LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 1 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts announced recent appointments he has made to fill Nebraska's boards and commissions. The following appointees are unpaid and are not subject to Legislative confirmation: Nebraska Aeronautics Commission Richard Trail, McCook Commission on African American Affairs DeMoine Rashad Adams, Lincoln William Femi Awodele, Bennington John M. Carter, Benkelman Antoinette J. Clark  more

LONDON, England, Sept. 4 -- The Plant Journal, a journal from the Society for Experimental Biology that says it addresses fundamental questions in plant biology, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Vol. 107, No. 3 edition: RESOURCE: * Spatial distribution of proteins and metabolites in developing wheat grain and their differential regulatory response during the grain filling process ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * PAL-mediated SA biosynthesis pathway contributes to nem  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economics, Statistics and Market Information System issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (No. WASDE - 615) on Aug. 12, 2021, report for August 2021: * * * Here are excerpts: WHEAT: The outlook for 2021/22 U.S. wheat this month is for reduced supplies, lower domestic use, unchanged exports, and decreased ending stocks. The NASS Crop Production report forecast all wheat production at 1,697 millio  more