March 20-22, 2025 • Carson Valley Inn, Minden, NV

The University of Nevada, Reno Extension in collaboration with the USDA Risk Management Agency(RMA) brings you the 2025 Bee and Garden Conference.  Using the RMA mission of mitigating risk to producers, the topic of “bees” at this conference will have a bigger definition than just "beekeeping." The conference will focus on native bees and other pollinators and the benefits of protecting pollinators for the beekeeper, the homeowner, and small acreage producer.  The Bee and Garden Conference will also present information on beekeeping, planting for pollinators, mitigating risk and insurance risk management products, designing landscapes for homeowners and small acreages, and specialty crop producers. Additionally, there will be trainings, presentations, and workshops on value-added opportunities in apiculture, horticulture, and home gardening, as well as navigating how to get your products to market. Hands-on opportunities and round table discussions with colleagues and peers will be available. 

This conference is made possible by funding from the USDA’s Risk Management Agency and other partners, including local sponsors and the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program of the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and the Nevada Farm Bureau.