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ASA, NCGA Testify At Senate Hearing on Ag Industry Consolidation

September 21, 2016

Regulatory barriers facing agriculture are a major driver of agriculture industry consolidation, National Corn Growers Association Chief Executive Officer Chris Novak will testify Tuesday at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on consolidation and competition in ...

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ASA/WISHH Sends Global Soy Nutrition Expert to Guatemalan Nutrition Conference

September 15, 2016

Last month the American Soybean Association (ASA’s) World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) sent internationally recognized soy health expert Mark Messina, PhD, to speak at the VIII Annual Nutrition Congress for the Association ...

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U.S. Soybean Farmer Leaders Explore Ghanaian Poultry Value Chain

September 15, 2016

The American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (ASA/WISHH) organized a fact finding mission to Ghana for grower leaders on the WISHH Committee. Ghana is the  base of Subsaharan market development activities ...

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Senate Passes Water Resources Development Act, House Action Pending

September 15, 2016

The U.S. Senate earlier Thursday afternoon passed a two-year Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). The American Soybean Association (ASA)  supports enactment of the two-year WRDA reauthorization bill as a follow-up on the significant reforms and achievements ...

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Senate WRDA Bill Addresses On-Farm Fuel Storage Regulations

September 15, 2016

In a late addition to the Senate year Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) consideration, provisions have been included to limit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations on aboveground fuel storage on farms. The provision would ...

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