Insights and Stories on Pollination

U.S. grains: Wheat futures top two-month high on global harvest worries

Jul. 9, 2020 at 3:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures on Thursday leapt to their highest prices in more than two months as the latest crop estimates in major exporting countries like Argentina, France and Russia raised questions about global supply. Corn and soybean futures also strengthened, as weather forecasts […]

Ontario, Manitoba corn crops need rain

Jul. 26, 2018 at 4:31 pm CDT

By Terry Fries

Give your insect friends a home

May. 12, 2017 at 9:58 am CDT

By Julienne Isaacs

Study of bumblebee decline points to climate ‘vise’

Jul. 9, 2015 at 3:04 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Tiny number of bees account for most crop pollination, study finds

Jun. 17, 2015 at 7:00 pm CDT

By alister-doyle

Pesticides could lead to ‘pollination deficit,’ EU report says

Apr. 8, 2015 at 8:16 pm CDT

Brussels | Reuters –– Evidence is mounting that widely-used pesticides harm moths, butterflies and birds as well as bees, adding to concerns crop production could be hit by a shortage of pollinators, according to a report drawn up for EU policymakers. The European Commission, the EU executive, placed restrictions on […]

By barbara-lewis