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Soy Growers Weigh in on Insecticide Assessment

April 14, 2016

The American Soybean Association (ASA) submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week on its preliminary risk assessment for the insecticide imidacloprid. As part of President Barack Obama’s “Strategy to Promote the Health ...

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Senate Drops Effort to Include Biodiesel, Other Tax Credits to FAA Bill

April 14, 2016

Negotiations to add energy and other unrelated tax items, including the biodiesel tax credit, to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill fell apart this week and Senate leaders now plan to move a “clean” ...

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House Appropriations Bill Blocks WOTUS, Provides Record Funding for Waterways Infrastructure

April 14, 2016

This week the House Appropriations Committee marked-up their Fiscal Year 2017 Energy & Water Appropriations bill, which provides funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Department of Energy (DOE) programs. The bill ...

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Senate Ag Committee Hearing Looks at Rural Development & Bioenergy Programs

April 14, 2016

The Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing last week titled “U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDA) Programs and their Economic Impact across America.” The witnesses testifying at the hearing included Lisa Mensah, USDA under ...

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Cost of Crop Protection Innovation Increases to $286 Million per Product

April 14, 2016

Information provided by CropLife International. Every crop protection product that reaches the market costs $286 million and takes 11 years of research and development to ensure the highest safety and efficacy standards, according to a new ...

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