Genaissance and Monsanto Company Team Up With the USDA to Map Soybean Genome
by Monsanto

An agreement between Genaissance Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNSC), Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) and the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the chief scientific research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is expected to provide U.S. soybean plant breeders with new technology for more accurate and efficient plant breeding research.

Governor Acts on California Legislation
by Consumer Specialty Products Association

California is a very important state to CSPA member companies in a number of ways. As the fifth largest economy in the world, it is important from a business perspective. But California is also a bellwether state in setting public policy, so CSPA continued to strongly advocate its position on critically important bills as the 2005 legislative term came to an end in October.

Grasses Used to Help Stabilize Eroding Land
by Sharon Omahen

When University of Georgia researchers bred their latest turfgrass varieties, they had home lawns, athletic fields and pastures in mind. Now grasses they bred are also being used to prevent erosion and rebuild land after wildfires and hurricanes.

Grower Offers Hurricane Garden First Aid Gift
by Big Dipper Farm

A Washington mail-order nursery, Big Dipper Farm, has put together a care package of plants for Southeastern hurricane victims to help restore their devastated gardens.

Gutknecht Introduces Renewable Fuels Act of 2005
by House Agriculture Committee

Congressman Gil Gutknecht, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Dairy, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth today introduced the Renewable Fuels Act of 2005, H.R. 3081, in the House. Chairman Bob Goodlatte, Ranking Minority Member Collin Peterson, Congressman Tom Osborne, and Congressman Jerry Moran joined in introducing the bipartisan legislation.

Have “Real-Time” Management of Regulatory Activities without the Monumental Expense
by Tom Johnson

Dictionary.com defines, “Real-Time” as an adjective meaning: ‘of or relating to computer systems that update information at the same rate as they receive data, enabling them to direct or control a process such as an automatic pilot’. In terms of a state department of agriculture’s regulatory process, “Real-Time” capabilities effectively eliminate data entry as product registrations, license renewals and field enforcement activities, delivered electronically, update the state database as if on “auto-pilot”. This technology is available from KRSNetwork for only a fraction of the costs involved in developing the system internally.

Herbicide-resistant Weeds Among Topics Featured At LSU AgCenter Field Day
by Rick Bogren, LSU Ag Center

Nearly 200 farmers and other agricultural industry representatives were on hand Wednesday (June 14) for the annual field at the LSU AgCenter’s Northeast Research Station at St. Joseph.

Honey Bee Die-off Alarms Beekeepers, Crop Growers and Researchers
by Chuck Gill

An alarming die-off of honey bees has beekeepers fighting for commercial survival and crop growers wondering whether bees will be available to pollinate their crops this spring and summer.

Innovative Recipients Recognized for Turning Brown into Green Chemistry
by EPA

Leading researchers and industrial innovators were recognized this week for significant contributions in advancing pollution prevention at the 2006 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C.

Iowa Department of Agriculture Revokes Performance Feeds Warehouse and Grain Dealers Licenses
by Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship revoked the grain dealers and warehouse licenses for Performance Feeds, LTD. located in Orange City, Iowa.