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...

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Planning a Career in Ag? High School Seniors, Apply Now for the ASA BASF Soy Scholarship

October 24, 2024

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, one-time award presented to a high school senior who plans to pursue agriculture as an...

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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...

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