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USDA ARS ARS geneticist Sarah Hake and University of California, Berkeley colleague George Chuck study juvenile traits of corngrass. They have found that inserting a specific corngrass gene into switchgrass keeps it in its juvenile form. Scientists from WSU, UC, Arizona involved in ongoing effort to improve the emerging bioenergy crop switchgrass. Feb 22, 2021 Researchers from Washington State University, the University of California and the Arizona Genomics Institute are part of a large team that announced the genome sequence for switchgrass, a major bioenergy crop...

Mr. Robert Joseph, Jr., president of the Rotary Club of Manila (RCM); Mr. Herminio Esguerra, chairman of the program committee; the board of directors; officers, members and guests; ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. I have been invited today to talk about financial forecasts for 2021 amid the pandemic. But before I present the economic prospects over the near term, let us briefly step back and take a look at the past year. First, I will go through recent economic developments and trends. Second, I will share some views on the likely path of the economy, keeping in mind the highly uncertai...

Published January 29, 2021, 5:00 PM The Department of Agriculture (DA) allocated P161 million of agriculture interventions to rice farmers in Caraga region for CY 2021. DA 13 Regional Technical Director (RTD) for Operations Rebecca R. Atega said that the bulk of intervention for this year is dedicated to the non-Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) provinces – Surigao del Norte and Province of Dinagat Islands (PDI). “Our support continues with the three provinces – Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, and Surigao del Sur through the DA attached agencies & bureaus and other implemen...

January 28, 2021 A field technician wrestling a large switchgrass plant during fall harvest (photo credit: Jason Bonnette). A Washington State University researcher is part of a large team that announced the genome sequence for switchgrass, a major bioenergy crop. Laura Bartley, an associate professor in WSU’s Institute of Biological Chemistry, worked for 15 years on the project, which could lead to larger, easier to process switchgrass plants. “Making switchgrass cultivars more economically successful and competitive is a key to decreasing our dependence on fossil fuels,” Bartley said....

 E-Mail IMAGE: Harvesting switchgrass in Texas under field rainout shelters for drought tolerance studies. This image complements a Nature paper announcing the release of a high-quality reference sequence of the complex... view more  Credit: David Lowry Gardeners and farmers around the country recognize that crop varieties grow best in certain regions. Most plant species have adapted to their local environments; for example, crop and ornamental seeds sold for the upper Midwest are often very different than those bred for Texas. Identifying and breeding varieties that have high prod...