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Several agriculture groups reiterated their priorities for removing trade barriers to U.S. goods in the European Union during the seventh round of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) negotiations at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

The Governors’ Biofuels Coalition (GBC) is asking the Obama administration to restore the volume cuts proposed by EPA in the Renewable Fuels Standard levels for 2014, saying the move would protect jobs and consumer choice at the pump and reduce dependence on foreign oil.

Thirty national and state agricultural organizations signed a letter calling on the Department of Transportation (DOT) to reconsider new rules on rail tank cars hauling crude oil and ethanol.

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Several major produce industry groups are expressing disappointment over the Canadian government’s failure to establish a system that would protect U.S. suppliers of fresh produce to Canada if a buyer fails to pay for a shipment.

The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) has filed comments with the European Commission challenging what it calls unfair trade duties that have blocked U.S. biodiesel exports to Europe since July 2009.

The Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) says EPA should withdraw its proposed “Waters of the U.S.” rule and resubmit the plan after conducting a review panel on how it would affect small businesses.

Senators John Thune, R-S.D., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today calling on USDA to conduct a thorough economic analysis on the problem. The senators say “no regional or national studies have been conducted to assess the economic impact of these rail

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is repeating its plea to get four antibiotic-resistant strains of Salmonella listed as adulterants under federal law – allowing the government to get infected meat and poultry off supermarket shelves before they are linked to illnesses.

SNA says the costs of meeting new federal nutrition standards for school meals will triple in FY 2015, which begins today. The group called on Congress to take action to prevent schools from having to eat the added costs – an estimated $1.22 billion in new food, labor and administration fees.