BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 16 -- Agriculture, a scientific open access journal on the science of cultivating the soil, growing, harvesting crops and raising livestock, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2023 edition (Vol. 13, Issue 8): * A Century of Vitamin E: Early Milestones and Future Directions in Animal Nutrition * A Co-Simulation Virtual Reality Machinery Simulator for Advanced Precision Agriculture Applications * A Cost-Effective Portable Multiband Spectr  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 16 -- Agronomy, a scientific open access journal on agronomy and agroecology, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2023 edition (Vol. 13, Issue 8): * A Best-Bet System of Rice Intensification for Sustainable Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Production in Northwestern Nigeria * A Brief History of Broomcorn Millet Cultivation in Lithuania * A Grape Dataset for Instance Segmentation and Maturity Estimation * A Lightweight Cherry Tomato Maturity Real-  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-23-1975) on Sept. 15, 2023, entitled "U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes - August 2023": * * * U.S. import prices rose 0.5 percent in August, after ticking up 0.1 percent the previous month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The August advance was led by higher fuel prices. Prices for U.S. exports increased 1.3 percent in August following a 0.5-pe  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 16 -- Coatings, a peer-reviewed open access journal devoted to the science and engineering of coatings, thin and thick films, surfaces and interfaces, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2023 edition (Vol. 13, Issue 8): * A Comparative Analysis of the Lubricating Performance of an Eco-Friendly Lubricant vs Mineral Oil in a Metallic System * A Comparative Study for Creep and Recovery Behavior Characterization of Modified Bitumens Using the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following Q&A on Sept. 15, 2023: * * * By Caitlin Welsh, Joseph Glauber and Emma Dodd Audio Brief A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS's Caitlin Welsh on her Critical Questions publication with Joe Glauber and Emma Dodd, "Why Is Russia Blocking Ukraine's Food Exports?" Russia's termination of the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BGSI) will be a main topic of discussion in United Nations General Assembly meeti  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 16 -- Foods, a peer-reviewed scientific open access journal, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2023 edition (Vol. 12, Issue 16): * A Comprehensive Quality Analysis of Different Colors of Medicinal and Edible Honeysuckle * A High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Electrochemical Detection Method Developed for the Sensitive Determination of Ascorbic Acid: Validation, Application, and Comparison with Titration, Spectrophotometric, and  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 16 -- Foods, a peer-reviewed scientific open access journal, published research articles, including the following topics, in its September 2023 edition (Vol. 12, Issue 17): * A Blockchain-Based Traceability Model for Grain and Oil Food Supply Chain * A Critical Overview of HPLC-MS-Based Lipidomics in Determining Triacylglycerol and Phospholipid in Foods * A Multi-Enzyme Cascade Response for the Colorimetric Recognition of Organophosphorus Pesticides Utilizing Core-Sh  more

KYIV, Ukraine, Sept. 14 -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2023: The food security picture heading into 2024 looks especially ominous, making it harder to avoid the rising threat of famine and significant number of deaths from hunger and malnutrition next year. The Russian withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a critical component in alleviating pressure on global food prices, has exacerbated the effects of climate change, the withdraw  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 13 -- The Journal of Plant Registrations, a peer-reviewed journal from the Crop Science Society of America, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2023 edition (Vol. 17, Issue 3): REGISTRATION: - Cultivar * Registration of 'Successor' barley: A two-row, spring-habit, feed cultivar with tolerance to imidazolinone herbicides and adaptation to dryland production * 'USDA-Yeti' orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.), a new orchardgrass cultiv  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. 14 -- The Kansas Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Grain growers in western Kansas who plan to campaign for a seat on one of the state's five grain commodity commissions -- corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, wheat or sunflowers -- should be gathering petition signatures now to meet the November 30, 2023, filing deadline. The 2024 election will cover districts I, II and III -- or the western third of Kansas. * District I includes Cheyenne, Decatur,   more

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 16 -- Plants, a scientific peer-reviewed open access journal that says it covers plant science from the Australian Society of Plant Scientists, published research articles, including the following topics, in its August 2023 edition (Vol. 12, Issue 16): * A Comprehensive Evaluation of Tomato Fruit Quality and Identification of Volatile Compounds * A Comprehensive Insight into Mamaki (Pipturus albidus): Its Ethnomedicinal Heritage, Human Health Research, and Phytochemic  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 16 -- Plants, a scientific peer-reviewed open access journal that says it covers plant science from the Australian Society of Plant Scientists, published research articles, including the following topics, in its September 2023 edition: * A Comprehensive Genome-Wide Investigation of the Cytochrome 71 (OsCYP71) Gene Family: Revealing the Impact of Promoter and Gene Variants (Ser33Leu) of OsCYP71P6 on Yield-Related Traits in Indica Rice (Oryza sativa L.) * A Comprehensiv  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Today, Representative Scott Peters (D-CA-50), along with Representatives Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ-7), William Keating (D-MA-9), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1) introduced a resolution to condemn Russia for exacerbating global food insecurity through its illegal, unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine and abandonment of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. The resolution also calls for Russia to   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an interview on Sept. 13, 2023, by Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Tommy Vietor and Ben Rhodes of Pod Save the World: * * * QUESTION: Today we are thrilled to have the U.S. Secretary of State, our friend, Tony Blinken, on the show. He is fresh off visits to Ukraine, to India -- SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, fresh, I'm not so sure. (Laughter.) QUESTION: Not so sure about fresh. India for the G20, Vietnam. Tony, g  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 12 -- Theoretical and Applied Genetics, a journal that says it features plant genetics, genomics and biotechnology, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2023 edition (Vol. 136, Issue 9): * Wheat (Triticum aestivum) chromosome 6D harbours the broad spectrum common bunt resistance gene Bt11 * Fine mapping of two recessive powdery mildew resistance genes from Aegilops tauschii accession CIae8 * Genetic dissection of lint percentage in sho  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, September 14, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that low-income Hawaii residents recovering from the devastating wildfires beginning August 8, 2023, could be eligible for assistance from the USDA's Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or D-SNAP. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said that approximately 16,000 households that may not normally be eligible und  more