WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news release: Sorghum bran, often a low-cost byproduct of sorghum milling, can enhance gluten-free bread's nutritional value without compromising its flavor, according to a study published in the Journal of Food Science. While gluten-free foods are in demand to meet consumers' medical needs and dietary preferences, these foods sometimes are deficient in nutrients and lack ta  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSgov)(TNScapv) -- The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities issued the following news and letter: The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and 340 national, regional, and state agriculture, food, and forestry stakeholder groups today sent a letter to congressional leadership urging House and Senate agriculture committee leaders to fund the Research Facilities Act in 2023 Farm Bill. A 2021 report by Gordian assessed the state of facilities  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago issued the following Beige Book: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity in the Seventh District was little changed overall in late February and March. Contacts generally expected slow growth in the coming months, though many expressed concerns about the potential for a recession in the coming year. Employment increased moderately; consumer spending, business spending, and construction and real estate were flat;  more

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, April 27 -- The Federated Farmers of New Zealand issued the following news release: New Zealand's arable industry is once again gearing up to acknowledge and celebrate the innovators and leaders who drive progress in the sector. "There's a danger that with all the focus on costs and challenges our growers are grappling with, we lose sight of our significant success stories and all the hard mahi that underpins a sector that returns more than $1 billion in farm gate sale  more

LONDON, England, April 25 -- The Journal of Experimental Botany, a journal that says it features improvement of plants for the sustainable production of food, fuel and renewable materials from the Society of Experimental Biology, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 74, No. 8 edition: DARWIN REVIEW: * Grafting in plants: recent discoveries and new applications FLOWERING NEWSLETTER REVIEWS: * Just enough fruit: understanding feedback mechanisms during sexual repro  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 25 (TNSres) -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Oklahoma State University Ag Research and Extension officials invite producers, allied industry representatives and lawmakers to this year's series of annual field day events, beginning this week in Tipton and Chickasha. "Our experts will talk about new wheat varieties that have emerged and how different varieties have performed in different locations," said Damona Doye, associate vice president of   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 25 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news on April 24, 2023: Each year approximately 10 million waterfowl fly north to their breeding grounds in the Prairie Pothole Region of North America, but the landscape that greets them has changed. Weather patterns and agricultural practices have significantly transformed the pothole-dotted native grasslands that waterfowl have used for thousands of years. These changes have resulted in so  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on April 27, 2023, by Secretary Antony J. Blinken and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ahead of their meeting: * * * SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone. It's a real pleasure to have the Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres here at the State Department today continuing the vital collaboration that the United States and United Nations have on pretty much every issue that we'  more

BASEL, Switzerland, April 24 -- Sensors, a peer-reviewed open access journal that says it provides a forum for the science and technology of sensors and biosensors, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 23, No. 8 edition: Articles: * The Transferability of Spectral Grain Yield Prediction in Wheat Breeding across Years and Trial Locations * Reinforcement Learning-Based Approach for Minimizing Energy Loss of Driving Platoon Decisions * Neurophysiological Evaluation o  more