Randy writes:
> Good research is often expensive.

Marla Spivak’s work with bees and their keepers earned her a $500,000 "genius grant" from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.  The 2008 Farm Bill authorized funding for research for fiscal years 2008 through 2012 and included provisions intended to reduce the impact of CCD. Annual authorizations totaled $10 million for pollinator protection through research and extension grants, $7.25 million to build ARS' research capacity to study CCD and other threats to pollinator health, and $2.75 million for honey bee pest and pathogen surveillance. 

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