MEETING THE DEMANDS OF A GROWING WORLD

The American Soybean Association (ASA) represents U.S. soybean farmers on domestic and international policy issues important to the soybean industry. ASA has 26 affiliated state associations representing 30 soybean-producing states and more than 500,000 soybean farmers.

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ASA continually works on a number of policy, trade and regulatory issues affecting the future of soy. Click on issues of interest for ASA’s position, background info, and information links.

Latest News

ASA Appreciates Economic Assistance Provision in Year-End Funding Package

December 18, 2024

After agriculture’s collective call to have economic assistance including disaster aid in any end-of-year spending package proposed by Congress, America’s soy farmers are pleased to see it is part of the language released Tuesday evening in the proposed continuing resolution. Inflation, historically high input prices, falling commodity prices, and a spate of storms have led... Keep Reading

New Survey Highlights Farmer Adoption of Seed Treatment Applications

October 24, 2024

By Jacquie Holland, ASA Economist Seed treatments are widely used by U.S. soybean producers to protect against early season pests. These treatments typically comprise one or more pesticides applied to seeds as a coating before planting, when plants are most susceptible and face the highest pressures, to limit early season risks to pest damage. A... Keep Reading

Trade Study: How Potential New Tariffs Could Impact U.S. Soybeans and Corn

October 10, 2024

By Krista Swanson, NCGA Lead Economist • Scott Gerlt, PhD, ASA Chief Economist • Jacquie Holland, ASA Economist Considerable discussion has surrounded suggestions of ratcheting up tariffs for various reasons on U.S. imports of Chinese products. And experience and research have shown that U.S. agriculture often bears the cost of such trade disputes. U.S. soybeans... Keep Reading