WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: By Jim Garamone NATO leaders ended a two-day summit in Madrid after changing the strategic concept for the alliance, inviting Sweden and Finland to join, and agreeing to do all it takes to support Ukraine in opposing an unprovoked Russian invasion. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters at the conclusion of the summit that it was truly transformational. President Joe Biden attended the meeting and  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Arizona Field Office issued the following news release: ARIZONA HIGHLIGHTS Arizona principal crop planted acreage, which includes acres planted to all major crops and those expected to be cut for all hay, is up 5 percent from 2021 to 630,000 acres, according to the June 1 Agricultural Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service,   more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Colorado Field Office issued the following news release: COLORADO HIGHLIGHTS Colorado principal crop planted acreage, which includes acres planted to all major crops and those expected to be cut for all hay, is down 5 percent from 2021 to 5.95 million acres, according to the June 1 Agricultural Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statisti  more

DOVER, Delaware, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Delaware Field Office issued the following news release: The U.S Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) estimated 80 thousand acres of winter wheat planted in Delaware for 2022, up 33% from last year. Area harvested for grain is estimated at 60 thousand acres, also up 71% from last year. Following up to the Prospective Plantings report released in lat  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Michigan farmers planted fewer corn acres and more soybean acres in 2022 than they did in 2021. The 2022 planting season started slow due to cold, wet conditions in April and early May but by mid-May planting progress had caught up to the 5-year averages. According to Marlo D. Johnson, Director, USDA NASS, Great   more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: On June 1, 2022, Michigan corn stocks totaled 113 million bushels, 40 percent higher than a year earlier, according to Marlo D. Johnson, Director, USDA NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. About 48 percent of the corn was stored on farms. The third quarter disappearance was 59.6 million bushels, compared with 75.4 mi  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 1 -- 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 June 1, 2022 totaled 657 million bushels, up 7 percent from June 1, 2021. On-farm stocks totaled 270 million bushels, while off-farm stocks totaled 387 million bushels. The March - May 2022 indicated disappearance is 609 million bushels. Soybean stocks in all positions on June 1, 2022 totaled 14  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Illinois Field Office issued the following news release: Corn: Planted area, at 10.70 million acres, is down 3 percent from 2021. Harvested area for grain, at 10.45 million acres, is down 4 percent from last year. Soybeans: Planted area, at 11.20 million acres, is up 6 percent from 2021. Harvested area, forecast at 11.10 million acres, is up 6 percent from the previous year. Winter  more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Kentucky Field Office issued the following news release: Soybeans planted in Kentucky were estimated at 2.05 million acres, up 200,000 acres from 2021. Acres harvested for grain, at 2.04 million acres, was 200,000 acres above acres a year ago. U.S. soybean planted area for 2022 was estimated at 88.3 million acres, up 1% from last year. Area for harvest, at 87.5 million acres, is up 1%  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 1 -- 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 June 1, 2022 totaled 130 million bushels, up 8 percent from June 1, 2021. On-farm stocks totaled 80.0 million bushels, while off-farm stocks totaled 50.0 million bushels. The March - May 2022 indicated disappearance is 73.9 million bushels. Soybean stocks in all positions on June 1, 2022 totaled 49  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 1 -- 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 unchanged from 2021. Harvested area for grain, at 3.43 million acres, is also unchanged from the previous year. Soybeans: Planted area, at 5.9 million acres, up 4 percent from 2021. Harvested area is expected to total 5.85 million acres, up 4 percent from last year. Winter wheat: Plan  more

HELENA, Montana, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Montana Field Office issued the following news release: MONTANA HIGHLIGHTS Montana principal crop planted acreage, which includes acres planted to all major crops and those expected to be cut for all hay, is up 4 percent from 2021 to 9.71 million acres, according to the June 1 Agricultural Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Servi  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, July 1 -- 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 June 1, 2022 were 2.74 million bushels, up 46 percent from June 1, 2021, according to the June 1 Agricultural Survey and June Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Off-farm barley stocks totaled  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - New Mexico Field Office issued the following news release: NEW MEXICO HIGHLIGHTS New Mexico principal crop planted acreage, which includes acres planted to all major crops and those expected to be cut for all hay, is up 3 percent from 2021 to 795,000 acres, according to the June 1 Agricultural Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Stati  more

ALBANY, New York, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - New York Field Office issued the following news release: New York corn planted area for all purposes in 2022 is estimated at 1.19 million acres, up 13% from 2021. Growers expect to harvest 590 thousand acres for corn grain, up 9% from 585 thousand acres last year. New York soybean planted area this year is estimated at 330 thousand acres planted, up 2% from 2021. New York barley seeded   more

