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DOT Details Shutdown Impact on Transportation

October 10, 2013

As detailed by the Soy Transportation Coalition in the STC’s Washington Report this week, the U.S. Department of Transportation has detailed the impact of the federal government shutdown on its agencies. Among the potential impacts ...

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Ag Stakeholders Petition Agriculture Committees on SPCC Rule

October 10, 2013

ASA and a coalition of 21 agricultural stakeholders have written to the House and Senate Agriculture Committees, asking that a House provision on oil spill regulations be included in a farm bill conference agreement. “Section ...

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Shutdown Will Not Affect Grain Inspection, Phytosanitary Certificate Issuance

October 10, 2013

According to an update last week from ASA’s colleagues at the North American Export Grain Association, those activities conducted by USDA’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) and the Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) ...

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FAPRI Report Shows Dangers of Market Distortions, WTO Challenges Under House Farm Bill

October 10, 2013

A new study released by the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri shows that the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) program included in the House-passed version of the farm bill, ...

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Rumors Fly on GOP Farm Bill Conferees

October 10, 2013

In Washington today, rumors fly among ag circles that House Speaker John Boehner is close to naming the House’s team of farm bill Conferees. According to multiple sources, the GOP contingent will include Agriculture Committee ...

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