tax Code Sec. 23.51(2) counts 'the use of land to raise or keep bees for pollination or for the production of human food or other tangible products having a commercial value, provided that the land used is not less than 5 or more than 20 acres.' Each county appraisal district sets how many hives per acre it requires.
Pesticide, apiary and agricultural-valuation bills filed from Nov. 9 will appear in this feed as the Legislature posts them.
Agriculture Department, Commodity Credit Corporation. Rule. This rule revises the regulations of the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP), the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP), the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP), the Tree Assistance Program (TAP), the Marketing Assistance Loan (MAL) and Loan Deficiency…
Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service. Rule. We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate critical habitat for the rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis), a bumble bee historically known to occur broadly across the eastern United States and portions of Canada, under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
Environmental Protection Agency. Rule. This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of imidacloprid (CASRN 138261-41-3) in or on the food and feed commodities of black pepper at 0.05 parts per million (ppm).
Environmental Protection Agency. Rule. This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of thiamethoxam in or on pepper, black at 0.15 parts per million (ppm).