OLYMPIA, Washington, July 1 -- 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 June 1, 2022 totaled 14.3 million bushels in Idaho, down from 18.7 million bushels a year ago. Off-farm stocks were down 23 percent, while on-farm stocks were down 25 percent compared to the previous year. In Oregon, wheat stored in all positions totaled 6.88 million bushels, down fr  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Northwest Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Winter wheat acres planted in Idaho are estimated at 780,000 acres, up 70,000 acres from last year. Harvested area is forecast at 720,000 acres, up 13 percent from 2021. In Oregon, acres planted to winter wheat are estimated at 730,000 acres, up 10,000 acres from the previous year. Acres to be harvested are forecast at   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Tennessee Field Office issued the following news release: Soybeans planted in Tennessee were estimated at 1.80 million acres, up 250,000 acres from 2021. Acres harvested for grain, at 1.77 million acres, was 250,000 acres above acres a year ago. U.S. soybean planted area for 2022 was estimated at 88.3 million acres, up 1% from last year. Area for harvest, at 87.5 million acres, is up   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Utah Field Office issued the following news release: UTAH HIGHLIGHTS Utah principal crop planted acreage, which includes acres planted to all major crops and those expected to be cut for all hay, is up 1 percent from 2021 to 874,000 acres, according to the June 1 Agricultural Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Virginia Field Office issued the following news release: Soybeans planted in Virginia were estimated at 680,000 acres, up 80,000 acres from 2021. Acres harvested for grain, at 670,000 acres, was 80,000 acres above acres a year ago. U.S. soybean planted area for 2022 was estimated at 88.3 million acres, up 1% from last year. Area for harvest, at 87.5 million acres, is up 1% from 2021. A  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Wyoming Field Office issued the following news release: WYOMING HIGHLIGHTS Wyoming principal crop planted acreage, which includes acres planted to all major crops and those expected to be cut for all hay, is up 9 percent from 2021 to 1.40 million acres, according to the June 1 Agricultural Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Ser  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service issued the following news release on June 30, 2022: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) estimated 89.9 million acres of corn planted in the United States for 2022, down 4% from last year, according to the Acreage report released today. Soybean area planted is estimated at 88.3 million acres, up 1% from last year. Following up on the Prospective Pl  more

BASEL, Switzerland, June 29 -- Precision Agriculture, a peer-reviewed journal that says it provides a forum for advancing precision farming, published research articles, including the following topics, in its August 2022 edition: Original Papers: * Spatiotemporal normalized ratio methodology to evaluate the impact of field-scale variable rate application * Field methods for making productivity classes for site-specific management of wheat * Improved piezoelectric grain cleaning loss sensor   more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Jim Costa, D-California, issued the following news release and letter: Representatives Jim Costa (CA-16), and Ralph Norman (SC-05) led a bipartisan letter to the Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Board Members of the Surface Transportation Board concerning deficient rail service, which has incumbered critical shipments of important agricultural inputs to our nation's farms. Many American farms rely extensively on rail service to deliver important products to support their  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Ralph Norman, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release and letter on June 29, 2022: On Wednesday, Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-5) and Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16) led a bipartisan letter to the Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Board Members of the Surface Transportation Board concerning deficient rail service, which has incumbered critical shipments of important agricultural inputs to our nation's farms. BACKGROUND Many American farms rely extensively on rail service to   more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, June 28 (TNSawa) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: By Kennedy Tesch Sunish Sehgal, associate professor in the Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science and winter wheat breeder at South Dakota State University, has devoted his career to helping South Dakota producers diversify their cropping systems and increase profitability by developing new wheat varieties every year. Most recently, Sehgal released a hard red winter wheat vari  more

BERKELEY, California, June 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Berkeley campus issued the following news release on June 28, 2022: Coming from a long line of Iowa farmers, David Savage always thought he would do research to improve crops. That dream died in college, when it became clear that any genetic tweak to a crop would take at least a year to test; for some perennials and trees, it could take five to 10 years. Faced with such slow progress, he chose to study the proteins in photos  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on June 28, 2022: * * * President Biden and G7 Leaders Announce Further Efforts to Counter Putin's Attack on Food Security Biden-Harris Administration is Driving a Multi-Pronged Response to Global Food Security Crisis President Biden and G7 leaders will announce that they will contribute over $4.5 billion to address global food security, over half of which will come from the United States. President Biden will a  more