ROME, Italy, April 5 (TNSres) -- The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization issued the following news: * * * Higher international quotations for vegetable oils, dairy products and meat more than offset lower quotations for cereals and sugar * * * Rising international quotations for vegetable oils, dairy products and meat pushed the benchmark index for world food commodity prices up by 1.1 percent in March, its first increase in seven months, the Food and Agriculture Organization o  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 6 -- The National Grain and Feed Association issued the following news release: The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) and other members of the Agricultural Transportation Working Group urged U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to deny the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) request to authorize zero emissions standards for freight locomotives in California. The proposed CARB regulations "pose a significant danger to U.S.  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 3 (TNSres) -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The top seven wheat varieties planted in Oklahoma in 2024 were developed at Oklahoma State University, according to the USDA-National Agricultural Statistics Service's annual report. This is the 10th consecutive year that OSU varieties have ranked in the top seven varieties planted statewide. "The adoption of OSU wheat varieties across the state highlights the value that the OSU Wheat Improvement Tea  more

NEW YORK, April 5 (TNSres) -- Rockefeller University issued the following news: There's a science to brewing good beer. You can't turn water, malt, hops, and yeast into an effervescent hefeweizen without understanding how to transform grain into drink. The same goes for baking a loaf of bread, which requires a grasp of the dynamics between wheat, water, and yeast. And when it comes to optimizing crop yield, genetic savviness about plant breeding is key. Such down-to-earth biochemistry runs in   more

WINDHOEK, Namibia, April 6 -- The United Nations World Food Programme issued the following news release: The Republic of Namibia has achieved high food self-sufficiency levels, thanks to sustained output from smallholder and large-scale farmers and WFP's support for end-to-end food systems in Namibia. For the first time in fifteen years, the country has reached 45 percent self-sufficiency. Namibia, a desert nation, has significantly reduced food imports, especially for staple grains such as ma  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 6 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: A groundbreaking was held Friday, April 5, for the Roy Blunt Soil Testing and Research Laboratory at the University of Missouri's Fisher Delta Research, Extension and Education Center (FD-REEC) in Portageville, Mo. "As a longtime Delta Day attendee and Delta Center advocate, I'm pleased to have been part of spearheading a new facility that will support existing university programs while inspiring resea  more