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Podcast, Website Provide Information on Roundup Ready Patent Expiration

March 27, 2014

The last U.S. patent covering the original Roundup Ready soybean trait expires in 2015. As U.S. farmers begin thinking about purchasing their soybean seed for 2014 planting, they have a new resource to answer their ...

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FDA Commissioner Hamburg Rejects Mandatory GMO Labeling Before House Subcommittee

March 27, 2014

As reported by POLITICO, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg reinforced the FDA’s stance on the labeling of products containing biotechnology in a House Appropriations subcommittee meeting this morning. FDA, according to Hamburg, supports ...

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EPA Administrator McCarthy Details Regulatory Approvals Coordination During House Hearing

March 27, 2014

EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy detailed the ways EPA and USDA are working together to streamline the review and approval process of new weed-resistant and herbicide-tolerant crops during a hearing of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on ...

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Follow ASA, USB, USSEC as We Team Up for ISGA Mission on Biotech Approvals in Beijing

March 27, 2014

ASA President Ray Gaesser, USB Treasurer Jared Hagert, and staff from ASA, USB and the U.S. Soybean Export Council have joined with fellow members of the International Soy Growers Alliance (ISGA) including growers from South ...

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ASA Weighs In with EPA on Argentine Biodiesel

March 27, 2014

Currently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering an application to establish eligibility of Argentine biodiesel for the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The application was submitted by CARBIO, the trade association representing Argentine biodiesel ...

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