WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) and Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) led committee passage of H.R. 4550, the United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2025, as amended. The committee amended the House-passed bill and unanimously advanced it to the full Senate  more

NEWPORT, England, Oct. 21 -- Harper Adams University issued the following news: * * * Wheat research aims to discover if variety blends lead to better milling crops Researchers are hoping to discover whether growing a mix of varieties could help deliver better milling wheat crops. Funded by the AHDB, the four-year project will assess the potential of milling-wheat variety blends to deliver on yield, meet milling specifications and contribute to more sustainable production practices. Trials   more

BRISBANE, Australia, Oct. 21 -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: * * * An integrated vision for predicting crop success A system developed at The University of Queensland is offering accurate predictions of crop yield and farm production risks up to 4 months before sowing. CropVision, an Australian Research Council Linkage project led by Associate Professor Andries Potgieter, links crop models with data from Earth Observation (EO) monitoring of physical, chemical and b  more