Missouri leads the nation with a concerted effort to increase monarch habitat, according to Brent Vandeloecht, Mo. Dept of Conservation and the Chairman for the Collaborative Working Group within Missourians for Monarchs Collaborative chairman. Monarch population numbers have decreased 90% … [Read more...]
State Fair
The Missouri State Fair has been up and running for the past several days. It began on August 8th and continues through the 18th. Come visit the MSBA booth and get your picture taken. You might see yourself on our website! … [Read more...]
New VP for MSBA
Randy Ewart and his wife of 41 years, Martha, live in Wayland, Missouri. They have two daughters – Hannah and Katie Ewart (20 years apart). He has been involved in beekeeping for the past ten years. He began beekeeping initially when he and Katie Ewart, his youngest daughter was getting involved … [Read more...]
TED Talk – Why Bugs Matter
Our own Charlotte Wiggins presents a TEDx Talk on why bugs matter... Charlotte Ekker Wiggins is a lifelong gardener, but it was not until she started to keep honeybees in her garden that she began to understand the scope of the pollinators, down to honeybees providing 1/3 of the world’s food … [Read more...]
MSBA Fall Conference
Fall 2019 Conference (October 18-19th) The Missouri State Beekeepers Association will hold its Fall Conference beginning Friday, October 18, at 8:45 am and continue through Saturday, October 19 on the campus of Moberly Area Community College (MACC). Registration is open at 7:00 am on Friday … [Read more...]
…Wins National Award!
The National Association of County Agricultural Agents has awarded Missouri’s Master Pollinator Steward Program with a National Search for Excellence Award for Environmental Quality. The Environmental Quality award recognizes the development and implementation of an outstanding extension … [Read more...]