News Releases

ASA/WISHH’s latest association development activity trained seven leaders of the Ghana Aquaculture Association (GAA) to support expanding aquaculture production in sub-Saharan Africa. Using USDA Agricultural Trade Promotion Program (ATP) funds, WISHH offered customized training on strategic planning, communications and public...

Washington, D.C., May 11, 2022. President Biden’s three-pronged announcement to address food affordability and farmer costs amid the Russia/Ukraine conflict is one that America’s soybean farmers can get behind. Brad Doyle, soybean and wheat farmer from Weiner, Arkansas, and American...

ASA & USB Remind All Farmers: #SoyHelp to Manage Farm Stress Only a Web Click or Social Search Away Joint campaign during Mental Health Month will offer tips and resources to help farmers stay healthy Washington, D.C. May 4, 2022....

ASA/WISHH continued its partnerships with academia to promote U.S. soy’s role in global leadership with its attendance at the Association of 1890s Research Directors (ARD) Biannual Symposium in Atlanta, Georgia. At the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore’s (UMES) invitation, WISHH used...

Washington, D.C., April 8, 2022. Soybean farmers in the U.S. are pleased by news that close to three dozen small refinery exemptions (SREs) granted by the previous administration in 2019 and later remanded by the U.S. Court of Appeals for...

Washington, D.C., March 29, 2022. Grower groups including the American Soybean Association, American Farm Bureau Federation, National Corn Growers Association, and National Cotton Council welcomed and expressed appreciation for an announcement from EPA that will restore use of Enlist herbicides...

U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia W. Patrick Murphy met with five women aquaculture entrepreneurs who showed him how they are adopting improved aquaculture practices through ASA/WISHH’s USDA Food for Progress-funded Commercialization of Aquaculture for Sustainable Trade (CAST) project. As part of...

St. Louis, Mo. March 23, 2022. The 38th class of American Soybean Association (ASA) Corteva Agriscience Young Leaders completed their training March 8 – 12, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana, in conjunction with the annual Commodity Classic convention and trade...

The American Soybean Association (ASA) recognized John Gordley with its top honor during a ceremony in New Orleans at Commodity Classic on Friday. The Pinnacle Award is an industry-wide recognition of a lifetime of work that demonstrates the highest level...

The American Soybean Association (ASA) honored Bob Worth, Lake Benton, Minnesota, with its Outstanding State Volunteer Award at its annual banquet during the 2022 Commodity Classic in New Orleans. The Outstanding Volunteer Award recognizes the dedication and exemplary contributions of...