CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 30 -- Barchart, a provider of market data and services, issued the following joint news release: Barchart, the leader in commodity data, jointly announces a new strategic partnership with PanXchange, the leading benchmark price provider in US Hemp and the defacto benchmark price provider for US Frac Sand (proppant). Under the terms of the agreement, PanXchange will join the cmdty Pricing Network and make their benchmark prices available through Barchart's data services a  more

LONDON, England, Oct. 27 (TNSJou) -- Imperial College London issued the following news: A type of wrinkled 'super pea' may help control blood sugar levels and could reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, suggests a new study. The research, from scientists at Imperial College London, the John Innes Centre, Quadram Institute Bioscience and University of Glasgow, suggests incorporating the peas into foods, in the form of whole pea seeds or flour, may help tackle the global type 2 diabetes epidemic.   more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Oct. 28 -- Kentucky Corn Growers Association issued the following news: University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment specialists have organized a webinar series aimed at helping producers provide better protection for their grain crops. The 2020 Fall Crop Protection webinars begin Nov. 10 on the video conferencing app Zoom and will focus on new and common threats to Kentucky corn, soybeans and wheat. The weekly webinars will occur at 10 a.m. EST on   more

BARTON, Australia, Oct. 31 -- The National Farmers' Federation issued the following news release: From this Sunday, Australians can access up to $6000 in cash if they head bush for farm work. The assistance is part of new government incentives for Australians to fill agriculture's worker shortage, which also include the potential for young Australians to fast-track their access to Youth Allowance. With the peak harvest and picking season underway, farmers are struggling to find the people pow  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 26: Following reports that despite the ratification of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) earlier this year, Canada has continued to downgrade American wheat imported into the country, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today urged U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Robert Lighthizer to immediately reach out to the Canadian trade representatives to resolve the issues and enforce the Agreement. "In theory,  more