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Profiles of common pollinators, strategies for managing pollination, and guidelines for specific crops are all included.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Beyond the value of pollinators to seed production, incorporating pollinator conservation into an organic farm system can also help growers meet the biodiversity requirements for organic certification, and can support beneficial insects that control crop pests.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK15"><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 0in 7.5pt 0in'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#E67803'>Workshop: Pollinator Conservation Strategies for Organic Seed Producers</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#E67803'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#E67803'>Saturday, February 1, 1:30 - 3:00 pm</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>This Organic Seed Growers conference workshop will support organic seed producers with the latest science-based information on maximizing crop yields through the conservation of native pollinators, while at the same time helping them to reduce the risk of outcrossing with non-organic crop varieties. Specific topics include the: ecology of specialist seed crop pollinating insects, foraging behaviors and flight range of key native bee groups (and the impact of those foraging ranges on crop isolation), bee-friendly farming practices, development of pollinator habitat on working farms, accessing USDA technical and financial resources for pollinator conservation, and more. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Through support from <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011GOOydCqP4ROM2u21q_339Q_1VNhJqTeLmxZOUlpXE3Nx42Ub2b9u408YN5UNohwxFOjdFX6jRj1qDkATI6NNAT8Eigdu6al5u9rREnqBCSgH86UZSTn4g==" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>eXtension.org</span></a>, this workshop is available as a webinar. 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