News Releases

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...

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...

Trade, Farm Bill Among Top Asks from America’s Soybean Growers Passing a comprehensive five-year farm bill, supporting programs that encourage growth throughout the agricultural value chain, and blocking harmful policies that restrict  market access at home and abroad. These were...

The American Soybean Association applauds the nominations of Richard Fordyce to serve as the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC), Dudley Hoskins to serve as the USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP) and Luke Lindberg...

The American Soybean Association is accepting applications for the Valent and ASA Ag Voices of the Future program, which will be held July 14-17 in conjunction with the ASA summer board meeting and Soy Issues Forum in Washington, D.C. The...

American Soybean Association and National Oilseed Processors Association have consistently called for 45Z to address record UCO imports and benefit U.S. producers. The American Soybean Association and National Oilseed Processors Association appreciate the U.S. Treasury Department’s notice of intent to...

Washington, D.C. Dec. 23, 2024. Exactly a month after President-elect Donald Trump nominated his former policy advisor, Brooke Rollins, to serve as the next U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary, he has nominated Stephen Vaden, a judge on the Court of...

Washington, D.C. December 21, 2024. Congress passed shortly after the midnight deadline for a government shutdown a continuing resolution that includes provisions important to soy farmers, among them a farm bill extension and both disaster and economic assistance. Inflation, historically...

After agriculture’s collective call to have economic assistance including disaster aid in any end-of-year spending package proposed by Congress, America’s soy farmers are pleased to see it is part of the language released Tuesday evening in the proposed continuing resolution....

Lack of Economic Assistance Would Affect Farmers, Rural Communities, US Economy  As the 2024 timeclock quickly dissolves, negotiations to include economic assistance for agriculture producers in Congress’ year-end spending package also appear to be on meltdown. Without the immediate relief...