Ag and environmental groups are using this week to bring

awareness to pollinator health and the role pollinators play in the food

system.

Lauren Lurkins is the Director of Environmental Policy at

Illinois Farm Bureau. She tells Brownfield it is important to recognize the work

farmers are doing to support pollinators.

“In the agricultural space and row crop production, we are finding a lot of places where habitat is either being added for the first time or it is being improved upon to be able to reflect the science that is happening as we learn more about how to protect certain species.”

She says farmers can continue to aid pollinators by being

mindful of their management practices.

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