Trade
Trade is priority #1 for ASA as it pushes to rescind tariffs, open and expand markets for soy export
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Biofuels
ASA works on tax credits and RFS implementation to bolster this key secondary market
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Transportation & Infrastructure
Dredging the mighty Mississippi and securing funding for inland waterways infrastructure are among ASA T&I priorities
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Farm Policy
Each 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.
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Biotechnology
ASA works to advance soybean biotech priorities within Congress and regulatory agencies.
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Sustainability & Conservation
With its own comprehensive and ever-evolving protocol, ASA and soy partners support sustainability all along the production chain.
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Crop Protection
Developments 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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ASA Hires New Sr. Director of Communications & Marketing
July 7, 2025
The American Soybean Association is pleased to announce the hiring of Mariah Wollweber as senior director of marketing and communications. Wollweber joins ASA’s senior leadership team today, based in the Washington, D.C. office. Stephen Censky, chief executive officer of ASA, said, “I’m thrilled to welcome Mariah to the ASA team. As a fifth-generation farmer with... Keep Reading
Proposed Biofuel Blending Obligation Presents an Opportunity for U.S. Soy
July 3, 2025
A significant increase in blending levels and changes in the treatment of imports would make soy a preferred biofuel feedstock By Scott Gerlt • ASA Chief Economist Biofuel markets are driven by policy, and these policies often challenge the markets. Favorable announcements can be few and far between at times. Yet, EPA’s proposed blending levels... Keep Reading
Soybean Farmers Deeply Concerned with Senate Proposal to Reward U.S. Tax Credits to Foreign Biofuel Feedstocks
June 17, 2025
The American Soybean Association expressed disappointment in the Senate Finance Committee’s budget reconciliation text that made significant modifications to the House-passed Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit language. The Senate Finance Committee text reverts on the progress made in the House to support U.S. farmer-driven domestic biofuels by removing a key provision to ringfence North... Keep Reading