Bee Keeper Grant: The Institute assisted in development of an educational program and series of meetings for the Mid US Honeybee Producers Association. One component was the production of a new beekeepers video/DVD that provides the latest information on combating varroa and tracheal mites by integrating Russian queens into colonies.

Northeast Center for Risk Management Education Grant: The Institute for Rural America provided more than $23000 in services to New York agricultural producers focused on risk management education, thanks to a grant it helped New York state National Farmers secure earlier this year.