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What's Behind Illinois Stealing Local Hero's Bee Hives?

What's Behind Illinois Stealing Local Hero's Bee Hives?

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  • Earlier this year, the Illinois Department of Agriculture allegedly stole and destroyed a beekeeper’s hives and bees after inspectors claimed the hives had foulbrood, and that the beekeeper, Terrence Ingram, had failed to dispose of the hives as instructed. However, Ingram feels he could prove his hives did not suffer from the contagious disease, and that the Department acted without due process

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