University of Missouri Extension is holding an VIRTUAL beekeeping workshop on 11/19/25 at 6pm – 7:30pm (central) covering these topics:
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- USDA Risk Management Agency’s Apiculture Pilot Insurance Program (API)
- USDA Farm Service Agency’s Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP)
- Missouri’s sales tax exemptions for beekeepers (the Missouri Sales tax presentation will be last, so out of state beekeepers can leave early)
Participants will learn how API provides a safety net against precipitation-related losses, how ELAP offers financial assistance for colony losses due to adverse conditions, and how understanding state tax exemptions can reduce costs.
The workshop costs $10 to attend.
