ASA Congratulates Brooke Rollins on USDA Secretary Confirmation

February 13, 2025

The American Soybean Association extends its congratulations to Brooke Rollins on her confirmation as U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary. ASA President Caleb Ragland, a soybean farmer from Kentucky, said, “ASA looks forward to working with Secretary Rollins on a variety of key priorities, from the farm bill and biotechnology to biofuels support and agricultural trade,...

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Soy Growers Urge Climate-Smart Payments to Farmers to Resume

February 10, 2025

U.S. soybean farmers are urging USDA to resume processing of payments to farmers and grant recipients under contracts made by USDA under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Program (PCSC). Grant recipients have been notified recently that funds associated with the PCSC program have been paused while the new Trump administration reviews various grant programs. ASA...

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New ASA Government Affairs Leader Brings Wealth of Policy & Congressional Experience—and Inside Soy Perspective

February 6, 2025

The American Soybean Association is pleased to share it has promoted ASA Director of Government Affairs Alexa Combelic to lead the organization’s D.C.-based policy office as its next Executive Director of Government Affairs. Combelic joined the national soy policy group in May 2020 as one of ASA’s first in-house policy staff and has managed its...

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