AUBURN, Alabama, Sept. 28 (TNSawa) -- Auburn University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Shiwen Mao, professor in electrical and computer engineering and Earle C. Williams Eminent Scholar, and Director of the Wireless Engineering Research and Education Center (WEREC), earned a pair of international research awards over the summer. Mao's co-authored work, "TagSense: Robust wheat moisture and temperature sensing using a passive RFID tag," earned the Best Paper Award at the IEE  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. James Baird, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) and Congresswoman Cindy Axne (IA-03) introduced the Farmers Deserve Notification Act which gives farmers nine months to adapt to any new restrictions on pesticides. "For the last two years, our nation's producers have been forced to navigate supply chain issues and skyrocketing input costs which have seriously challenged their ability to feed and clothe the American people," sa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced the Reliable Rail Service Act to help address the unreliable service and high costs of rail shipping for American businesses. The legislation, which is supported by members of the agriculture industry, labor organizations, energy producers, and manufacturers, ensures the largest freight railroads provide American businesses reliable services at reasonable rate  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on Senegal (No. IF10164) on Sept. 29, 2022, by African affairs analyst Alexis Arieff. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S.-Senegal ties have long been warm, underpinned by U.S. development aid, appreciation for Senegalese democracy, and security cooperation to confront regional challenges. President Macky Sall, in office since 2012, has continued Senegal's close relations with donors and adv  more

BALI, Indonesia, Sept. 29 -- The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization issued the following news on Sept. 28, 2022: Conflicts and crisis-driven slowdowns and downturns are and will remain the major drivers of food crises, highlighting the importance of achieving peace, tackling the climate crisis and boosting resilience everywhere, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said today at the Agriculture Ministers Meeting of the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy issued the following testimony by Robert Reich, a professor at the Goldman School of Public Policy in the University of California-Berkeley, involving a hybrid hearing on Sept. 22, 2022, entitled "Power and Profiteering: How Certain Industries Hiked Prices, Fleeced Consumers and Drove Inflation": * * * My name is Robert Reich. I'm the Carmel P. Friesen Professor of Public Policy, at the Goldman   more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Winter wheat in Michigan averaged 83 bushels per acre this year, up 2 bushels from last year, according to Marlo D. Johnson, Director, USDA NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. Wheat was planted on 460,000 acres, with 415,000 acres harvested for grain. Wheat production was 34.4 million bushels, down 24 percent from   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Cynthia Axne, D-Iowa, issued the following news release: Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03), along with Rep. Jim Baird (IN-04), introduced bipartisan legislation to provide farmers with adequate time to learn and adapt to new pesticide restrictions by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Farmers often make decisions on inputs many months in advance, and last minute restrictions greatly affect their ability to grow, especially with the recent supply chain bottlenecks. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following fact sheet: * * * Reliable Rail Service Act The Staggers Act of 1980 enacted major reforms in response to the railroad industry facing dire financial circumstances that threatened the long-term viability of freight rail transportation in the United States. While this law allowed railroads to have control of their operations and business decisions, it also required the rail carriers to serve the wider shipping public  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 29 -- Theoretical and Applied Genetics, a journal that says it features plant genetics, genomics and biotechnology, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2022 edition: Original Articles: * A reference-anchored oat linkage map reveals quantitative trait loci conferring adult plant resistance to crown rust (Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae) * Mutation in BrGGL7 gene encoding a GDSL esterase / lipase causes male sterility in Chinese cabbage   more