WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news on June 14, 2022: A new corn germplasm resource developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Wooster, Ohio, is now available to use for breeding commercially grown varieties that can withstand the synergistic viral disease, maize lethal necrosis (MLN). First reported in the late 1970s in Kansas and Nebraska, MLN today has become a global threat to corn (maize) p  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 16 (TNSreact) -- The American Seed Trade Association issued the following news release and letter on June 15, 2022: On behalf of its nearly 700 member companies, the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) submitted comments today in response to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) request for public comment on Competition and the Intellectual Property System: Seeds and Other Agricultural Inputs (Doc. No. AMS-AMS-22-00  more

EMERSON, New Jersey, June 14 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 13, 2022: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) visited ShopRite in Emerson to announce new concrete steps in his Affordability Agenda for Jersey, to get grocery prices down for Jersey families, particularly for meat, poultry, and produce, and to lower gas and energy prices. This week, Gottheimer will be voting for a series of bills in Congress that will help lower the cost of a fami  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNStalk) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary: * * * By Caitlin Welsh, director of the 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; and Emma Dodd, intern of Global Food Security Program Russia is targeting key agricultural infrastructure across Ukraine, including grai  more

CAIRO, Egypt, June 16 -- The European Commission issued the following remarks on June 15, 2022, by President Ursula von der Leyen during her visit to Egypt: * * * I am very pleased to visit you here in Cairo to discuss indeed, what we did today, how to broaden and intensify a very good cooperation we do have already. There is a strong basis and foundation of different files, on which we are working together. And there is a strong commitment and the knowledge of trust and reliability between bo  more

BASEL, Switzerland, June 13 -- Genes, a peer-reviewed open access journal that says it features studies on genes, genetics and genomics, published research articles, including the following topics, in its June 2022 edition: Articles: * Old and New Systemic Immune-Inflammation Indexes Are Associated with Overall Survival of Glioblastoma Patients Treated with Radio-Chemotherapy * Genome-Wide Association Mapping of Grain Metal Accumulation in Wheat * Bioinformatics and Experimental Analyses Rev  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 10 (TNStalk)(TNScapv) -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following joint agency statement with 24 organizations: * * * The current context of record food prices and increasing food insecurity has given new urgency to the role of trade in addressing the challenges we face today. Groups representing farmers, ranchers, food producers and exporters from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States of Amer  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, June 14 -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative posted the following joint statement on June 12, 2022, from the World Trade Organization members in support of Ukraine: * * * We, the trade ministers/heads of delegation of the undersigned WTO Members, have met in Geneva today on the occasion of the 12th Ministerial Conference of the WTO, to reiterate our full support for, and solidarity with, the people of Ukraine. We express our deep sadness at the devastating human   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: This evening, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) delivered remarks on the Senate floor in support of Ukraine for the 15th consecutive week while the Senate has been in session. Portman urged the administration to send more defensive weaponry to Ukraine, including High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems or HIMARS, which are superior to Russian artillery. Portman noted Ukrainian officials who pleaded for help from the  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, June 15 -- Plant, Cell and Environment, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers plant biochemistry, molecular biology, biophysics, cell physiology, whole plant physiology, crop physiology and physiological ecology, published research articles, including the following topics, in its July 2022 edition: ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * Drought acclimation of Quercus ilex leaves improves tolerance to moderate drought but not resistance to severe water stress * Small paraquat resista  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on June 16, 2022: Last week, Rep. Russ Fulcher (R-ID) joined Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and 8 other Members of Congress in introducing legislation to protect the Four Lower Snake River Dams. Shortly after, Governor Inslee and Senator Murray released their draft report whose premise ignores the science in order to achieve an ideological goal of breaching these critical pieces of infrastructure. Today, Members of   more

NEW YORK, June 15 (TNSres) -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release: As Black Sea ports in Ukraine - harboring up to 98% Of Ukraine's grain and wheat exports - remain under blockade, those already facing dire food insecurity will suffer the most, warns IRC. With Ukraine producing much of the world's grain, wheat and fertilizer, food prices worldwide have already skyrocketed by 41%, and an additional 47 million people are projected to experience acute hunger this y  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management and Trade issued the following testimony by North Dakota Wheat Commission Administrator Neal Fisher involving a hearing on June 9, 2022, entitled "Agricultural Trade: Priorities and Issues Facing America's Farmers": * * * I am the Administrator of the North Dakota Wheat Commission, and I am pleased to have this opportunity to offer testimony on behalf of the Wheat Commission and t  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry and Natural Resources issued the following testimony by T&O Farms owner and operator Tom Willis, involving a hearing on June 7, 2022, entitled "The Western Water Crisis: Confronting Persistent Drought and Building Resilience on our Forests and Farmland". Willis serves on the board of the National Sorghum Producers and Growth Energy and is also the president and CEO of Conestoga   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following news release: In response to the historic drought threatening millions of lives in the Horn of Africa, the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing nearly $105 million in critical humanitarian aid to bring immediate relief to the most vulnerable people. The region is in the midst of a fourth consecutive failed rainy season with worsening drought conditions   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, issued the following news release on June 16, 2022: Last week, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) led 9 Members of Congress in introducing legislation to protect the Four Lower Snake River Dams. Shortly after, Governor Inslee and Senator Murray released their draft report whose premise ignores the science in order to achieve an ideological goal of breaching these critical pieces of infrastructure. Today, Members of Congress, industry leaders, stake  more