WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-22-1989) on Oct. 11, 2022: The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.4 percent in September, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices declined 0.2 percent in August and 0.4 percent in July. (See table A.) On an unadjusted basis, the index for final demand advanced 8.5 percent for the 12 months ended in Sep  more

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 10 (TNSawa) -- The Brewers Association issued the following news release: The 2022 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition awarded 300 medals to the best commercial breweries in the United States. Presented by the Brewers Association (BA), GABF is the nation's largest professional beer competition and the premier symbol of brewing excellence. Award-winning breweries received prestigious gold, silver, and bronze medals in 98 beer categories covering 177 different   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 10 -- Crop Science, a journal from the Crop Science Society of America that says it includes crop breeding and genetics; physiology and metabolism; ecology, production, and management, published research articles, including the following topics, in its September/October 2022 edition: INVITED REVIEWS: * Review of cool-season turfgrass water use and requirements: I. Evapotranspiration and responses to deficit irrigation HORTICULTURAL REVIEWS: * Propagation and cultiv  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The International Monetary Fund issued the following press briefing on Oct. 11, 2022: * * * Speakers: Pierre Olivier Gourinchas, Director, Research Department, IMF Petya Koeva Brooks, Deputy Director, Research Department, IMF Daniel Leigh, Division Chief, Research Department, IMF Moderator: Jose Luis De Haro, Communications Officer, IMF * * * Mr. De Haro: I want to welcome everyone to this World Economic Outlook press briefing, the first press briefing in person si  more

AMES, Iowa, Oct. 14 (TNSjou) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: If Russia's invasion and the ensuing war significantly reduce Ukrainian grain exports, surging prices could increase food insecurity and carbon dioxide emissions, as marginal land is pushed into crop production. That's the chain reaction predicted by modeling from a research team that includes Amani Elobeid, a teaching professor of economics at Iowa State University. An article about their projections was   more

LONDON, England, Oct. 11 -- The Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, a peer-reviewed journal from the Society of Chemical Industry that says it features the interface between agriculture and food, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 102, No. 14 edition: Reviews: * Recent advances of octenyl succinic anhydride modified polysaccharides as wall materials for nano-encapsulation of hydrophobic bioactive compounds * Preparation, structural characteristics, an  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by James C. O'Brien, head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination at the State Department, involving a hearing on Sept. 28, 2022, entitled "Keeping the Pressure on Russia and its Enablers: Examining the Reach of and Next Steps for U.S. Sanctions": * * * Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Risch, distinguished members of the Committee: thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today on the Departmen  more

MANKATO, Minnesota, Oct. 12 (TNSres) -- The Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance issued the following news: * * * This monthly feature from SSGA's Agronomy Action Team highlights growing conditions for Identity Preserved crops from different regions around the country. Thanks to the states/regions that contributed this month. If you would like to contribute, please get in touch with David Kee or Shane Frederick. You should also follow David Kee on Twitter for some of the latest, most-interesting  more

KYIV, Ukraine, Oct. 7 (TNStalk) -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following Q&A by Roksolana Lisovska of Suspilne News with Administrator Samantha Power: * * * MS. LISOVSKA: My first question is about the USAID assistance to Ukraine, and you have a report, or some sums, of how the Agency helped Ukraine all these seven months, and what joint projects between Ukraine and the USAID are in process? ADMINISTRATOR POWER: Well, I'll give you some examples. But, I won't be a  more

HEATHSVILLE, Virginia, Oct. 14 (TNSrpt)(TNSgov) -- The Virginia Farm Bureau posted the following news: With a helping hand from Mother Nature, Virginia farmers produced one of the best winter wheat crops in recent years, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service. A NASS report published on Sept. 30 revealed Virginia farmers harvested 10.2 million bushels of winter wheat in 2022, a 27% increase from 2021. This year's wheat harvest represents Virginia's largest since 2018, when t  more