WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46576) entitled "'Stage One' U.S.-Japan Agreement: Agriculture". Here are excerpts of the report issued on Oct. 21 and written by specialist in agricultural policy Anita Regmi: On October 7, 2019, the United States and Japan signed the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement (USJTA), which provides for limited tariff reductions and quota expansions to improve U.S. access to Japan's market, covering mostly agricultura  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

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a journal that says it deals with chemistry and biochemistry of agriculture and food from the American Chemical Society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Oct. 21, 2020 edition: Reviews: * Red Beetroot Betalains: Perspectives on Extraction, Processing, and Potential Health Benefits * Chemical and Sensory Characteristics of Soy Sauce: A Review * Buckwheat Secondary Metabolites: Potential   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

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following testimony by Randy Gordon, president and CEO of the National Grain and Feed Association, at a hearing entitled "Passenger and Freight Rail: The Current Status of the Rail Network and the Track Ahead" on Oct. 21: I am Randy Gordon, president and chief executive officer of the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA). NGFA greatly appreciates the leadership of this committee and its staff to o  more

MADISON, Wis., Oct. 21 -- The Soil Science Society of America issued the following news release: Perennial crops need not be planted every year, have roots that grow deeper in the soil and other advantages over annual crops. However, progress has been comparatively slow in terms of unlocking the evolutionary and eco-physiological bottlenecks that limit the yield potential and therefore broader adoption of such crops. The "Unlocking the Biological Potential of Perennial Grain Crops for Sustainab  more

SCEHNECTADY, New York, Oct. 24 -- The State University of New York's Schenectady County Community College issued the following news release: Kenneth Gibbons, owner/operator of The Schenectady Distilling Company, Inc., knew that creating brandy, something his company had not done before, would be an investment of time and funding. However, when students in his Fall 2019 distilling course at SUNY Schenectady asked him if they could try the process, he jumped right in to teach them and learn at th  more

WESTMINSTER, Colorado, Oct. 22 -- The Weed Science Society of America issued the following news release: The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) and its national and regional affiliates have joined with more than 300 agriculture and conservation organizations to protest legislation that would change our science-based pesticide laws. Currently pesticides are regulated by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The law specifies that career scientists in the U.S. Envir  more