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    multi-stakeholder initiative they are coordinating to invest research
    dollars in reducing honey bee exposure to dust emitted during planting of
    treated corn seeds. Pollinator Partnership is coordinating the Corn Dust
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    governmental, and conservation organizations in the US and Canada to fund
    and oversee two proposed research projects to better understand ideas for
    mitigating risks to honey bees from exposure to planter-emitted dust during
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