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Industry Ag News 9/22

Agwired

Nayak is recognized for her innovative approach to engaging farmers in demand-driven rice seed systems, from testing and deployment to access and adoption of climate-resilient and nutritious rice varieties. Futures market carries have improved for all three major classes of wheat and the buy basis is widening following a bigger harvest.

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The American Chestnut Tree is Coming Back. Who is It For?

Modern Farmer

The painting reminded him of his elders teaching him to harvest black walnuts and hickories. “I For years, controversy has swirled around the ethics of using novel biotechnology for species conservation. White Appalachian communities came to rely on chestnuts as free feed for their hogs and other livestock, and as a cash crop.