Source: MICHIGAN FARMER, 1/1/18

The total value for pollination of all crops in the 17-state census region, which included Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio, was 16.45 million dollars, down 11% from a year ago according to Marlo Johnson, director of the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Great Lakes Regional Field Office. The Cost of Pollination survey, conducted by NASS in all 50 states, collected information on acres paid to be pollinated, honeybee colonies used...

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