HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Aug. 23 -- Food and Energy Security, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features agricultural crop and forest productivity, published research articles on the following topics in its July/August 2024 edition (Vol. 13, Issue 4): REVIEWS * Iron biofortification in cereal crops: Recent progress and prospects ORIGINAL ARTICLES * Discovery of a novel series of phenylthiazole thioether (sulfone) compounds based on natural thiasporine A as potential candidates for controlling  more

ISPRA, Italy, Aug. 23 -- The European Commission's Joint Research Center issued the following news on Aug. 22, 2024: The July edition of the JRC's Anomaly Hotspots of Agricultural Production (ASAP) assessment (https://agricultural-production-hotspots.ec.europa.eu/) is now available. Main findings of the July global overview: 1. The main cereal season harvest has been completed in southern Africa. Aggregate cereal production is estimated at ca 14 % below the 5-year average (FAO, 'Crop prospec  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 23 -- The National Grain and Feed Association issued the following statement on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * As contract negotiations between labor unions and Canadian railroads have reached an impasse, a shutdown of the Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Railway systems in Canada has taken effect today, bringing North American agricultural supply chains to a standstill. National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) President and CEO Mike Seyfert issu  more

BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: A new $8 million national study is set to quantify greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from crop residues, to help the Australian grains industry accurately report its carbon footprint, with potential benefits for future market access and price. QUT Professor David Rowlings, a soil scientist in the sustainable agriculture program at the Centre for Agriculture and Bioeconomy, will lead the nat  more