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ASA Signs Joint Letter to Vilsack, Froman Expressing Concern For Chinese ‘Test and Hold’ Requirements

February 20, 2014

Joining several other food and agricultural associations, ASA signed a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Ambassador Mike Froman in February, expressing concern about the Chinese new “test and hold” requirements on the import ...

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Senators Introduce Biodiesel Tax Incentive Bill

February 20, 2014

The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) reported this week, Capitol Hill, Sens. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. and Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, on Wednesday introduced a bill to extend the expired biodiesel tax incentive for three years. According to ...

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ASA Biotech Working Group Mission to the EU Feb. 10-14

February 20, 2014

ASA director Kevin Scott, a producer from Valley Springs, S.D. and a director of USSEC took part in a Biotech Working Group outreach mission to the EU to press for timely approvals of biotech soybean ...

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ASA Attends National Oilseed Processors Association Meeting

February 20, 2014

ASA leaders and staff last week attended the National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) 2014 annual meeting.  At the meeting oilseed processors, national and state soybean grower organizations, and national sunflower as well as canola grower ...

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New Mobile App Brings Commodity Classic to Your Fingertips

February 18, 2014

On Tuesday, Commodity Classic launched an all-new mobile app allowing attendees to access information, receive messages and engage in social media from their smart phones and tablets. The free Commodity Classic convention and trade show ...

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