Washington Report for 8-29-16

By Steve Kopperud

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• ChemChina-Syngenta Deal Gets Green Light from Key Committee; Grassley not Happy
• McConnell Says No TPP Vote this Year; Vilsack Continues Push, USDA Forecasts Big Jump in Exports
• NGFA, AFIA Ask FDA to Exempt Vets in VFD Recordkeeping Fracas
• AFIA Opens FSMA Webinars to Feed, Animal Production at No Cost; FDA to Participate
• Study Says No Link Between On-Farm Antibiotic Use, Drug-Resistant Bacteria
• WOTUS Federal Case to be Heard in Ohio Court of Appeals Disappointing States
• USDA Announces Cheese, Egg Surplus Purchases; NFU Says Congress Needs to Help Come September
• Political Notes