WASHINGTON, March 2 (TNSPol) -- The National Association of Wheat Growers issued the following statement on March 1, 2022: * * * Tonight, President Joseph Biden delivered his first State of the Union remarks to Congress. NAWG CEO Chandler Goule provide the following statement in response: "Given the gravity of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, President Biden spoke at length about the ongoing conflict, which has caused volatility in the grain markets and increases in prices for key inputs, lik  more

BASEL, Switzerland, March 5 -- Plants, a scientific peer-reviewed open access journal that says it covers plant science from the Australian Society of Plant Scientists, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Vol. 11, No. 5 edition: Articles: * Use of Different Organic Carbon Sources in Cynara Cardunculus Cells: Effects on Biomass Productivity and Secondary Metabolites * Analysis of the Orchidaceae Diversity in the Pululahua Reserve, Ecuador: Opportunities and Con  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on March 2, 2022: This morning, Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) joined his colleagues on the House Committee on Financial Services for a hearing with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on the state of the U.S. economy. Lucas questioned Federal Reserve Chairman Powell on the impact Russia's invasion of Ukraine will have on commodity prices, as well as the importance of the U.S. financial system to have re  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, March 3 (TNSOps) -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release: Skyrocketing wheat prices due to the Russian military operation in Ukraine could put millions of children in the world's most fragile contexts, such as Yemen, Lebanon, and Syria, at risk of illness or even death due to hunger, Save the Children said today. The child rights organi  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - co-chair of the Senate Hunger Caucus - urged United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to prioritize using U.S. agricultural export assistance and international food aid programs to help supply markets left unfulfilled as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "As both the immediate and long-term effects on Ukraine's agriculture sector become c  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 2 (TNSOps) -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news release: Star of the West Milling Co., and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) today announced an innovative, sustainably-grown wheat incentive program for farmers in the Saginaw Valley. The initiative is focused on improving soil health and resilience, biodiversity and reducing off site impacts from farmland located within the Saginaw Bay watershed. The program will enroll up to 15 wheat farmers annually who are   more

SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 28 (TNSJou) -- The University of Sydney issued the following news: University of Sydney researchers tested wheat in heat and carbon-intense conditions that replicate future climate change and found that many common varieties produce fewer grains - a wake up call for growers nationwide. Some of the most popular wheat varieties in Australia cannot withstand our warming world, new University of Sydney research finds. Sensitive heat-stressed varieties produce significantly   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (No. WASDE - 621) on Feb. 9, 2022: * * * Here are excerpts: WHEAT: The outlook for 2021/22 U.S. wheat this month is for stable supplies, lower domestic use, reduced exports, and higher ending stocks. Food use is lowered 3 million bushels to 959 million with durum accounting for the entire reduction. This is primarily based on the latest NASS Flour Milli  more