The money contributes the European Union the same to it, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Conselleria of the Catalan branch and is included within the national program on the apicultural sector. At first the aids for the improvement of the production and commercialization has a total of 69,778 euros, reason why the final quantity will be of 139,556 euros.

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The processing plant, which was commissioned into operation by Agriculture and Lands Minister, Roger Clarke, costs just over $15 M ( us$ 0.228M) and has been outfitted to process 778 gallons ( 2.944 liters- 4.7 tons) of honey in an eight-hour workday.

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Biosecurity Minister Jim Anderton said today that Cabinet had decided to allocate an additional NZ$1.25 M ( US$ 0.79 M) to the management of varroa in the South Island. 'This funding is to allow Biosecurity New Zealand to work closely with beekeepers on a programme to reduce varroa levels in Nelson,'' he said.

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Our hot weather and extended drought are hitting Texas agriculture hard--especially the state’s beekeeping industry. North Texas hive owners could lose more than 50% of their production this year. With few naturally flowering plants left to pollinate, some hives are not producing enough honey even to sustain their own bees.

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Investigators in La Plata University use technical outposts of Biology Molecular to diagnose and to control diseases of the bees, and to avoid honey contaminations. Honey exports is an important currency source for our country, since Argentina is the first world-wide exporter ( in US$) of the product and third in the production. Of her, 60% are originated in the province of Buenos Aires.

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Deputy Judit Forstmann said “. through, for example, subsidies to the UNPA, the INTA, to the Agrarian Council, through the hiring of an expert professional in the matter that is not of the provincial scope, that is to say, different forms to prop up projects that are taking ahead in the productive face in the province”.

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A truck carrying beehives has overturned on a busy road from Warsaw to the Baltic Sea coast, letting out swarms of angry bees. Driver approaching the site of the catastrophe were warned to close their windows, to avoid a bee attack. The bees stung three policemen.

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Students of the Primary School Pedro Jose Méndez lived the recreation on the terror, when African bees rushed themselves on the minors obtaining to hit the target. The Firemen and the Body of Rescue were taken care.

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Information of may 2006: Total Exports Tons 188.3 US$0,375M average price US$ 1.992 per ton; Total imports in tons 15.385, US$ 19.595M, average price US$ 1.274 per ton. Canada got the best price, after them:México, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, India, Vietnam, Russian Federation, China.

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Agriculture Deputy Secretary Chuck Conner announced 27 matching grants totaling $1,333,530 that support agricultural market research and demonstration projects are being awarded to 25 states. 'These grants will be used to explore new and innovative approaches to marketing U.S. food and agricultural products and to improve the efficiency and performance of our marketing system,' said Conner.

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