News Releases

Washington, D.C. May 15, 2025.  The American Soybean Association is grateful for Chairman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson’s continued, steadfast support of farm bill programs that are critical to U.S. soybean farmers. The House Agriculture Committee has completed a two-day markup of...

“Our industry has been developing the Chinese market since 1982 when the U.S. soy industry opened an international marketing office in Beijing. To put that in perspective, that’s four years before I was born.” So began the testimony of Caleb...

America’s soybean farmers welcomed early-hour news in the States that U.S. and Chinese officials have come to an agreement that temporarily reduces tariffs levied by the countries on exported products, including U.S. soy. The pause will be in effect 90...

Groups representing farmers across the United States have filed a brief encouraging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case on labeling for glyphosate and other pesticides. The groups, which represent a broad swath of agriculture and cover more than 300 million...

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced plans this week to expedite $21 billion in disaster assistance to aid farmers and ranchers across the country following several natural disasters. Appearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, Rollins announced that the online...

Annual soy event scheduled Aug. 25 open to all farmers at no cost The American Soybean Association will bring back a valuable opportunity for industry collaboration, connections and learning for a second year this August.   Registration is now open...

The International Trade Commission has voted in favor of imposing final anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD) on imports of 2;4-D from China and India. Caleb Ragland, president of the American Soybean Association and a soybean farmer from Kentucky, said,...

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins has announced $340.6 million in disaster assistance to help farmers and rural communities affected by natural disasters. The American Soybean Association is pleased the funding has become available and applauds the administration for coming through on...

Connor Henry of Stuttgart, Arkansas, is the recipient of the 2025-2026 Soy Scholarship award, sponsored by the American Soybean Association and BASF. The ASA/BASF Soy Scholarship is a $7,000 award presented to an exceptional high school senior who excels in...

Soybean farmers across the U.S. were pleased to hear most countries will get a 90-day reprieve from the new individualized tariffs announced April 2—an opportunity for negotiations with our trading partners that could lead to consensus and potentially avoid permanent...