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Business Beat
5:21 pm
Wed February 29, 2012

Business Beat: February 29, 2012

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Some worry that the proposed NBAF site at Kansas State University puts students at risk.

This week: NBAF opponents are gaining strength in their fight against the Disease Laboratory.  Plus, the American Soybean Association is looking for fewer restrictions from the European Union on genetically modified soybeans.

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Business
5:05 pm
Wed February 29, 2012

Soybean association seeks fewer restrictions on crops from europe

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Almost all American soybeans are grown from genetically modified seeds, which are generally banned in Europe.

The American Soybean Association is pushing for U.S. trade representatives to negotiate better trading terms with Europe, looking for the European Union to ease the strict restrictions it imposes on genetically modified soybeans. The group petitioned a U.S. trade representative who is part of a new working group with the European Union to work on its behalf. 

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