WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 8, 2022: During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) pressed Barbara Leaf, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, on the work her and other U.S. officials are doing to keep humanitarian aid flowing into Syria. The Assad regime, and its Russian allies, continue to use food as a weapon of war against the Syrian people by blocking much-needed foo  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 7 -- The Council of the European Union issued the following remarks on June 6, 2022, by President Charles Michel at a U.N. Security Council meeting on peace and security in Ukraine: * * * First of all, let me thank you for organising this meeting and for giving me the occasion to take the floor. I was born in Belgium in the 1970s. At school, we studied the great European artists. Names like Victor Hugo, da Vinci, Shakespeare, Picasso, Goethe. But we also studied master  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 (TNStalk) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary: * * * By Caitlin Welsh, director for Global Food Security Program Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., senior fellow for imagery analysis, iDeas Lab and Korea chair Jennifer Jun, project coordinator and research assistant, iDeas Lab and Korea chair Emma Dodd, intern with Global Food Security Program Russia's attacks across Ukraine's agriculture sector and its theft of Ukrainian grain po  more

PERTH, Australia, June 10 (TNSres) -- Curtin University issued the following news release: A Curtin University research centre will continue to discover new ways to reduce the economic impact of crop disease for Australian growers, with a further five-year investment of $30 million by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC). Established in 2014, the Curtin-based Centre for Crop and Disease Management (CCDM) is a major initiative involving alignment of strategic objectives and co  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, June 6 -- Food and Energy Security, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features agricultural crop and forest productivity, posted research articles, including the following topics, in its May 2022 edition: REVIEWS: * Effects of management practices on legume productivity in smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa * Chemical constituents and bioactivities of hops (Humulus lupulus L.) and their effects on beer-related microorganisms ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * Will t  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies issued the following testimony by Rep. James Baird, R-Indiana, at a member day hearing on May 25, 2022, on fiscal 2023 funding request: * * * Thank you, Chairman Bishop and Ranking Member Harris, for the opportunity to join you today and share initiatives that I feel are priorities for the agriculture industry. For those of you who don't know me well,  more

NEW YORK, June 6 (TNSres) -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release on June 4, 2022: Civilians continue to bear the brunt of violence in Ukraine as the conflict passes one hundred days of war. Meanwhile, the ripple effect of conflict-driven food shortages threatens to worsen humanitarian crises across the globe. With almost 9,000 civilians killed or injured since 24 February, and over 200 attacks on health centers in just three months of war, the conflict in Ukrai  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, June 8 (TNStalk) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Fields across Montana may be under-fertilized if fertilizer rates were based on drought conditions, since snow and rain this spring increased potential yields in some areas, according to Clain Jones, a soil fertility specialist with Montana State University Extension. Jones said that this year, producers may have fertilized less because of very high fertilizer costs combined with early-season drou  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), and Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) today introduced legislation to protect the four Lower Snake River dams. Specifically, the Federal Columbia River Power System Certainty Act supports the Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) and the many benefits it brings to the region by im  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) led Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Matt Rosendale (R-MT), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) in introducing legislation to protect the Four Lower Snake River Dams. The Federal Columbia River Power System Certainty Actsuppo  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following opening remarks on June 6, 2022, by Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack at a virtual roundtable discussion on food security issues arising from Russia's invasion of Ukraine: * * * SECRETARY BLINKEN: Great, thank you. Thank you very much, and really, thanks to each and every one of you for joining us today. It's great to see so many colleagues on the screen. I especially want to thank my fri  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 10 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks by Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Myron Brillant, executive vice president and head of international affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, at the CEO Summit of the Americas: * * * MR BRILLIANT: Well, Mr. Secretary, first off let me just say thank you for being here with us today. And I just want to acknowledge upfront the strong partnership that we've had with the State Department in putting togethe  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: Yesterday, President Biden announced his intent to nominate Doug McKalip to serve as Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of the United States Trade Representative. Doug is a highly qualified nominee with decades of experience in public service, including serving as a trusted advisor to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. If confirmed, he will help build on USTR and USD  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 9 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following remarks on June 8, 2022, by Administrator Samantha Power at the Summit of Americas event on global food crisis: * * * ADMINISTRATOR POWER: Thank you, Elise. I'm incredibly grateful to the Pacific Council on International Policy, our partner in putting on this event. It took a major team effort to pull this event together to be responsive to the real world needs--real world crisis as you said,   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following remarks on June 7, 2022, by Administrator Samantha Power to the National Press Club: * * * ADMINISTRATOR POWER: Good morning, everyone. I want to express my sincere thanks to Michael for that introduction. You should know that by birthright alone, Michael would make it into my list of treasured people--his father Mort Abramowitz was my longtime mentor--the voice guiding some of my best decisions and cautio  more