BASEL, Switzerland, May 12 -- Foods, a peer-reviewed scientific open access journal, published research articles, including the following topics, in its May 2021 edition: Reviews: * Dairy By-Products: A Review on the Valorization of Whey and Second Cheese Whey Articles: * Low-Voltage Electrical Stimulation of Beef Carcasses Slows Carcass Chilling Rate and Improves Steak Color * The Structure and Composition of Extracted Pectin and Residual Cell Wall Material from Processing Tomato: The Ro  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Arizona Field Office issued the following news release: ARIZONA HIGHLIGHTS Durum wheat production in Arizona, based on conditions as of May 1, 2021 is forecast at 4.40 million bushels, according to the May 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is 3 percent above last year's producti  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Colorado Field Office issued the following news release: COLORADO HIGHLIGHTS Winter wheat production in Colorado, based on conditions as of May 1, 2021, is forecast at 57.80 million bushels, according to the May 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is 41 percent above last year's  more

HELENA, Montana, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Montana Field Office issued the following news release: MONTANA HIGHLIGHTS Winter wheat production in Montana, based on conditions as of May 1, 2021, is forecast at 80.85 million bushels, according to the May 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is 6 percent above last year's produc  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - New Mexico Field Office issued the following news release: NEW MEXICO HIGHLIGHTS Hay stocks on New Mexico farms and ranches as of May 1, 2021 totaled 40,000 tons, down 20 percent from stocks of 50,000 tons on hand last year and the lowest New Mexico May 1 hay stocks since 40,000 tons in 1996, according to the May 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field   more

FARGO, North Dakota, May 13 (TNSRes) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - North Dakota Field Office issued the following news release on May 12, 2021: Based on May 1 conditions, North Dakota's 2021 winter wheat crop is forecast at 2.20 million bushels, up 36% from last year's crop, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Average yield is forecast at 40 bushels per acre, down 9 bushels from last year. Acreage to be harveste  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - South Dakota Field Office issued the following news release: Based on May 1 conditions, South Dakota's 2021 winter wheat crop is forecast at 34.0 million bushels, down 2 percent from last year's crop, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Average yield is forecast at 54 bushels per acre, down 4 bushels from last year. Acreage to be harvested for grai  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Tennessee Field Office issued the following news release: Tennessee farmers expect to harvest 22.4 million bushels of winter wheat during 2021 according to the Tennessee Field Office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. The expected crop for 2021 would be up 65% from the previous year. Farmers seeded 400,000 acres last fall with 320,000 acres to be harvested for grain.   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Utah Field Office issued the following news release: UTAH HIGHLIGHTS Hay stocks on Utah farms and ranches as of May 1, 2021 totaled 170,000 tons, down 43 percent from stocks of 300,000 tons on hand last year and the lowest Utah May 1 hay stocks since 144,000 tons in 2011, according to the May 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Virginia Field Office issued the following news release: Virginia farmers expect to harvest 8.06 million bushels of winter wheat during 2021 according to the Virginia Field Office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. The expected crop for 2021 would be up 3% from the previous year. Farmers seeded 220,000 acres last fall with 130,000 acres to be harvested for grain. Based   more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Wyoming Field Office issued the following news release: WYOMING HIGHLIGHTS Hay stocks on Wyoming farms and ranches as of May 1, 2021 totaled 325,000 tons, down 7 percent from stocks of 350,000 tons on hand last year, according to the May 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Hay production for 2  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, issued the following remarks on May 13, 2021: Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) participated as a keynote speaker for the Andrus Center for Public Policy's 2021 Environmental Conference at Boise State University. Titled "Energy, Salmon, Agriculture and Community: REVISITED," the conference reprised the Andrus Center's 2019 conference focusing on the diverse and interconnected factors related to salmon survival, energy production, and economic develo  more

SYDNEY, Australia, May 13 (TNSRes) -- The University of Sydney issued the following news: The wheat rust research program is emblematic of the University's mission to contribute to national and global sustainable development. Led by Professor Robert Park, the Cereal Rust Program is ready for the genetic challenges of the 21st century. Wheat rust research centenary For 100 years, scientists at the University of Sydney have helped keep farmers in Australia and around the world ahead of wheat ru  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economics, Statistics and Market Information System issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report (No. WASDE - 611) on April 9, 2021: * * * WHEAT: This month's supply and demand outlook for 2020/21 U.S. wheat is for lower supplies, reduced domestic use, unchanged exports, and higher ending stocks. Supplies are lowered with a reduction in projected imports by 10 million bushels to 110 million on a lower than  more