News Releases

What is the value of seed treatments to U.S. soybean farmers, and how do they feel about alternatives to seed treatments? A recent survey conducted by the American Soybean Association and the United Soybean Board sought to determine just that....

Glufosinate-P Registration Restrictions Tightened   The American Soybean Association is expressing concern after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency imposed additional restrictions on farmers—a move that seems to have followed adverse comments from environmental groups. A new registration for glufosinate-P was...

Strong agriculture leaders are critical to the future of the soybean industry, and the American Soybean Association wants to provide a student interested in agriculture with a college scholarship as they start their education. The Soy Scholarship is a $7,000,...

U.S. soy and corn farmers’ loss would be South America’s gain A new economic study paints a troubling picture of the potential results a renewed U.S.-China trade war could have on hundreds of thousands of farmers and rural communities, showing American-imposed...

By Jacquie Holland • ASA Economist   The September 2024 WASDE report from USDA was much less exciting than the prior month's report—which was good news for soybean markets that were dreading a potential yield uptick ahead of the report's...

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) and the American Soybean Association (ASA) expressed frustration today with a recently released recommendation by the U.S. Department of Commerce to impose preliminary countervailing duty rates on imports of the herbicide 2,4-D. The decision comes at...

Citing worsening economic conditions impacting the nation’s farmers, ASA and over 300 national and state groups sent a letter to congressional leaders today calling on them to pass the farm bill before year’s end. Signatories included groups representing farmers, livestock...

Washington, D.C. August 20, 2024. With the release of the Environmental Protection Agency’s final Endangered Species Act Herbicide Strategy comes ongoing concerns for soy growers worried about feasibility of implementation and its impacts. Josh Gackle, president of the American Soybean...

By Scott Gerlt • ASA Chief Economist Growth in biofuel use of soybean oil has been a bright spot for soybean farmers. Over 20 new or expanding crush plants have been announced since the start of the renewable diesel boom...

ASA’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health program is sponsoring the participation of multiple African strategic partners at the Eastern Africa Regional Aquaculture Conference (EARAC). WISHH partners from Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda and Tanzania are attending the conference to acknowledge...