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SPECIAL UPDATE for Friday, March 12 -
President Obama's antitrust enforcer, Asst. Attorney General Christine Varney lays out scope of DOJ efforts in agriculture enforcement at competition workshop in Iowa.
Update for Monday:
NCBA commends bi-partisan Senate resolution on beef trade with Japan, vows to keep the pressure on USTR and USDA.
Update for Tuesday:
Senate cloture vote today on bill containing farm disaster relief and biodiesel tax credit extension, May eyed for bipartisan estate tax fix.
Update for Wednesday:
USDA S&D Rpt: grain stocks rise again, soy surplus falls for fourth straight month.
Update for Thursday:
House Ag Subcommittee reviews USDA's IT problems.
Update for Friday:
"Bust up big ag" rally precedes first-ever USDA-DOJ ag competition workshop in Iowa.
SPECIAL UPDATE for Saturday, March 13 - Recap of the first-ever DOJ-USDA workshop on competition issues in agriculture.
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