WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing on May 17, 2023, entitled "A Review of Animal Agriculture Stakeholder Priorities": * * * "Last month, we hosted the first hearing of the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry in the 118th Congress. As a fifth generation Kansan having grown up on my family farm, I understand the g  more

LONDON, England, May 22 -- 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. 10 edition: Extra Botany: * Going north: adaptation of soybean to long-day environments * Maize ZmWRKY28: a target to regulate shade avoidance response under high planting density * My favourite   more

NEW YORK, May 24 -- The U.S. Mission to the United Nations issued the following remarks on May 23, 2023, by U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a Security Council open debate on protection of civilians in armed conflict: * * * Colleagues, today's briefing paints a dire picture of life for too many around the world. A dire picture of a world where civilians continue to bear the burden of conflict. Earlier this month, I read this year's annual protection of civilians report. I  more