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You might be wondering how it is that Extension agents make their way out to the farm every day. One way is by using tricycles! They are not an easy tool to maneuver but they can help Extension agents carry materials and get into small spaces that cars don't fit in. The extension agent then visits properties on the map, walking past cornfields and sunny hills, greeting farmers with a smile. Then, they gather information about what farmers need help with most this season - for example, growing bigger strawberries or harvesting honeybees for pollination. The farm visit that I recently made was to a beekeeper. He tended to about three hundred colonies of honeybees in soybean fields. This entomologist had been working with farmers on various projects for years. He showed me some bumblebee hives and discussed how bumblebees and honeybees were different and the benefits and problems each had. I learned that they were similar in many ways, but they didn't pollinate insects very well.. "They will only pollinate plants they like," he said, "and they really like plants like clover." Honeybees can be used to give honey (and actually make more!) to farmer's livestock such as cows, goats, sheep or horses. Bumblebees are used to pollinate flowers for vegetable and fruit crops. These insects can be very useful for organic farmers. They do not need the use of pesticides or herbicides, they are good at pollinating from plants, and they tend to work during sunny days when bees are often unable to work. Bumblebees tend to work much harder early in the morning when it is cooler. A variety of Extension agents focus on beekeeping depending on their location. "Some Extension agents are much more focused on beekeeping than others," said one Extension agent in North Carolina, who has been working with honeybees for over 35 years. "More than one method of raising honeybees is important. If someone is just raising bees for honey production, then they will need to focus on that. There are Extension specialists that focus on different aspects of beekeeping." Extension agents know that their job is not just about bees, but also includes helpful information about pollination and other agricultural topics. When farmers visit with Extension agents, many farmers make the same request every year: "Please tell me how I can keep my fruit trees healthy." You can keep your fruit trees healthy by purchasing an orchard health insurance program through the USDA's Tree Planting Program (TPP) or through local programs like yours?s project. These programs help growers by reimbursing them for a set number of losses for a certain number of years or a set amount of time. One Extension agent in North Carolina said, "You can prevent most insect and disease problems with healthy plants." This is very true. For example, apple trees will have a much higher chance of surviving peach root-rot if they are grown in an orchard that is kept spray free from aphids and mites. In the same way, the apples might have been genetically chosen for their resistance to these insects. Agricultural Extension multiple choice question cfa1e77820