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84 Kathleen Baughman - Nurseries and Pollinators Jan 28, 2019

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Learn how Iwasaki Bros. has reduced their environmental impact through Integrated Pest Management (IPM), bee monitoring, and the flagship farm program.

"The Iwasaki's have always been interested in sustainability, so [becoming a flagship farm] was something that came very natural to them." - Kathleen Baughman.

Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/pollinationpodcast/2019/01/28/kathleen-baughman/

83 Harry Vanderpool - Talking to Pesticide Applicators About Bees Jan 21, 2019

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Listen in to learn Harry's effective communication methods, how he builds bridges with others in agriculture, and what he's done for pollinators in the PNW.

"We're really all working hard and trying to make a living at the same time, and working together is the answer to that." - Harry Vanderpool.

Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/pollinationpodcast/2019/01/21/harry-vanderpool/

82 Sarah Kincaid - Promoting Bee-Friendly Farming Jan 14, 2019

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Listen in to learn how Sarah and the Flagship Farms program work with farmers to create sustainable ecosystems for pollinators, and how you can participate.

"We're a specialty crop state and many of those depend on pollination, and if they depend on pollination, that means they provide a resource for the bees themselves." - Sarah Kincaid.

Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at http://bit.ly/PolliNation-82

81 Dr. Valerie Peters - Climate Change, Pollinators and Coffee Jan 07, 2019

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Listen in to learn the intersection between changing tropical climates, pollinator habitats, and the coffee crop, and the impact of mines on pollinators.

"For a lot of species, we don't know if they'll be able to successfully move fast enough northward, so the other potential could be that we would just see loss of species in a particular location or maybe declining pollinator population numbers." - Dr. Valerie Peters.

Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/pollinationpodcast/2019/01/07/dr-valerie-peters/

80 Dr. Christina Mogren - Bees in Hawaii Dec 31, 2018

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Listen in to learn the relationship of pollinators with native flora and fauna of Hawaii, and what is being done to aid local agriculture and beekeeping.

"A lot of the plants [in Hawaii] evolved with bird and beetle pollinators, there's only one native genus of bee." - Dr. Christina Mogren.

Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/pollinationpodcast/2018/12/31/dr-christina-mogren/

79 Robyn Shephard - Hybrid Vegetable Seed Pollination Dec 24, 2018

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Listen in to today's episode to learn how hybrid systems work and the steps vegetable seed growers are taking to keep bees healthy during pollination.

"It's a labor intensive crop, especially if you're doing it transplanted." - Robyn Shephard.

Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/pollinationpodcast/2018/12/24/robyn-shephard/

78 Emily Erickson - Breeding and The Attractiveness of Garden Plants Dec 17, 2018

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Emily Erickson talks about the role of garden plants in bee conservation and how plant breeding may be changing the attractiveness of garden plants to bees.

"This [data] gives us a really cool system where we can isolate these single traits in the context of the whole flower. So we can keep everything else consistent and then ask, 'what if it was red instead of orange? Does that matter?'." - Emily Erickson.

Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/pollinationpodcast/2018/12/13/emily-erickson/

77 David Cantlin - More Clover In Your Turf? Lessons from the City of Fife Dec 10, 2018

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In this episode, we hear about the City of Fife's initiative to increase the amount of blooming clover available to bees on their city properties.

"Clover attracts bees and other pollinators, so it benefits the ecology of the area." - David Cantlin.

Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/pollinationpodcast/2018/12/10/david-cantlin/

76 Dr. Chelsea Cook - Honey Bee Scouting and the Virtues of Being Easily Distracted Dec 03, 2018

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Listen in to learn how different bees divide up the responsibilities of finding and gathering food, and why they developed this method of foraging.

"I can only imagine if in my neighborhood, every couple of days the grocery store closed and popped up somewhere else. How would you deal with that?" - Dr. Chelsea Cook.

Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/pollinationpodcast/2018/12/02/dr-chelsea-cook/

75 Amy Cox - Eco-lawns and Pollinators Nov 26, 2018

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Listen in to learn more about eco-lawns, what brought Amy into this business, and what makes eco-lawns ideal for all different kinds of home owners.

"I think I've always wanted to something that helped other people, and that's turned into something that can not only help people, but animals, insects, and the environment." - Amy Cox.

Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/pollinationpodcast/2018/11/26/amy-cox/

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