Pollinators

Collaborative Solutions for Pollinator Health

NCGA is an active participant in several industry groups working on collaborative solutions for pollinator health on or near agricultural lands. Although corn is wind-pollinated and does not benefit from insect pollination, a healthy and diversified ecosystem remains important to the long-term operation and sustainability of corn farms. Farmers will undoubtedly find a diverse array of pollinators in their cornfields and can take steps to help protect these species.

Learn more about our pollinator partners in the RESOURCES box located just to the right.

 

Partnership with Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever

NCGA is proud to announce their partnership—funded by NCGA’s Production Technology Access Action Team (PTAAT)—with Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever. This new collaboration will focus on increasing pollinator and wildlife habitat in corn-producing states. The initial focus is on corn producers in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, with room for expansion down the road.

Pollinators are essential to the health of upland bird habitat and supporting the broader ecosystem across corn-growing areas, which in turn, also supports the long-term prosperity of corn growers. When pollinator habitat is made a priority, farmers often also see soil and water improvements in developed areas of their property.

 

For more information about the pollinator partnership or to receive a complimentary field visit from a Farm Bill biologist, contact Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever by email at pollinator@pfqf.org or by calling Brent Rudolph, director of sustainability, at 517-980-4570; or contact Nicole Hasheider, NCGA crop inputs and investor relations director, at hasheider@ncga.com.

Pollinators News

December 12, 2022

Butterfly Habitat Brings Beauty and Biodiversity!

Guest Contributor: Rachel Bush - Private Lands Conservation Programs Manager with Pheasants...

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June 23, 2022

This Week is Buzzing with Pollinator BMPs! (June 20 – 26, 2022)

Sixteen years ago, the U.S. Senate approved the designation of a “National Pollinator Week” to...

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May 3, 2022

BeSure! with Stewardship BMPs

#Plant22 is underway and the BeSure! initiative is back with its fourth annual national campaign...

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April 22, 2022

Delivering on Our #CornCommitment this Earth Day

Leaving the world in better shape than we found it . . . this is a tenet of policy written and...

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March 18, 2022

National Butterfly Day + First Day of Spring = Practically Perfect Pollinator Planning

Let’s talk environmental equations!  March 14th’s National Butterfly Day plus March 20th’s first...

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November 17, 2021

Pollinator Habitat – If You Plant It, They Will Come!

Since 1957, NCGA has stayed true to its mission of creating and increasing opportunities for...

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October 21, 2021

National Corn Growers Association forges new partnership with Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is proud to announce their partnership—funded by...

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June 21, 2021

Butterflies and Beetles and Bees, Oh My!

Today is the official kickoff of Pollinator Week, which runs Monday, June 21 through Sunday,...

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April 22, 2021

BeSure! This Growing Season

Spring has sprung and the growing season is upon us! This Earth Day, the National Corn Growers...

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