[Pollinator] New Technical Guide for Specialty Crop Growers in the Midwest

[Maddie Dong]

Dear growers and partners in the Midwestern U.S.,

Pollinator Partnership, in collaboration with the University of Minnesota,
recently published "Supporting pollinators in agricultural landscapes: a
technical guide for specialty crop growers in the U.S. Midwest
<https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Supporting-Pollinators-in-Agricultural-Landscapes_Midwest-Specialty-Crop_August-2025.pdf>"
now available for download. Also available in Spanish
<https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/PROTECCI%C3%93N-DE-LOS-POLINIZADORES-EN-ENTORNOS-AGR%C3%8DCOLA.pdf>
.

ABSTRACT: The Midwest is an agriculturally important part of the U.S., and
many high-value specialty crops grown in the region require pollination by
bees and other pollinators. This Technical Guide is designed for specialty
crop farmers in the U.S. Midwest who want to protect and support
pollinators on their land. While it’s not a comprehensive manual for
pollinator management, this Guide offers practical ideas for getting
started and encourages continued exploration of best practices. Actions
that support pollinators improve farm productivity as well as the
resiliency of agricultural operations and the environment. This guide goes
in depth on several key areas of pollinator protection, including:
Integrated Pest Management (IPM), pollinator habitat creation and
maintenance, communication with beekeepers, and pesticide product selection
and use. It also explores marketing opportunities related to pollinator
conservation such as product labeling, price premiums, and agritourism, and
provides a step-by-step template for developing a pollinator management
plan and budgets. Finally, the Guide includes research highlights, resource
links, and case studies to help farmers implement and adapt
pollinator-friendly practices on their farms.

Specialty crops considered within this guide include fruits, vegetables,
tree nuts, and horticulture crops such as floriculture and nursery crops.

Questions can be directed to info at pollinator.org

-- 
Maddie Dong *She/Her*
Communications Coordinator

Pollinator Partnership

madeline at pollinator.org | 650.380.3471

San Francisco, California


hq: 582 Market Street, Suite 1215 | San Francisco, CA 94104

pollinator.org | 415.362.1137


*I respectfully acknowledge that I live and work on the unceded ancestral
homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone peoples who are the original inhabitants
of the San Francisco Peninsula.*
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