Trade is priority #1 for ASA as it pushes to rescind tariffs, open and expand markets for soy export
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Learn MoreDredging the mighty Mississippi and securing funding for inland waterways infrastructure are among ASA T&I priorities
Learn MoreEach year, soybean growers rely on the predictability of the farm safety net provided in the multi-year farm bill. They invest in crop insurance as an affordable and effective risk management tool to prepare for times of crop loss. Farmers turn to Congress for relief in times of unexpected economic disasters that accompany global pandemics or trade retaliation.
Learn MoreASA works to advance soybean biotech priorities within Congress and regulatory agencies.
Learn MoreWith its own comprehensive and ever-evolving protocol, ASA and soy partners support sustainability all along the production chain.
Learn MoreDevelopments throughout the year bring subtle to serious threats against soy’s future, so ASA is constantly working to protect soy interests
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Soy Growers, Still Bruised by 2018 Trade War, Talk China Before House Ag
March 20, 2024
American Soybean Association President Josh Gackle Invited to Testify on Soy’s Perspective For U.S. soybean farmers, the trade war with China that began more than five years ago does not seem so distant—especially with tit-for-tat tariffs levied during that time technically still in place. Josh Gackle, who grows soybeans in North Dakota, was invited to... Keep Reading
ASA Survey Shows Herbicide Strategy Compliance Difficult for Farmers
February 8, 2024
Scott Gerlt, PhD and Kyle Kunkler The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed several pesticide registration plans that could significantly affect farmers’ abilities to utilize herbicides. EPA is responsible for approving registrations on pesticides in the United States and has consistently been found by courts to have not properly evaluated the registrations’ effects on endangered species.... Keep Reading
Title I Adjustments Could Enhance Effectiveness of the Farm Safety Net: Part II
September 7, 2023
By Scott Gerlt • ASA Chief Economist The agricultural safety net programs are intended to help producers remain solvent during adverse conditions. Title I of the farm bill contains programs in particular that are designed to mitigate structural risk. The 2019 crop year provided a stress test for the soybean sector as a trade war... Keep Reading