News Releases

ASA/WISHH in Cambodia for Trade Servicing Activities

November 7, 2017

ASA/WISHH Executive Director Jim Hershey and Asia Division Director Alan F. Poock are currently in Cambodia for trade servicing activities and to start the EMP funded animal feed activities. Poock and Hershey met with Mr. ...

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ISSUE UPDATE: House Tax Reform Proposal

November 7, 2017

Last week, House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released his tax reform proposal that will be the basis for the committee mark-up to begin as early as next week.  The Tax Cuts ...

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USDA Announces Withdrawal Of Biotech Regulation Proposal

November 7, 2017

On November 6, 2017, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that it is withdrawing the proposed Part 34o rule, which would have updated how the Agency regulates ...

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House Ways & Means Chairman Unveiling Tax Reform Proposal

November 2, 2017

Today, House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) is releasing his tax reform proposal that will be the basis for the committee mark-up to begin as early as next week.  The Tax Cuts ...

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Syngenta Obtains Non-Exclusive License for CRISPR-Cas9 Genome-Editing

November 2, 2017

Syngenta announced that they now have received a non-exclusive license from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard for CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing in agriculture. This tool, expected to be used in soy and other crops, allows ...

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