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ASA Lauds Bipartisan Bill to Grant TPA to White House

April 16, 2015

The American Soybean Association (ASA) praised the introduction of a bipartisan bill that will extend trade promotion authority (TPA) to President Barack Obama. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden ...

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Soy Growers Call on EPA to Reform Biotech Regulations

April 16, 2015

ASA joined other members of the Ag Biotech Alliance in an April 8 letter responding to a request for comment from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on modernizing its regulations for reviewing crops with ...

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ASA Signs Letter on Approach to Crop Coexistence

April 16, 2015

The Ag Biotech Alliance sent a letter on April 10, co-signed by ASA, to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) providing comments on the coexistence workshop ...

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Soy Farmers Lead Response to EU ‘Opt-Out’ on Biotech Crops

April 16, 2015

ASA organized a meeting between the U.S. Biotech Crops Alliance, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials on April 9 to discuss the recent proposal by the European Union (EU) ...

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Ag Groups Submit Tax Policy Priorities

April 16, 2015

A coalition of agricultural organizations, including ASA, submitted a letter this week to the Senate Finance Committee, identifying priorities for comprehensive tax reform. The Senate Finance Committee established working groups to review options and invited ...

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