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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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STC Railroad Report Card Ranks CSX as Top Performer Among Grain Shippers

October 3, 2013

CSX Transportation was selected as the top performing railroad by leading U.S. agricultural shippers in the fourth annual Soy Transportation Coalition (STC) Railroad Report Card.  Union Pacific Railroad, the top ranked railroad in 2011 and ...

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Farm Bill Inches Forward as Senate Renames Conferees, Officially Requests Conference

October 3, 2013

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R-Nev.) earlier this week renamed the Senate’s 12 conferees, and officially requested a conference to iron out differences between the versions of farm and nutrition legislation passed by both chambers. ...

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WISHH Technical Consultant visits Kenya and Uganda

October 3, 2013

ASA’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health’s (WISHH) “Soy in Meat Applications” technical consultant, Marcus Hamilton, recently traveled to Kenya and Uganda to provide his expertise to the local industry. While in Kenya, Mr. ...

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WISHH Hosts Fortification of Staple Foods Seminar in El Salvador

October 3, 2013

ASA’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) program hosted a fortification of staple foods seminar in El Salvador last week. The seminar, “Soy: Benefits for Health and Processing in Food Products”, was funded ...

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