November 5, 2015
During consideration of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act (the Highway Bill) on Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 187-236 to defeat an amendment offered by Rep. Reid Ribble (R-WI) to provide states the option ...
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) this week received the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final proposed rule on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). This is the final stage of the review process ...
The American Soybean Association (ASA) and a coalition of other major farm and ag stakeholders sent a letter to President Barack Obama regarding open seats on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The CFTC consists ...
Following an agreement reached by the House and the Senate that would avoid more than $3 billion in cuts to the nation’s crop insurance program as part of the budget package, both chambers have passed ...
U.S. Soybean Export Council’s (USSEC) CEO Jim Sutter announced Friday that the organization achieved the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) rating “highly effective.” USSEC’s rating is based on its processes, including its Unified Export Strategy (UES), ...
