WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: Last week, Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) joined a bipartisan delegation of the House Ways and Means Committee led by Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) to meet with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to encourage the Mexican government to abide by its obligations under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Mexico had announced plans to ban genetically modified  more

FRONT ROYAL, Virginia, March 23 (TNSbook) -- Christendom College issued the following news: Christendom College theology professor Mary Stanford's latest book, The Obedience Paradox: Finding True Freedom in Marriage, is receiving critical acclaim from readers and organizations across the nation, including the popular religious journal Adoremus. In a recent review, Adoremus praised the book -- which probes the meaning and power of receptivity in a relationship -- for bringing "clarity to a topic  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 (TNSgov)(TNScapv) -- The Corn Refiners Association issued the following news and letter: The Corn Refiners Association (CRA) and 56 other leading food and agriculture organizations submitted a letter of support in response to President Biden's nomination of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Rural Development Xochitl Torres Small to succeed Jewel Bronaugh as Deputy Secretary of USDA. The letter, sent to Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow and Ranking  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 23 -- 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 on the following topics in its March/April 2023 edition: REVIEW: * Grain filling in rice vis-a-vis ethylene production in the spikelets HORTICULTURAL REVIEWS: * The soursop (Annona muricata): Botany, horticulture, and utilization * SSR-based DNA fingerpr  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 (TNScapv) -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson's Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking (SHIP IT) Act surpassed 100 endorsements from a wide variety of businesses and organizations. "Farmers and ranchers depend on a reliable transportation network. Farm Bureau supports the SHIP IT Act and the meaningful solutions it provides to address the need for more truck drivers, truck pa  more

LONDON, England, March 25 -- 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. 103, No. 6 edition: Reviews: * Contribution of small-scale farmers to global food security: a meta-analysis * Green synthesis and antimicrobial mechanism of nanoparticles: applications in agricultural and agrifood safety *  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) and Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced the Northwest Energy Security Act to protect the four Lower Snake River dams and boost energy production along the entire Columbia River System. Companion legislation was introduced by Senators Jim Risch (R-ID) and Steve Daines (R-MT). Specifically, this legislation  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) introduced the Northwest Energy Security Act to protect the Four Lower Snake River Dams. Senators Jim Risch (ID) and Steve Daines (MT) introduced a companion bill in the Senate. The legislation supports the Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) and the many benefits it brings to our region by improving and maintaining hyd  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, issued the following news release on March 24, 2023: In case you missed it, President Biden announced this week that he is committed to tearing down four hydropower dams in Washington. President Biden's remarks are the first time he has publicly sided himself with advocates for breaching the Four Lower Snake River Dams--a move that would go against scientific assessments from the federal government itself. These dams provide clean, renew  more

MANKATO, Minnesota, March 23 (TNSpconf) -- The Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance issued the following news: A common theme occurred at the 2023 Transportation Go! conference: Ag logistics and transportation are complex and ever-evolving, and finding solutions to the problems facing the industry require strong relationships, collaboration and out-of-the-box thinking. Led by the Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA), more than 120 of the sharpest minds in the logistics and transportation in  more