<div dir="ltr">FYI...<div><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:18pt;color:black">The Economics of Pollinator Services,</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times-New-Roman,serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;color:black">Industry, and Health</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times-New-Roman,serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Times-New-Roman,serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;color:black">Friday, June 12, 2015</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Times-New-Roman,serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;color:black">2 PM - 3 PM ET</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Times-New-Roman,serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="color:black">Online Webinar Only!</span></i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times-New-Roman,serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times-New-Roman,serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:black">In mid-May, the White House released the inter-agency </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times-New-Roman,serif;color:black"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012OZsLT_9SfqT8jjhkENfao-9fzTW_T2FJBCCWG7KUGVvwGgjItj94QAQPiRVx9ovk6OdKKsp8u_nVKypjzpmVLxltbZZymUbSum0ZrimOrQuNSx8UdVvFrOF_pOgjvV_6Jg__oNUrqTpCmjHe6zDAn8Zboqdm34Vb9UcMQmQz5IDZ8hy-8_KFooHH7abkxACT4ZTjOZZSAJzzmwxSmTsO_1sf14oIOr-d3ZrIKoZA1lJy6AnwMhizRzbd_4EDcvDYaInzsIaJvKxALM4WYSBELBEpUFFdBB7GC4h6ie7WOQ=&c=tHIopNEbcsi92UCdxRwrKpkcFPD7nNhpul29Bon6AbZhHYhf_11Rcg==&ch=_9qfrKIobNL0jxKboVM7INQ5MYrxTzZZjbyZdF3dyCcMANKlIe1niw==" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators</span></a></span><span style="color:black"> and its accompanying </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times-New-Roman,serif;color:black"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012OZsLT_9SfqT8jjhkENfao-9fzTW_T2FJBCCWG7KUGVvwGgjItj94QAQPiRVx9oviucJlT0_-_ggIoDnxzjzfd9IBMAnlrYJ-6-qrv2C6zsGvVpuQp_9nCK4j6DuGbYwIIvGzsvx9bDg_udqFWfR9N2c5mo8S4oiWXX08WI68mW8-RaGz2M55P7XMGzUu4qI0FHl9NoQAQ9sz806S51WPhizP-ZXk-pfzLNU0SOtoBjGccxANH3Z8bS4QxXOp0NbKz7YKwjp5-s=&c=tHIopNEbcsi92UCdxRwrKpkcFPD7nNhpul29Bon6AbZhHYhf_11Rcg==&ch=_9qfrKIobNL0jxKboVM7INQ5MYrxTzZZjbyZdF3dyCcMANKlIe1niw==" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Pollinator Research Action Plan</span></a></span><span style="color:black">. Additionally, the </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times-New-Roman,serif;color:black"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012OZsLT_9SfqT8jjhkENfao-9fzTW_T2FJBCCWG7KUGVvwGgjItj94QAQPiRVx9ovqQ2m_KVfFhaApMI5dNgNUx_8D63nLadoLvXa5bKunMp4ogXSA2CBoQ4ovnT6PTLw22dMW_YAAYsPnORE8C4__4_-bX2c_y8PLiNGgyTCxWLdKeoB5Vq4DEw4sFTVWwn67jt5-jpDJzy2tnhW6zuV7l09Hso2Ln3xPEdc7oQBsKNy5QrhfsqpBhhVN7X25_i-IyiOUZ8bHLDaAeGBsCyy7W44dcoL0f1EPuuqTwIRLYzlt0IFwpcNUw==&c=tHIopNEbcsi92UCdxRwrKpkcFPD7nNhpul29Bon6AbZhHYhf_11Rcg==&ch=_9qfrKIobNL0jxKboVM7INQ5MYrxTzZZjbyZdF3dyCcMANKlIe1niw==" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">House Agriculture Committee</span></a></span><span style="color:black"> hosted a hearing to discuss the government response to pollinator health. Each event highlighted the importance of understanding the economics of pollinator health in the agricultural industry. Intramural and extramural agricultural economic research programs are responding to information needs by building the wealth of knowledge needed to deconstruct the challenges to pollinator health across the nation. In this webinar, you will hear from expert economists about the supply and demand of pollinator services, the land-uses and conservation approaches that can support pollinator habitat, and other aspects of the agricultural economics of pollination.