WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news: Specialized technology and new trends in science are changing the way scientists look for solutions. Field experimentation is happening at a landscape scale; simulation models are being developed based on satellite imagery and remote sensing data; and worldwide scientific collaborations are happening across disciplines. These are only a few examples of what some refer to as mode  more

CANBERRA, Australia, Sept. 14 -- The Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources' Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences issued the following news release: The agricultural sector is looking at another record-breaking year, with the gross value of production (GVP) forecast to reach $73 billion in 2021-22. ABARES Executive Director Dr Jared Greenville said if the forecast in the Agricultural Commodities: September Quarter report proves to be accurate, then it wi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 17 (TNSRes) -- Barchart, a provider of market data and services, issued the following news release: Barchart, a leading provider of data, tools, and software to agribusinesses around the world, has announced a new distribution partnership with SovEcon, a leading research firm focused on assessing stocks, consumption, crops and exports forecasting, and key price drivers of the Black Sea agricultural markets. SovEcon will join the cmdty Pricing Network (CPN), making thei  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 17 -- The Journal of Plant Registrations, a peer-reviewed journal from the Crop Science Society of America, published research articles, including the following topics, in its September 2021 edition: GERMPLASM: * Registration of durum wheat germplasm A0709-BX05 with resistance to ergot CULTIVAR: * Registration of Clearfield 'CLM04' southern medium grain rice REGISTRATION: * 'Walton', a new virginia-type peanut suitable for Virginia and northern U.S. growing reg  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 16 (TNSPol) -- Nebraska Farm Bureau issued the following news release: Nebraska agriculture and elected leaders rallied together at Husker Harvest Days, the state's largest farm show, Tuesday, Sept. 14 to urge Nebraskans to join the fight to stop federal proposals to increase taxes on Nebraska family farms, ranches, and businesses, while also sharing opposition to the Biden administration's plans to undo existing water regulations, which the partners fear could result i  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 15 -- Precision Agriculture, a peer-reviewed journal that says it provides a forum for advancing precision farming, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2021 edition: Original Papers: * Analysing the number of images needed to create robust variable spray maps * Application of spatio-temporal data in site-specific maize yield prediction with machine learning methods * Site-specific nitrogen balances based on spatially variable soil and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2021: Yesterday, U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), and Representative Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) urged Mondelez International, Inc. to negotiate a fair contract that will result in equitable solutions for their more than 1,000 Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers' International (BCTGM) workers in Atlanta and across the country. These work  more