BARC Closure Could Cost Maryland Jobs and Research, Officials Say

Bee industry fears USDA research lab closure could threaten pollination and crop production

An apiculture educator says many in the beekeeping community are worried about the closure of the USDA Beltsville Agriculture Research Center in Maryland. Michigan State University Extension’s Ana Heck tells Brownfield, “They run a diagnostic service where beekeepers can send in samples and get results, and there’s just a ton of research that comes out of […] The post Bee industry fears USDA research lab closure could threaten pollination and cr…

BARC Closure Could Cost Maryland Jobs and Research, Officials Say

This is post 3 of 3 in the series “A Region Reshaped: Federal Layoffs in Maryland a Year Later” A Year After Federal Layoffs, Workers Are Still Rebuilding Federal Worker Layoffs Hit Maryland’s Economy Hard BARC Closure Could Cost Maryland Jobs and Research, Officials Say The closure of a federal agricultural research facility in Maryland could lead to a loss of scientific breakthroughs and hundreds of jobs, state lawmakers, officia…