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times-New-Roman,serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times-New-Roman,serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:14pt;color:black">Webinar Moderator</span></i></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Times-New-Roman,serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><em><b><span style="color:black"> </span></b></em><b><span style="color:black"> <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012OZsLT_9SfqT8jjhkENfao-9fzTW_T2FJBCCWG7KUGVvwGgjItj94QAQPiRVx9ovyDnNmCmxg8rA6QtyhwfVLZOYCtHryQfd8C_RT92JMc1ODhVAI6IQd0jNtJLAp_3299QhSOzUmpz0HNbWqdJd7FyAFnbNxeYPLwZz2zdNS-EPhEvhs5zVAR3LunW90yIe&c=tHIopNEbcsi92UCdxRwrKpkcFPD7nNhpul29Bon6AbZhHYhf_11Rcg==&ch=_9qfrKIobNL0jxKboVM7INQ5MYrxTzZZjbyZdF3dyCcMANKlIe1niw==" target="_blank">Tom Van Arsdall, Public Affairs Director of the Pollinator Partnership</a></span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times-New-Roman,serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times-New-Roman,serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:14pt;color:black">Webinar Speakers</span></i></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Times-New-Roman,serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="color:black"> <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012OZsLT_9SfqT8jjhkENfao-9fzTW_T2FJBCCWG7KUGVvwGgjItj94XYw_uqu8ECUqWn4NB4EpLGxvV13zLxl3ZumQYzwdy6UjL5S5vM9wfwK_hbAhkl2KY6lH1IsZtVxU6BdGLa9grAoL0fTj7AWxsEX2osmT9bq793y3cOdNWA=&c=tHIopNEbcsi92UCdxRwrKpkcFPD7nNhpul29Bon6AbZhHYhf_11Rcg==&ch=_9qfrKIobNL0jxKboVM7INQ5MYrxTzZZjbyZdF3dyCcMANKlIe1niw==" target="_blank">Jennifer Bond, Economist, Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture</a></span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times-New-Roman,serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:black">Dr. Jennifer Bond is coordinating USDA Economic Research Service's pollinator research efforts. The Economic Research Service has performed research related to pollinator management and health across the nation. Dr. Bond is one of the leading experts on bee and pollinator policy.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times-New-Roman,serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times-New-Roman,serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="color:black"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012OZsLT_9SfqT8jjhkENfao-9fzTW_T2FJBCCWG7KUGVvwGgjItj94QAQPiRVx9ovltu2O6J1NPELvPcD7jO1GiC5g6i4mVvPUg2oymezCG0WBJsaCWq0m9URPUBIL4TGkQSHqDUbUnt_NjtXXND3JuHuksxl4_slzQ8ibmL2YRUIB3Re86o9o9Jonm3DFVWorWNlTWaC9Zo=&c=tHIopNEbcsi92UCdxRwrKpkcFPD7nNhpul29Bon6AbZhHYhf_11Rcg==&ch=_9qfrKIobNL0jxKboVM7INQ5MYrxTzZZjbyZdF3dyCcMANKlIe1niw==" target="_blank">Mariah Ehmke, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wyoming</a></span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times-New-Roman,serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:black">Dr. Mariah Ehmke is coordinating several research initiatives on pollination in the Western United States. She and her colleague, Dr. Chian Jones-Ritten, are leading efforts to understand factors underlying both the supply and demand of pollination services in the West. Their work also incorporates land-use policy design to support pollinator habitat.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times-New-Roman,serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times-New-Roman,serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><b><span style="color:black"> Registration link: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times-New-Roman,serif;color:black"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012OZsLT_9SfqT8jjhkENfao-9fzTW_T2FJBCCWG7KUGVvwGgjItj94QAQPiRVx9ovOxeWL_eo5qQvI_HwJtlxrOLoAt6hLM6s0b9E2h1ZSOe2p_A8JKY2RBkZyEn3oLr_nspc23JbEXpYwLpw8OzfKFpR32HbRCr-Xt8lJEXsiuZmE6tTRqi3zVxjlf2cYKdHNZL1BHWply6qeEgiIhH72WVY1S-2K4JW&c=tHIopNEbcsi92UCdxRwrKpkcFPD7nNhpul29Bon6AbZhHYhf_11Rcg==&ch=_9qfrKIobNL0jxKboVM7INQ5MYrxTzZZjbyZdF3dyCcMANKlIe1niw==" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6035243880801809665</span></a> </span></p><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"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