OTTAWA, Ontario, Sept. 22 -- The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance issued the following letter by President Dan Darling: To: The Honourable Mary Ng The Honourable Chrystia Freeland The Honourable Francois-Philippe Champagne The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau Re: It's time for Team Canada to finish the job with the EU and finally secure the promise of CETA Dear Ministers Ng, Freeland, Champagne and Bibeau: As September 21 officially marks three years since the coming-into-force of the Cana  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Sept. 22 -- The Clemson University's Cooperative Extension issued the following news release: A partnership with a cohort of Southeastern land-grant research universities is helping Clemson clear a major hurdle toward reviving its small grains breeding program: gathering the material to get started. Genetic material, that is, or germplasm. The Southeastern University Small Grains Cooperative Breeding Program (SunGrains) brings together small grains programs from membe  more

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 22 (TNSGra) -- Cornell University issued the following news: A Cornell scientist is leading a multi-institution team that's helping turn diverse and ancient grains into staple foods throughout the Northeast and Midwest, thanks to a three-year, $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The project focuses on developing infrastructure to establish an organic industry for grains such as bread wheat, naked barley, hulless oats, rye, emmer, spelt and e  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (TNSPPX) -- Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment issued the following news release on Sept. 15: Today, RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment) joined more than 300 organizations engaged with pesticide products to urge members of Congress to support the availability of safe and effective pesticides to protect our public health, infrastructure, and green spaces and to oppose H.R. 7940 and S. 4406. Download the letters sent to the U.S. House of Representati  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Sept. 18: Starting on Monday, September 21, eligible farmers and ranchers can begin submitting applications for the next round of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) support administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The program is the result of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was supported by the entire Idaho Delegation, and includes $14 billion th  more

SWINDON, England, Sept. 19 -- The Science and Technology Facilities Council, a part of the UK Research and Innovation, issued the following news: World-first agricultural technology, designed to reduce waste and save millions of tonnes of grain stock each year, has been unveiled publicly for the first time by UK start-up company Crover. Every year, around 630 million tonnes of grain is lost globally. Storage containers for wheat and barley can contain many tonnes of produce, which can be store  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 19 (TNSRes) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has been awarded a $500,000 grant from USDA to address a common problem faced in Tennessee agriculture: how to effectively transition grain cropping systems to organic systems while decreasing the dependence on intensive tillage. "Organic crop systems typically depend on intensive and frequent tillage operation  more