ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Minnesota Field Office issued the following news release: Spring wheat production in Minnesota is estimated at 72.1 million bushels, down 10% from 2019 according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service - Small Grains 2020 Summary. Planted area, at 1.43 million acres, is down 1% from last year. Spring wheat harvested area for grain is 1.36 million acres, is down 3  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - South Dakota Field Office issued the following news release: South Dakota corn stocks in all positions on September 1, 2020 totaled 114 million bushels, down 12% from 2019, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Of the total, 57.0 million bushels are stored on farms, down 16% from a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 56.8 million bushels, are down 7% from   more

MADISON, Wis., Oct. 7 -- The Soil Science Society of America issued the following news release: Accelerated crop improvement is needed to meet both global population growth and climate change generated stresses on crops. The "Crop biotechnology, physiology and translational genomics to feed and fuel the world" symposium at the Translating Visionary Science to Practice ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting will address these topics. The meeting is being held virtually, Nov. 9-13, 2020 an  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 12 -- Theoretical and Applied Genetics, a journal that says it features plant genetics, genomics and biotechnology, published research articles, including the following topics, in its November 2020 edition: * Environmentally responsive QTL controlling surface wax load in switchgrass * Fine-mapping of the BjPur gene for purple leaf color in Brassica juncea * Genome-based trait prediction in multi-environment breeding trials in groundnut * Identification and validation  more