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ASA Urges EU to Accept U.S. Soy Sustainability Assurance Protocol to Meet RED Requirements

February 13, 2015

The recent approval of U.S. soybeans certified by the U.S. Soy Sustainability Assurance Protocol (SSAP) as meeting the Dutch Feed Industry Association’s (NEVEDI) need for sustainable feedstuffs is a significant step forward, and should serve ...

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ASA Calls on European Union to Issue Import Approvals for 13 Biotech Traits Without Further Delay

February 13, 2015

In a letter sent today to European Health & Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis, the American Soybean Association (ASA) and fellow farm groups urged that draft import authorizations for 13 new biotechnology products be considered ...

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Soy Growers Welcome Bill to Lift Cuban Embargo

February 12, 2015

The American Soybean Association (ASA) welcomed legislation introduced today by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and backed by a bipartisan group of senators including Sens. Michael Enzi (R-Wyo.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), Patrick Leahy ...

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ASA Echoes House Ag Committee Call to Protect Farm Bill from Budget Cuts

February 12, 2015

Following a letter today from the House Agriculture Committee to House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-Ga.) urging that the budget panel take into account the sizable savings previously contributed by the farm bill when ...

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Issues at West Coast Ports Persist

February 12, 2015

Since July 2014 the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the Int’l Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) have operated without a contract, while trying to negotiate a new agreement, causing systematic labor slowdowns that have escalated ...

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