Washington Report for 8-31-15

By Steve Kopperud

Read this week's headlines below.

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• 2015 Farm Income Dropping to Lowest since 2002
• FDA Feed FSMA Rule Due Any Day; Lawmakers want Help for Industry on October Produce Rule
• Organic Food Recalls Spiking
• FSA Expands Storage Loan Program
• White House Owns up to Immigration Order Breaches; Judge Wants Ideas on Penalties
• U.S. Ethanol Exports Climbing
• USDA Sued for Allegedly Violating FOIA, “Withholding” GM Crop Information
• Germany to Ban GM Crops
• Cargill Buys Norwegian Salmon Feed Maker
• Land O’Lakes, United Suppliers Approve Merger
• Monsanto Walks Away from Syngenta Takeover