Washington Report for 9-22-14

By Steve Kopperud

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• House, Senate Vote to Keep Government Open through Mid-December, Includes Syrian Aid Money
• Tougher STB Reauthorization Bill Approved by Senate Committee; Vilsack, Buffett Talk BNSF, Harvest
• Price Drops could mean $8-billion Crop Subsidy Bill:  Study
• Vilsack Says Again RFS Final will be Higher; Biofuels Folks Continue to Meet with Administration
• Senate TSCA Rewrite Negotiations Fall Apart
• Global Pork Producers Ally on TPP Tariff Controversy
• Cargill, Trans Coastal Supply Sue Syngenta Over China Rejection of GE Corn
• USDA OKs 2,4-D Corn, Beans
• Scientists: FDA GM Animal Approval Delays Threaten U.S. Credibility, Drive Technology Overseas
• Tennessee Feed Company Agrees to $18-Million SEC Fraud Settlement
• USDA to give Carbon Trading another Try
• EPA Moves on HFCs
• Missouri Right-to-Farm Measure Survives Recount