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Does the USDA Even Care About the Bee Crisis?

Yesterday Paul Bedard, a reporter for US News and World Report magazine, had an interview with Ed Schafer, the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, regarding the farm bill, which is getting somewhat messy, or not, depending on who you talk to. Lots of money is still on the table and where it ultimately will go is getting interesting. But one of the questions Paul asked was about funding for Colony Collapse Disorder. If you read his latest you’ll see what the head guy thinks, and that is, the scientists have it under control. Or rather, "We already have it in the labs. We have this great bee guy who's tinkering away in the lab to see what's going on," Schafer said.

A great bee guy? Tinkering? Already have it in the labs? ...






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