MADISON, Wisconsin, March 12 -- The Agronomy Journal, a peer-reviewed international journal of agriculture and natural resource sciences from the American Society of Agronomy, published research articles on the following topics in its March/April 2024 edition (Vol. 116, Issue 2): SPECIAL SECTION: CLIMATE CHANGE VIRTUAL ISSUE: - Agronomy, Soils, and Environmental Quality * Learning to balance wheat G x E x M interactions in response to a changing climate--The case for ultra-early planting sys  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued the following written testimony by Alan Winders, a member of the National Association of Counties, involving a hearing on March 7, 2024, entitled "Department of Transportation Discretionary Grants: Stakeholder Perspectives": * * * Good morning, Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Larsen and distinguished members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to provide feedback on how America's county governments  more

LONDON, England, March 11 -- The Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, a peer-reviewed journal from the Society of Chemical Industry that says it features the interface between agriculture and food, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 30, 2024, edition (Vol. 104, Issue 2): Reviews: * Comparative utility of hermetic and conventional grain storage bags for smallholder farmers: a meta-analysis * Pumpkin seed oil: a comprehensive review of extraction methods  more

LONDON, England, March 11 -- The Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, a peer-reviewed journal from the Society of Chemical Industry that says it features the interface between agriculture and food, published research articles on the following topics in its March 30, 2024, edition (Vol. 104, Issue 5): Reviews: * Interactions between proteins and phenolics: effects of food processing on the content and digestibility of phenolic compounds * N-Nitrosamines: a potential hazard in proce  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March 15 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The Oklahoma Agricultural Cooperative Council has joined forces with its members to support the New Frontiers campaign, helping to build a new home for Oklahoma State University Agriculture. "We wanted to ensure that the college had top-notch facilities to be able to recruit students from all over Oklahoma and around the world," said R.J. Gray, president and CEO of OACC. "We also wanted to ensure the faculty  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02), took to the House Floor to recognize and congratulate Nathan Keane who recently got elected as Secretary of the National Association of Wheat Growers. You can watch his full speech by clicking the picture below: "Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate Nathan Keane, a remarkable Montanan who has dedicated his life to serving an  more

TUNIS, Tunisia, March 16 -- The World Bank issued the following news release: The World Bank's Board of Directors approved two new loans worth US$520 million yesterday, providing additional financing to address Tunisia's food security challenge and to balance regional disparities through improved road corridor connectivity in the country. "The two projects are aligned with the World Bank's Country Partnership Framework (CPF) 2023-2027 for Tunisia, which aims to strengthen human capital and inc  more