The Office of Continuing Professional Education at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS), Rutgers University, is offering a two-day course called 'Business Tools and Marketing Strategies for Beekeepers' on the G.H. Cook Campus in New Brunswick. The course will be held on Friday, Dec. 5, and Saturday, Dec. 6, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Developed in the Apicultural Cooperative Cooproapis Ltda, under the tutorial, and with the financial support of the Council of Federal Investments CFI .

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The Pickens County Beekeepers Association is accepting registrations for a certified beginners beekeeping course beginning at 7 p.m. on Feb. 2 for six continuous weeks at the Pickens County Extension Office, 222 S. Main St., Pickens. Space is limited to 30 students.

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During the presentation of the Apiculture Strategic Plan for this year and next, the Agriculture Secretary Carlos Cheppi announced that the Department of Agriculture's Office will support the bill drafted by the National Apiculture Council, which aims at promoting and developing the sector . The official said that this portfolio will support and accompany the draft for discussion at the legislature. ' Carlos Cheppi also announced that it will launch a National Apiculture Training Network in terms of quality and support to the commercial, along with INTA, the Argentine Foundation and the Federal Council of Investments (CFI), to cover the largest number of provinces. Cheppi noted that for most small producers 'will articulate the work together with the Secretariat for Family Agriculture and Rural Development, to which all are under the same conditions to achieve the goals set by the Apicultural Strategic Plan .' The Apicultural Strategic Plan is a document agreed by all industry stakeholders.

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The annual Honey Producers and Honey Commission meeting and workshop will be held De-cember 4-6, 2008, at the Red Lion Downtowner, 1800 Fairview Avenue, Boise.The meeting will begin with an informal reception and at 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 4th. The full meeting begins on Friday, December 5th. During the two-day event, presentations and discussion about bee health and nutrition, Nosema ceranae - a honey bee parasite linked to Colony Collapse Disorder - the lack of genetic diversity in the U.S. honeybee population, and Florida?s experience with Africanized hon-eybees.

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Articles: Aim at the harvest, Food and Prevention of Nosemosis? Some proposals for the veterinary treatment of the Colony Collapse Disorder; Sunflower plant as honey source; Organic Culture, another strategic alliance to grow as beekeepers.

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The Beekeeper Armando Cruz Arce presented via conference over the Internet, to the Federal Investment Council CFI an update od the development project, years 2002-2011 financed by this council and organized by the Apicultural Cooperative Coopropais Ltda

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Certainly the most common foe honey bees have are the agricultural chemicals they encounter on a daily basis. This past season too many beekeepers witnessed the differences between colonies that visited treated crops, especially corn seed-treated with the new neonicitinoid chemicals that protect the plant for the entire growing season ... and colonies that stayed ?out in the woods? as they say, far from the farmer?s killing fields. As Signs of Disease Resurface, Bayer Agrees to Discuss Pesticide's Effect on Honey Bees.

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Consumers are digging deeper into their pockets to bring honey on their dinning tables as local prices go up on the back of bad weather. Heavy rains across most parts of the country have hindered the production of the sweet insect concoction and disrupted transport systems from honey producing rural areas cutting out supplies.

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Four of the Otago-based company?s honeys will be stocked in the chain?s 430 stores, meaning they will now be stocked in over 1000 high-end supermarkets and health stores across the UK, including Holland and Barrett, Waitrose and Morrisons. The selected products, branded ?NZ Honey Co?, are based on South Island honeys that contain record levels of antioxidants ? each 340g jar can contain the same antioxidants as 100 cups of green tea. The claims are supported by research out of Waikato University?s Honey Research Unit. New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) regional manager for Otago and Southland, Alan Richardson, said the company is providing an excellent example of how NZ companies can break out of a commodity cycle. ?I applaud the success of New Zealand Honey Specialties. They are an example and an inspiration for other food producers who want to break out of commodity sales.

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