MADISON, Wisconsin, May 15 -- Crop Science, a journal from the Crop Science Society of America that says it includes crop breeding and genetics; physiology and metabolism; ecology, production, and management, published research articles, including the following topic, in its May/June 2023 edition: REVIEW: * Yield improvement and yield components: A comparison of corn and soybean HORTICULTURAL REVIEWS: * The genus Annona: Botanical characteristics, horticultural requirements and uses SCIENTI  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) released a dashboard that demonstrates the scope of Black Sea grain and oilseed trade. Millions of tons of grain are shipped through these international waters each year, making the Black Sea region a major supplier of agricultural commodities worldwide. Using pre-war data from FA  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture and Horticulture issued the following written testimony by John Griffith, chairman of the North American Export Grain Association, involving a hearing on May 11, 2023, entitled "Stakeholder Perspectives on Agricultural Trade": * * * Chairman Finstad, Ranking Member Hayes, and other members of the Subcommittee; thank you for inviting me today to testify on the important topic of agriculture trade. My nam  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion and the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets and Rural Development issued the following testimony by Matthew B. Kulkin, a partner and chair of the futures and derivatives practice at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, involving a joint hearing on May 10, 2023, entitled "The Future of Digital Assets: Measuring the Regulatory Gaps in the Digit  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 16 (TNSrpt) -- The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy issued the following news release on May 15, 2023: * * * New report reveals how U.S. agricultural dumping has led to lost income for Mexican farmers, increased dependency on imports for food staples and high import costs with today's high prices * * * A new report from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy's Timothy A. Wise documents how the United States' practice of agricultural dumping of ch  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 19 (TNStalk) -- The Mercy Corps issued the following statement on May 18, 2023: * * * Following the 60-day renewal of the Black Sea Grain Initiative just ahead of its expiration on May 18, Mercy Corps warns that the deal's new expiration in July will take place just as key harvests begin in Ukraine - severely threatening Ukrainian agriculture and export markets should the initiative disintegrate or should continued challenges in implementation persist. The food security   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management and Trade issued the following testimony by Kody Carson, past chairman of the National Sorghum Producers, involving a hearing on May 2, 2023, entitled "Commodity Programs, Credit, and Crop Insurance - Part 1: Producer Perspectives on the Farm Safety Net": * * * My name is Kody Carson and I grow sorghum, cotton, and wheat and produce cattle on my operation near Olton, Texas. Previou  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. State Department issued the following fact sheet on May 19, 2023: * * * U.S. Imposes Additional Sanctions and Export Controls on Russia in Coordination with International Partners The United States will continue to take actions against Russia until it ends its brutal and illegal war against Ukraine. The United States is implementing commitments made at the G7 Leaders' Summit to increase costs for Russia and those who support its war effort. Among other  more

BASEL, Switzerland, May 18 -- Theoretical and Applied Genetics, a journal that says it features plant genetics, genomics and biotechnology, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2023 edition: Original Articles: * Genome resequencing reveals genetic loci and genes conferring resistance to SMV-SC8 in soybean * Genetic analysis and QTL mapping for silique density in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) * Mining genes regulating root system architecture in maize based on data   more