[Pollinator] Bayer CropScience Celebrates National Pollinator Week with Planting Initiative a

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Bayer  CropScience Celebrates National Pollinator Week with Planting 
Initiative and  Pollinator Pledge
PR Web  
Research  Triangle Park, NC (PRWEB) June 15, 2012 
Bayer  CropScience is taking part in National Pollinator Week (June 18-24) 
by  celebrating the contribution bees make to agriculture and furthering 
initiatives  to promote bee health. During Pollinator Week, Bayer pledges to 
donate $1 to the  non-profit Pollinator Partnership (up to donation amount of 
$10,000) for every  person who registers to receive a free packet of seeds 
to start their own  pollinator garden. Anyone can request a seed packet by 
visiting  http://bit.ly/BayerBee. 
“Honey  bees are critically important to many aspects of sustainable 
agriculture,” said  Jim Blome, CEO of Bayer CropScience North America. “For more 
than 25 years,  Bayer has been dedicated to the health of bees and other 
pollinators. We are  inviting everyone to support bee health by planting their 
own  pollinator-friendly garden.” 
Bayer  CropScience’s celebration of Pollinator Week will commence on June 
18 with a  pollinator strip planting at the company’s U.S. headquarters. 
Assisting in the  planting will be representatives of Passage Home, a local 
nonprofit community  organization and the Mawat District Boy Scouts. Bayer 
shares a vision with  Passage Home and the Boy Scouts to utilize partnerships 
with businesses,  non-profits and caring citizens to support strengthening 
neighborhoods. 
“Community  involvement and environmental awareness are at the core of 
Passage Home’s  values,” said Jeanne Tedrow, CEO of Passage Home. “This is an 
excellent  opportunity for our youth to recognize the important role of bees 
in our  community, while getting hands-on educational experience.” 
Bayer’s  pollinator strip initiative will continue with future locations 
planned for  Kansas City, Mo.; Pasadena, Calif.; Muskegon, Mich.; and Fresno, 
Calif. The  celebration will continue with an employee bees n’ bites 
educational session led  by staff apiologist Dick Rogers and honey-inspired dishes 
created by local chef  Jenny Ingrapham of[Cary Dinner Fairy. Specialty 
dishes will include Blueberry  and Local Honey Tartlets with Crème Fraiche, 
Frozen Honey Mojito Skewers and  Goat Cheese and Peach Gallette with Honey. 
As  a company dedicated to crop protection, Bayer is also committed to 
environmental  stewardship and sustainable agricultural practices, including the 
protection of  beneficial insects such as honey bees. 
For  additional information and background on other sustainability 
initiatives please  visit 
http://www.bayercropscience.us/our-commitment/bayer-initiatives. 
To  download files related to Bayer's National Pollinator Week activities 
visit:  
http://www.bayercropscience.us/our-commitment/Documents/PollinatorsWeekMultimediaKit.zip 
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About  Bayer CropScience Bayer is a global enterprise with core 
competencies in the  fields of health care, nutrition and high-tech materials. Bayer 
CropScience, a  subgroup of Bayer AG with annual sales of EUR 7.255 billion 
(2011), is one of  the world’s leading innovative crop science companies in 
the areas of crop  protection, non-agricultural pest control, seeds and 
traits. The company offers  an outstanding range of products and extensive service 
backup for modern,  sustainable agriculture and for non-agricultural 
applications. Bayer CropScience  has a global workforce of 21,000 and is 
represented in more than 120 countries.  This and further news is available at: 
press.bayercropscience.com. 
Contact:  Bayer CropScience Media Hotline, 1-877-879-6162, or 
Beth  Roden External Communications Lead Bayer CropScience Tel: (919) 
549-2030 Email:  beth(dot)roden(at)bayer(dot)com 
Ryan  McCormick Porter Novelli Tel: (312) 552-6316 Email:  
ryan(dot)mccormick(at)porternovelli(dot)com 
USA-BCS-2012-0268 
Find  more information at bayercropscience.us. 
Forward-Looking  Statements This release may contain forward-looking 
statements based on current  assumptions and forecasts made by Bayer Group or 
subgroup management. Various  known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other 
factors could lead to material  differences between the actual future 
results, financial situation, development  or performance of the company and the 
estimates given here. These factors  include those discussed in Bayer’s public 
reports which are available on the  Bayer website at bayer.com. The company 
assumes no liability whatsoever to  update these forward-looking statements 
or to conform them to future events or  developments. 
Read  the full story at  
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/6/prweb9606222.htm


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