ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 1 (TNSgov)(TNScapv) -- The American Frozen Food Institute issued the following news release and letter: The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) thanks the U.S. House of Representatives for bipartisan passage of legislation to avoid a rail service shutdown. This legislation would require rail workers and management to enact a tentative agreement first reached in September. AFFI calls on the U.S. Senate to take prompt action and pass this legislation for President Bide  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news: A naturally occurring virus co-discovered by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists may offer a way to undermine a costly fungal threat to wheat, barley and other small-grain crops. The fungus, Fusarium graminearum, is the chief culprit behind a disease called Fusarium head blight, or "scab." Unchecked with fungicides or other measures, scab diminishes the  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 28 -- 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 November/December 2022 edition: REVIEWS: * Global dependence on Corn Belt Dent maize germplasm: Challenges and opportunities SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVE: * Combining xenia, male sterility, and synchronous pollination to imp  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2022: The House of Representatives passed Congresswoman Sara Jacobs' (CA-53) resolution (H.Res 922) condemning the use of hunger as a weapon of war and recognizing the effect of conflict on global food security and famine. Russia's war in Ukraine has left one in three Ukrainian families without enough food - and millions around the world hungry and suffering. Congresswoman Sara Jacobs said: "I r  more

ROME, Italy, Dec. 2 -- The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization issued the following news on Dec. 1, 2022: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2023 is seeking $1.9 billion to save the lives and livelihoods of some of the most severely acute food insecure people, as acute food insecurity continues to escalate globally. The announcement was made as part of the United Nations' larger humanitarian appeal launched by the United Nations Office for the Co  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 3 (TNSgov)(TNScapv) -- The National Waste and Recycling Association issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2022, and letter: The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) applauds President Joe Biden for signing legislation that would block the expected rail strike. The House of Representatives and the Senate moved quickly to pass the legislation, sending it to the President's desk today. "We thank President Biden for signing this legislation into law so qui  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency has issued the following news release: The country's oat and rye producers can now benefit from revenue protection, a crop insurance option available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). After hearing directly from producers, USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA) has expanded Small Grains Crop Provisions to now offer revenue protection for oats and rye for crop year 2023, which is already offered for   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2022: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) was first elected to Congress in 1986 and has served in the Senate since 1994. As a member and past chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Inhofe has been a staunch advocate for farmers and ranchers through his work to stop excessive regulations, support rebuilding the nation's crumbling infrastructure, protecting investments in agricult  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 (TNStalk) -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following remarks on Nov. 26, 2022, by Administrator Samantha Power at the Grain from Ukraine Initiative Launch: * * * ADMINISTRATOR POWER: Thank you so much, Prime Minister Shmyhal. President Zelenskyy, thank you for the profound privilege of joining you, and so many distinguished leaders from around the world, on this day of solemn remembrance. Just steps away from our nation's Capitol building, the U  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following news release: As of November 2022, the coordinated action of Ukrainian farmers, supporting countries, and charitable organizations are fulfilling Ukraine's urgent need for grain storage resulting from the impacts of the Russian Federation's unprovoked war, including the previous blockade of Ukraine's Black Sea ports. This supplemental storage provided by the international community bolsters Ukraine's econo  more