WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 28, 2025: * * * Growing Together: The North American Agricultural Powerhouse By Christopher Hernandez-Roy and Natalia Hidalgo Before the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canadians rarely ate strawberries in February, nor were they spreading avocado on their morning toast. Twenty years after NAFTA was signed, not only were Canadians enjoying the fruits of an integrat  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 28 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * New OSU Orange Blossom CL+ wheat variety brings a strong resistance package to Oklahoma fields Media Contact: Alisa Gore | Office of Communications & Marketing, OSU Agriculture | 405-744-7115 | alisa.gore@okstate.edu Oklahoma wheat fields are overdue for another groundbreaking wheat comparable to the Doublestop CL Plus variety with strong disease resistance and good protein content. Oklahoma State  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 30 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, issued the following news from its agriculture program: * * * Hay, forage conditions improve with rainfall By Blair Fannin Hay and forage conditions improved across the state with recent rainfall, setting the stage for promising hay yields and rangeland conditions for livestock grazing, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. First cuts of hay are in progress in many par  more