Washington Report for 8-18-14

By Steve Kopperud

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• USDA Expects Record Corn, Bean Crops

• USDA’s New Foundation for Food & Agricultural Research Gets Glickman as Chair

• NPPC Tells Vilsack Japanese ‘Gate Price” Top Concern; TPP Still Blocked by Japan: U.S. Negotiator

• USDA Concerned about Canadian Pacific Grain Transport Capacity, Transparency

• Grain Inspection Resumes in Pacific Northwest

• EPA Notes

• FDA Reports Improvement in Antibiotic Resistance in Ag

• California Assembly Sends Antibiotics Bills to Governor

• Vermont asks Court to Dismiss Industry Suit to Overturn State’s GM Labeling Law