BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, Oct. 28 (TNSres) -- The Illinois Soybean Association issued the following news release: The Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) is proud to announce the FY23 Checkoff Funded Research Projects which will be conducted in Illinois in partnership with university researchers. From ag technology, conservation, pest management and more, this checkoff funded research work is critical to the success of Illinois soybean farmers in the field. "I am very excited about our efforts to  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 29 -- The United Nations issued the following statement on Oct. 28, 2022, by spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres: * * * The Secretary-General expresses his unwavering commitment and strong support to the renewal and full implementation of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, as well as for the full implementation of the agreement signed with the Russian Federation. Both agreements aim to ensure that grain and fertilizers from Ukraine and the Russian Federation reach glob  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, Oct. 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: * * * A toxin which makes pigs vomit is the surprising key which has unlocked the century-old mystery of the origins of a Martian meteorite, and the possible identity of the Black student who discovered it. * * * In 1931, an unusual stone stored in the geological collection of Purdue University in the USA was identified as a pristine example of a meteorite - a piece of space rock blasted from the surf  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (TNSrpt) -- The World Bank issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2022: The shrinking value of the currencies of most developing economies is driving up food and fuel prices in ways that could deepen the food and energy crises that many of them already face, according to the World Bank's latest Commodity Markets Outlook report. In U.S. dollar terms, the prices of most commodities have declined from their recent peaks amid concerns of an impending global recession, th  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- West Virginia University issued the following news: These West Virginia University researchers are the No. 1 experts in No. 2. Led by Elizabeth Rowen, a team of faculty from the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design will study the use of manure as an organic fertilizer, thanks to a $750,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture. More specifically, they are digging into the most effective ways to reduce insec  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (TNSrpt) -- World Wildlife Fund issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2022: A first-of-its-kind study from World Wildlife Fund (WWF), No Grain Left Behind, indicates that on-farm losses of corn and soy crops in the United States are much higher than industry-accepted estimates, with a potential national loss of 507 million bushels of corn and 53 million bushels of soy annually. Based on 2019 production figures and prices, this represents an estimated $2.6 billion los  more