COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 10 -- The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release: Blake Adams of Leesburg, Ohio, is one of 14 farmers and agribusiness professionals selected to participate in Ohio Farm Bureau's 2023-2024 AgriPOWER Institute. AgriPOWER is a program of Ohio Farm Bureau and designed for farmers and agribusiness professionals. It focuses on public issues that are relevant to the food industry such as consumer relations, regulations, energy and trade policies. In AgriPO  more

BROOKFIELD, Wisconsin, Nov. 9 (TNSres) -- The American Malting Barley Association issued the following news: The U.S. Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative (USWBSI) is a national multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional research consortium whose goal is to develop effective control measures that minimize the threat of Fusarium Head Blight (scab), including the production of mycotoxins, for producers, processors and consumers of wheat and barley. The USWBSI's annual budget comes from Federal funds   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 10 -- The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release: Jenna Brown of Utica, Ohio, is one of 14 farmers and agribusiness professionals selected to participate in Ohio Farm Bureau's 2023-2024 AgriPOWER Institute. AgriPOWER is a program of Ohio Farm Bureau and designed for farmers and agribusiness professionals. It focuses on public issues that are relevant to the food industry such as consumer relations, regulations, energy and trade policies. In AgriPOWER  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 10 -- The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release: Deirdre Christy of Carey, Ohio, is one of 14 farmers and agribusiness professionals selected to participate in Ohio Farm Bureau's 2023-2024 AgriPOWER Institute. AgriPOWER is a program of Ohio Farm Bureau and designed for farmers and agribusiness professionals. It focuses on public issues that are relevant to the food industry such as consumer relations, regulations, energy and trade policies. In AgriP  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 10 -- The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release: Cristen Cramer of Woodville, Ohio, is one of 14 farmers and agribusiness professionals selected to participate in Ohio Farm Bureau's 2023-2024 AgriPOWER Institute. AgriPOWER is a program of Ohio Farm Bureau and designed for farmers and agribusiness professionals. It focuses on public issues that are relevant to the food industry such as consumer relations, regulations, energy and trade policies. In Ag  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: Earthworms are important drivers of global food production, contributing to approximately 6.5% of grain yield and 2.3% of legumes produced worldwide each year, according to new work published by Colorado State University scientists in the journal Nature Communications. Estimates from CSU researchers mean earthworms may account for as much as 140 million metric tons of food produced annually -- rou  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The National Association of Wheat Growers issued the following statement on Nov. 7, 2023: * * * The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) is thrilled to see the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit permanent injunction that prohibits California's Proposition 65 warning requirement related to glyphosate. Today the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's permanent injunction enjoining Proposition 65 warning requirement for glyphos  more