Field Crops

Growing in controlled conditions in a glasshouse at Norwich’s John Innes Centre are several varieties of wild grasses, otherwise known as Aegilops tauschii. These wispy, waist-high plants may seem unlike our modern wheat crop, but recent major international study discovered they contain the same genome.  Rose McNelly Scientists believe this would …

Press release… Struggle to enhance quality in cotton production… Muzaffer Turgut Kayhan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Better Cotton Practices Association (IPUD), said that turning towards quality products instead of increasing the amount of production in cotton will ramp up the price and in this way, the …

A research team led by The University of Queensland is on track to solve a major problem for Australian farmers using targeted breeding to improve yields for sorghum crops. The work is part of a five-year $12 million research investment collaboration with industry and government to reduce sorghum lodging. Professor …

The Trade Ministry announced on Thursday a change to the regulation for maize imports that would be implemented until the end of the year to ensure the supply-demand balance amid adverse climate conditions and regional and global developments, which it said affected the 2024 crop. “A significant decrease is expected …

Press release… Söke cotton, which crossed the borders from the Aegean Region, the land of fertile lands, made history as the first cotton product to be registered in the European Union. Türkiye celebrates the success of Söke cotton on 7 October World Cotton Day. Jak Eskinazi World Cotton Day will …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı announced that Aydın Söke cotton has received European Union (EU) geographical indication registration. The number of registered products increased to 27 with Söke cotton. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı announced that Aydın Söke cotton has received the European Union (EU) geographical …

Press release… Tobacco Experts Association announced the 2023 Tobacco and Tobacco Products Sector Report. In the report, it was noted that the obligation to use domestic tobacco in tobacco products, which started to be implemented with the decision taken in 2020, reflected positively on production and the amount of contracted …

If the maralfalfa fodder crop, which can be harvested for 10 to 15 years after being planted once in Black Sea province of Samsun’s Bafra Plain and reaches 3 metres in 60 days, adapts to the region, it is considered that it will be a new beginning in animal husbandry …

Press release… Tobacco sector exported 451 million dollars in 6 months… Tobacco sector maintained its export position… Leaf tobacco exports increased by 21 percent… The tobacco sector managed to maintain the export level in the first half of 2023 with an export performance of 451 million dollars in the first …

Press release… Ömer Celal Umur, Chairperson of Aegean Tobacco Exporters’ Association; “We have implemented the Farmer Advantage Card (ÇAK) that supports our producers” Ömer Celal Umur Ömer Celal Umur, Chairperson of Aegean Tobacco Exporters’ Association, in his statement, said that Türkiye is the world leader in oriental tobacco production. “The …