News Releases

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...

Impacts of Removing Seed Oils from U.S. Food Supply Striking The results of a soy industry project to examine the impacts of a potential seed oil ban in the U.S. food supply are in—and the answers are not good. The seed...

Farmers’ fates rely on creating new market access opportunities, swiftly removing tariffs While it was not unexpected, the resulting cloud of concern following the administration’s tariff announcement is not without fallout—in the form of continued market uncertainty, the threat of...

Not all herbicides are created equal – and not all effective herbicides remain on the market. Thus is the problem faced by hundreds of thousands of soybean and other farmers across the country. Farmers need access to multiple products from...

Washington, D.C. March 24, 2025.  Indiana soybean farmer and American Soybean Association director Mike Koehne testified before the United States Trade Representative on the office’s Section 301 investigation into China’s targeting of the Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding Sectors for Dominance....

Washington, D.C. March 10, 2025. More than 300 organizations have sent a letter to health, agriculture and environmental leaders in D.C. calling for sound science and data to be used by the Make America Healthy Again Commission in upcoming evaluations...

Washington, D.C. March 6, 2025. “U.S. soybean farmers are appreciative of the administration’s announcement March 6 temporarily suspending tariffs on Canada and Mexico,” said Caleb Ragland, ASA president. “Cross-border trade between our three nations is vital for the continued success...

Farmer members of the American Soybean Association have for years consistently maintained their position that they do not support the use of tariffs, which threaten important markets and raise input costs for farmers, as a negotiation tactic. The interconnected nature...

Building upon the stewardship of forefathers who were ahead of their time, Benjamin and Shannon Ellis have crafted a conservation legacy amid farming in the environmentally sensitive and highly regulated Chesapeake Bay Watershed.   The American Soybean Association presented the...

The American Soybean Association honored Iowa farmer Jeff Jorgenson with its Outstanding State Volunteer Award during an awards celebration at the Commodity Classic trade show in Denver. The Outstanding Volunteer Award recognizes the dedication and exemplary contributions of volunteers with...