The Pollinator Stewardship is thrilled to share an impactful program from our friends at the American Bird Conservancy. Please share with farmers and growers using treated seed who may be willing to participate in this incentivized pilot program.
Birds need healthy habitats and plentiful food sources in order to migrate, raise chicks, and provide the ecosystem services we rely on. American Bird Conservancy (ABC) is looking for growers across the country to enroll in their new Untreated Seed Pilot Program for the 2025 growing season. They are looking to support U.S. growers who want to reduce their use of neonicotinoid seed coatings. "We began this program because the widespread use of neonics is known to significantly affect wild birds by causing their insect food sources to decline, as well as harm their health directly," said Hardy Kern, ABC's Director of Government Relations, Pesticides and Birds Campaign. "A single seed treated with neonics is enough to kill a songbird, as revealed in our reports. Through collaboration with growers, we hope to not only better understand the process of sourcing and using untreated seed in the United States, but to inspire adoption on a larger scale and create win-win outcomes for both people and birds."
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