LAKEWOOD, Colorado, July 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will survey producers in 32 states, including Arizona, Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming, for its Small Grain Crops County Estimates Survey (Crops CE). The survey will collect information on total acres planted and harvested, and tot  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Tennessee Field Office issued the following news release: Soybeans planted in Tennessee were estimated at 1.60 million acres, down 50,000 acres from 2022. Acres harvested for grain, at 1.57 million acres, was 50,000 acres below acres a year ago. U.S. soybean planted area for 2023 was estimated at 83.5 million acres, down 5% from last year. Area for harvest, at 82.7 million a  more

MARYVILLE, Missouri, July 7 (TNSres) -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news: The Rosier family has farmed land near Mound City, Missouri, for four generations but knew they needed to diversify their row crop farm to sustain it for future generations. So last year - after years of researching alternative uses and planning - they launched R/Farm Distillery, redirecting a portion of their land to producing premium whiskey. Since opening to the public, the farm has begun   more

BASEL, Switzerland, July 8 -- Theoretical and Applied Genetics, a journal that says it features plant genetics, genomics and biotechnology, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2023 edition: Original Articles: * Linkage drag analysis in three Aegilops speltoides introgressions carrying Sr47 in modern durum and hard red spring wheat germplasm * Fine mapping and characterization of a major QTL for plant height on chromosome 5A in wheat * Morpho-physiological and gen  more