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The Benefits of Pollinator Seed Mixes - NRCS California agronomist Valerie Bullard discusses recent efforts at the Lockeford Plant Materials Center to test pollinator planting seed mixes and other techniques to attract native bees and other pollinators.
Soil Health at the PMC

In the News

Climate-Smart Practices Keep the Land Covered - USDA Blog 05/10/16
Plant Materials Open House, Lockeford Researchers Boost Conservation Efforts - Reed Fujii, Record Staff Writer, 04/21/15
Where have all the Bees Gone? - Jan Sluizer, VOA Voice of America, 04/19/15
Cover Crops: long-term benefit - Reed Fujii, Record Staff Writer, 03/14/15
Plant Diversity a Boon for Declining Bees - Jan Sluizer, VOA Voice of America, 02/19/15
Bee Buffer Project - Farmers Sought to Provide Bee Habitat - Record, 12/04/14
Farm Research Fights Drought, Researchers in Lockeford show innovative ways to save water - Record, 04/06/2014
Program Looks to Give a Leg (or Six) Up - New York Times, 04/02/2014