sentences:  Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium
  
  The Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium (MAAREC), established in 1997, is a regional group focused on addressing the pest management crisis facing the beekeeping industry in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.A task force has been established with representation from the departments of agriculture, state beekeeping organizations, and land-grant universities from each of the following states