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U.N. Study Finds Glyphosate Unlikely to Cause Cancer

May 19, 2016

The popular herbicide glyphosate is unlikely to cause cancer, according to a study by the United Nations (U.N.) joint Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) committee released last week. Glyphosate specifically ...

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Senate Appropriation Committee Approves Funds for USDA in Cuba

May 19, 2016

Earlier this week, the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee approved $1.5 million in funds for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) staff in the new U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba. The American Soybean Association (ASA) along with ...

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Soy Growers Underscore Value of Farm Credit

May 19, 2016

The American Soybean Association (ASA) and other agriculture groups sent a letter to Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts this week in support of the Farm Credit System. The groups thanked Roberts for scheduling the upcoming ...

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Senate Passes Robust Energy & Water Appropriations Bill

May 19, 2016

Last week the U.S. Senate voted 90-8 to approve their Fiscal Year 2017 Energy & Water appropriations bill, which provides funding for inland waterways infrastructure administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as well ...

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ASA/WISHH Hosts Soy Nutrition See for Yourself in Guatemala

May 19, 2016

The American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (ASA/WISHH) hosted Elenia Amaya on a Soy Nutrition See for Yourself trip in Guatemala this month. Amaya works in El Salvador’s Ministry of Health ...

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