Stewardship Practices for Planting Treated Seeds
There are a host of stewardship practices deployed by farmers throughout the year that boost crop health and yield while also protecting […]
Category: Monarchs
Western Monarch Populations Rally, Total Nearly 250,000 in 2021
The western monarch population saw an extraordinary rebound in 2021, according to overwintering count totals recently released by the Xerces Society. The […]
General Conservation Reserve Program Signup Opens Today
Signup for the 2022 General Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) opens today, Jan. 31, and will run to March 11, 2022, according to […]
Early Sightings Fuel Optimism for Western Monarch Rebound
The official 2021 western monarch tally will not be known until early 2022 but early observations indicate a promising rebound for these […]
Dormant Seeding: An Effective and Economical Approach to Establishing Pollinator Habitat
Throughout the temperate world, Mother Nature’s knack for nurturing and sustaining the life cycle of plants is incomparable. Seasonally, wildflowers and other […]
Maintaining Pollinator Habitat is Just as Important as Planting It
Farmers for Monarchs has detailed several resources for farmers and landowners looking to establish and maintain monarch and pollinator habitat on their […]
Migrating Monarchs Stop for Food at Virginia Drive-thru
The migratory generation of monarchs that departs for their overwintering grounds each fall relies on late season wildflowers to fuel their flight. […]
What Farmers and Landowners can do this Fall for Pollinators
Last month, Farmers for Monarchs detailed how the monarch migration is an awe-inspiring feat of nature – its complexity demonstrates how vulnerable […]
Research points to a changing climate, extreme weather events as contributing factors in monarch population decline
In a recent article, scientists, many from Michigan State, established how monarch populations respond to temperature and moisture. The findings indicated that […]
New Guide Outlines Step-by-Step Direction on Planting for Pollinators
Ag lands across the U.S. have a critical opportunity to positively impact monarch butterflies and other pollinators. But we have to make […]