Washington Report for 8-7-17

By Steve Kopperud

Read this week's headlines below.

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• Farm Bill Schedules Speeding Up; Final Bill with “Fine Tuning” by End of Year?
• Blumenauer Opts to Introduce His Own Farm Bill
• Senate Legal Immigration Bill Embraced by Trump; Bipartisan Critics Want Broader Reform
• Senate Ag Committee Approves CFTC Nominees
• Trade Notes
  • Tripartite NAFTA Line-up Nearly Set
  • Dems Resurrect Bill to Normalize U.S.-Cuba Trade
• Iowa, Nebraska Governors, ASA Want More Biodiesel and Cellulosic Ethanol in Final RFS
• EPA Methane Regs Must Be Enforced: Court
• On-Farm Antibiotic Use, Resistance Linked by European Government Study
• West Coast Longshoremen Seen Approving Three-Year Contract Extension
• Sensenbrenner Bill Stops State Law on Animal Production, Interstate Trade