SANTA FE, New Mexico, May 17 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * $275,000 awarded to increase food access in New Mexico SANTA FE -- Today, the New Mexico Economic Development Department announced $275,000 in grants to eight businesses and organizations expanding food access in underserved communities across the state. The funding comes through the Healthy Food Financing Fund, part of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's Food   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 14 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU and Oklahoma Genetics inc. partnership benefits wheat industry Media Contact: Mack Burke | Associate Director of Media Relations | 405-744-5540 | editor@okstate.edu "Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain, and the wavin' wheat can sure smell sweet when the wind comes right behind the rain." These lyrics from "Oklahoma!" by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II describe iconic   more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 13 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, issued the following news from its agriculture program: * * * Prices up for most meat options as grilling season nears By Adam Russell Consumers are likely to see higher prices for beef and chicken at grocery stores as grilling season kicks off over the Memorial Day weekend, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. David Anderson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension economist in the Texas A  more

PERTH, Australia, May 15 -- The University of Western Australia issued the following news: * * * Wheat study addresses growing global zinc deficiency A new study from The University of Western Australia has examined how to increase zinc concentration in wheat to address a dietary deficiency in the global population. Dr Yinglong Chen, from UWA's School of Agriculture and Environment and The UWA Institute of Agriculture, collaborated with researchers from Northwest Agriculture and Forestry Uni  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, released on May 12, 2025, by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB), forecasts increased wheat supplies, record corn production, and slightly larger rice supplies for the United States in the 2025/26 marketing year. The report, compiled by Interagency Commodity Estimates Committees (ICECs) involving analysts from various USDA agencies, also projects high  more