WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service issued the following news release: Production for both corn and soybeans declined from last year, according to the 2022 Crop Production Annual Summary released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service. U.S. corn growers produced 13.7 billion bushels, down 9% from 2021. Corn yield in the United States is estimated at 173.3 bushels per acre, 3.4 bushe  more

LONDON, England, Jan. 9 -- Pest Management Science, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features crop protection and pest control from the Society of Chemical Industry, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 81, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Review * Complicated gene network for regulating feeding behavior: novel efficient target for pest management Research Article * Knockdown of Fzr inhibited the growth of Nilaparvata lu  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Jan. 8 -- Plants, a scientific peer-reviewed open access journal that says it covers plant science from the Australian Society of Plant Scientists, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 1, 2025, edition (Vol. 14, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * Article - A Feasibility Study on Utilizing Remote Sensing Data to Monitor Grape Yield and Berry Composition for Selective Harvesting * Article - A High-Quality Phased Genome Assembly of  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced the appointment or reappointment of 53 members to serve on seven agricultural trade advisory committees. Jan. 8, 2025 U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced the appointment or reappointment of 53 members to serve on sev  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced the appointment or reappointment of 53 members to serve on seven agricultural trade advisory committees. Jan. 8, 2025 U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced the appointment or reappointment of 53 members to serve on sev  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * New Detection System Will Reduce Insect-Caused Food Loss and Contamination * * * Researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA) and the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have received a more than $324,000 grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to develop efficient monitoring systems for insec  more