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Participants Needed for University of Illinois Farm Program Survey

September 10, 2015

The 2014 Farm Bill provided commodity program choices for farmers and land owners. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is conducting a study to learn more about farmers’ and land owners’ decision processes, including what ...

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EU Agriculture Committee Rejects Biotech Opt Out Proposal

September 10, 2015

The European Union (EU) Agriculture Committee rejected the Commission’s proposed biotechnology “opt-out” proposal last week. The proposal, introduced in by the Commission in April, would give individual Member States the power to restrict or prohibit ...

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Soy Growers to POTUS: Pending Biotech Issues Top Priority with Chinese President

September 10, 2015

Soy growers and other industry groups are asking President Barack Obama to make securing positive action on pending biotechnology issues a priority when meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington, D.C. later this month. ...

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Congress Returns to Washington

September 10, 2015

Congress returned to Washington this week with a heavy agenda and only 12 working days before the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. Politico categorized the top five food and agriculture issues to ...

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Biotech Working Group Discusses Regulatory Issues, China and More

September 10, 2015

Members of the American Soybean Association’s (ASA) Biotechnology Working Group met in Minneapolis, Minn. this week to discuss key developments and regulatory issues facing the industry. The meeting was held in conjunction with the U.S. ...

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