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USDA Announces Climate Change ‘Building Blocks’ Initiative

April 23, 2015

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Thursday announced a comprehensive approach to support farmers, ranchers and forest land owners in the response to climate change. The framework consists of 10 building blocks that span ...

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ASA Expresses Concern Over EU ‘Opt Out’ Plan for Importing Biotech Crops

April 23, 2015

The American Soybean Association (ASA) responded this week with concern and disappointment in a decision from the European Commission to propose amending its approvals process for biotechnology traits. The proposal would allow individual member states ...

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Soy Growers Press EPA to Accept Comments on Rewrite of Waters of the U.S. Rule

April 23, 2015

In a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy, the American Soybean Association (ASA) urged the agency to accept feedback and comments from the  industry as it prepares a revised Waters of the ...

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Soy Farmers Applaud Senate Hearing on Cuba, Call on Congress to Lift Embargo

April 23, 2015

The American Soybean Association (ASA) welcomes the renewed focus from the Senate Agriculture Committee on expanding agricultural trade to Cuba as part of a hearing held earlier this week on Capitol Hill. The hearing gave ...

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ASA Supports Reauthorization of U.S. Grain Standards Act

April 23, 2015

The American Soybean Association (ASA) joined other major U.S. farm organizations in supporting reauthorization of the U.S. Grain Standards Act (USGSA) at a hearing before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk ...

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