WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (TNSPer) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022: President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint eight U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regional positions, including five Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Directors and three Rural Development (RD) State Directors. "As we work to build a better America, we need talented and experienced staff working in our state offices," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsac  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (TNSJou) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news on Jan. 10, 2022: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are practicing "tough love" when it comes to preparing wheat for the climate challenges ahead. In growth-chamber experiments in Peoria, Illinois, they're subjecting more than a dozen varieties of this important staple cereal crop to a one-two punch of stressors. The first comes from exposure to carbon dioxi  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Arizona Field Office issued the following news release: ARIZONA HIGHLIGHTS The 2021 corn for grain crop is estimated at 3.26 million bushels, 44 percent below last year's production of 5.86 million bushels, according to the December 1 Agricultural Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. The average yield of 181.0 bush  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: On December 1, 2021, Michigan corn stocks totaled 264 million bushels, 3 percent higher than a year earlier, according to Marlo D. Johnson, Director, USDA NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. About 66 percent of the corn was stored on farms. The first quarter disappearance was 106 million bushels, compared with 85.0  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Jan. 13 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Illinois Field Office issued the following news release: Corn stocks in all positions on December 1, 2021 totaled 1.87 billion bushels, up 1 percent from December 1, 2020. On-farm stocks totaled 1.05 billion bushels, while off-farm stocks totaled 820 million bushels. The September - November 2021 indicated disappearance is 450 million bushels. Soybean stocks in all positio  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Illinois Field Office issued the following news release: Corn: Planted area, at 11.0 million acres, is down 3 percent from 2020. Corn for grain was harvested on 10.85 million acres, down 2 percent from the previous year. The corn yield is estimated at 202 bushels per acre, up 11 bushels from 2020. Production is estimated at 2.19 billion bushels, up 3 percent from last year. Soybean  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Missouri Field Office issued the following news release: Corn: Planted area, at 3.6 million acres, is up 4 percent from 2020. Corn for grain was harvested on 3.43 million acres, up 5 percent from last year. The corn yield is estimated at 160 bushels per acre, down 11 bushels from 2020. Production is estimated at 549 million bushels, down 2 percent from last year. Soybeans: Planted are  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Missouri Field Office issued the following news release: Corn stocks in all positions on December 1, 2021 totaled 338 million bushels, down 15 percent from December 1, 2020. On-farm stocks totaled 230 million bushels, while off-farm stocks totaled 108 million bushels. The September - November 2021 indicated disappearance is 261 million bushels. Soybean stocks in all positions on Decem  more

HELENA, Montana, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Montana Field Office issued the following news release: MONTANA HIGHLIGHTS The 2021 corn for grain crop is estimated at 6.00 million bushels, 10 percent below last year's production of 6.65 million bushels, according to the December 1 Agricultural Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. The average yield of 100.0 bushe  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: ARIZONA Off-farm corn stocks in Arizona on December 1, 2021 were 3.00 million bushels, down 17 percent from December 1, 2020, according to the December 1 Agricultural Survey and December Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Off-farm al  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - New Mexico Field Office issued the following news release: NEW MEXICO HIGHLIGHTS The 2021 corn for grain crop is estimated at 7.18 million bushels, 1 percent below last year's production of 7.22 million bushels, according to the December 1 Agricultural Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. The average yield of  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - New York Field Office issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2022: New York soybean growers produced a record high 17.0 million bushels, up 7% from 2020, according to King Whetstone, director of the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Northeastern Regional Field Office. Soybean yield is estimated at a record high 53.0 bushels per acre, up 2.0 bushels from 2020.  more

FARGO, North Dakota, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - North Dakota Field Office issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2022: Corn for grain production in North Dakota based on yearend surveys is estimated at 381 million bushels, up 54% from 2020, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Yield of 105 bushels per acre is down 34 bushels from last year. Farmers harvested a record high 3.63 million acres of co  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Northwest Regional Field Office issued the following news release: All wheat stored in all positions on December 1, 2021 totaled 48.8 million bushels in Idaho, down from 84.7 million bushels a year ago. Off-farm stocks were down 43 percent, while on-farm stocks were down 42 percent compared to the previous year. In Oregon, wheat stored in all positions totaled 21.1 million bushels, do  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - South Dakota Field Office issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2022: Corn for grain production in South Dakota based on year-end surveys is estimated at 740 million bushels, up 3% from 2020, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Yield of 135 bushels per acre is down 27 bushels from last year. Farmers harvested 5.48 million acres of corn for g  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Utah Field Office issued the following news release: UTAH HIGHLIGHTS The 2021 corn for grain crop is estimated at 3.40 million bushels, 21 percent below last year's production of 4.32 million bushels, according to the December 1 Agricultural Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. The average yield of 179.0 bushel  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Wyoming Field Office issued the following news release: WYOMING HIGHLIGHTS The 2021 corn for grain crop is estimated at 10.43 million bushels, 58 percent above last year's production of 6.59 million bushels, according to the December 1 Agricultural Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. The average yield of 132.0 bu  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (TNSRes) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2022: Increased acreage and higher yields for corn and soybeans led to record high soybean production and near-record high corn production, according to the 2021 Crop Production Annual Summary released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). U.S. corn growers produced 15.1 billion bushe  more

LONDON, England, Jan. 13 -- Plant Biotechnology, a journal that says it features reviews by leading researchers in applied plant science, with an emphasis on molecular plant sciences and their applications through plant biotechnology from the Society for Experimental Biology and Association of Applied Biologists, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2022 edition: Research Articles: * Regulation of germination by targeted mutagenesis of grain dormancy genes in bar  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Jan. 12 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news on Jan. 11, 2022: By Emily Everson Layden Rutgers researchers have unearthed the earliest definitive evidence of broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum) in ancient Iraq, challenging our understanding of humanity's earliest agricultural practices. Their findings appear in the journal Scientific Reports. "Overall, the presence of millet in ancient Iraq during this earlier time period challenges the accepted  more