Plantings that are woven into agricultural landscapes to benefit pollinators and often enhance soil and water quality. Agricultural plantings include pollinator pastures, cover crops, orchard understory plantings, and pollinator friendly solar projects. Agricultural land managers include farmers, land managers, agricultural producers, and livestock managers.
Resources
Conserving Native Bees on Farmland
Michigan State University Extension
Are you a farmer and curious about how native bees are helpful on your lands? Conserving Native Bees on Farmland offers information about different native bees, along with what we can do to support them on farms, from creating nesting habitat, to offering water sources, to limiting pesticide use.
Cover Cropping for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects
Xerces Society, USDA SARE
Are you a farmer interested in planting cover crops that support pollinators? Cover Cropping for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects is a great place to start. It walks you through background information on cover cropping, plant selection, maintenance, and beyond.
Estimated Costs to Establish Hedgerows
Xerces Society
Interested in planting a hedgerow on your land to support local pollinators? Estimated Costs to Establish Hedgerows from the Xerces Society outlines costs of site preparation, installation, maintenance, and irrigation. Plus, a breakdown of costs for large and small hedgerows to give insight into financial expectations.
Pollinator Biology and Habitat
United State Department of Agriculture (USDA)
The Pollinator Biology and Habitat guide from the USDA is designed to help folks working in agriculture make decisions on how to support pollinators in their landscapes. The guide ranges from tips to support existing habitat, to creating nesting habitat, to understanding sequential blooms, and more.
Let's See If From Both Sides: Perspectives of Farmers and Commercial Beekeepers on Protection of Honey Bees
University of Minnesota Extension
Are you a beekeeper managing honey bees in or near agricultural landscapes? Whether your apiary is on a farmer's land or nearby, Let's See It From Both Sides examines ways for beekeepers and farmers to engage with each other and understand each other's businesses, with the goal of helping beekeepers talk to farmers about their bees and ways to support pollinators.
Getting to Know Commercial Beekeepers
University of Minnesota Extension
The Getting to Know Commercial Beekeepers pamphlet describes the three different types of beekeepers in Minnesota: commercial beekeepers, sideline beekeepers, and hobby or backyard beekeepers. All beekeepers share common concern for their bees, but their needs and bee management strategies are very different. Learn about migratory, commercial beekeepers and their role in America's agricultural system, and learn ways you can help all beekeepers and their bees.
Prairie Establishment & Maintenance Technical Guidance for Solar Projects
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Calling everybody who is on board with solar energy! If you have solar panels, you have prime real estate for pollinators below and between your panels. The Prairie Establishment & Maintenance Technical Guidance for Solar Projects (PDF) is a guide developed to outline benefits, establishment, and management guidelines for establishing pollinator plantings at solar sites.
Sample Specifications for the Establishment of Native Vegetation as Part of Habitat Friendly Solar Projects
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
If you are interested in seeding your solar site for pollinators, check out the steps for meeting and maintaining standard requirements for habitat friendly solar projects in the Sample Specifications for the Establishment of Native Vegetation as Part of Habitat Friendly Solar Projects (PDF).
Pollination on Fruit and Vegetable Farms
University of Minnesota Extension
Learn how bees are critical for Pollination on Fruit and Vegetable Farms and how you can encourage and protect pollinators on your farm.