News Releases

St. Louis. Oct. 14, 2020. The American Soybean Association (ASA) wants to award a scholarship to an outstanding high school senior interested in pursuing agriculture.   The Soy Scholarship is a $5,000 one-time award presented to a high school senior...

Washington, D.C. Oct. 6, 2020. If farmers cannot come to the Hill, then the Hill must go to the field!  That’s the philosophy of the American Soybean Association (ASA) this fall harvest season – and the grower group is offering free passage by way of...

Washington, D.C. Sept. 18, 2020. After serving as the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture since October 2017, the man who led the American Soybean Association (ASA) for 21 years is returning to the helm of the grower group. Stephen Censky...

At least 25 ag radio and television broadcasters, reaching thousands of people in more than 19 states, carried reports of how ASA and the World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) Program are capitalizing on big trends for global...

America’s farms contribute $133 billion each year to our national gross domestic product.  However, an alarming 60 percent of farmers say they do not have enough connectivity to run their businesses, according to a recent soybean checkoff funded study. Through...

St. Louis. Aug. 12, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic makes 2020 a year of unprecedented challenges in global food supply chains. Even so, big trends in five new reports demonstrate the untapped potential that the American Soybean Association’s (ASA) World Initiative for...

St. Louis. August 11, 2020 American Soybean Association (ASA) President Bill Gordon has confirmed the election of ASA's World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) officers and committee members for 2020-2021. Officers are Chairman Gerry Hayden (KY), Vice Chair...

Aug. 4, 2020. St. Louis, MO. The American Soybean Association (ASA) has returned to its roots to celebrate a century of coordinated efforts and ensuing successes on behalf of U.S. soybean growers. With support from the Indiana Soybean Alliance and...

Watch WISHH’s new ‘explainer’ video to see how strategic partnerships with WISHH capture the potential for economic progress with soy protein in nutritious foods as well as feeds for poultry, fish and more. WISHH is making the video available in...

July 8, 2020. St. Louis, Mo. The American Soybean Association (ASA) will celebrate a century of soybean advocacy this summer with a return to the site where it all began. ASA was formed when brothers Taylor, Noah and Finis Fouts...