March 5, 2020
A record number of farmers converged on Texas last week for the 2020 Commodity Classic. Total farmers registered was 4,678—the highest number in the show’s 24-year history, eclipsing the previous record of 4,595 set in 2016 in New Orleans. Total...
March 4, 2020
The American Soybean Association (ASA) presented Nancy Kavazanjian, from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, with the 2020 National Conservation Legacy Award during the annual ASA Awards Banquet on Friday, Feb. 28, at Commodity Classic in San Antonio, Texas. Nancy and her...
February 21, 2020
The American Soybean Association (ASA) congratulates the regional winners of the 2020 Conservation Legacy Award. -Susan and Mike Brocksmith, Vincennes, Ind. (Northeast Region) -Frank Howey, Monroe, N.C. (South Region) -Nancy Kavazanjian, Beaver Dam, Wis. (Upper Midwest Region) -Nicole and Randy...
February 20, 2020
WISHH continues to collaborate with U.S. soy exporters as well as the current and potential customers in Myanmar and Cambodia that met the exporters and U.S. soybean growers who served on WISHH’s January trade team. A follow up survey shows...
February 19, 2020
Washington, D.C. Feb. 19, 2020. Twenty farm groups representing millions of U.S. farmers are publicly launching Farmers for a Sustainable Future (FSF), a coalition committed to environmental and economic sustainability. This coalition will serve as a primary resource for policymakers...
February 13, 2020
St. Louis. Feb. 13, 2020. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will be the keynote speaker during the General Session at the 2020 Commodity Classic held Feb. 27-29, 2020, in San Antonio, Tex. The General Session is scheduled for Friday...
February 6, 2020
Washington, D.C., Feb. 6, 2020. The American Soybean Association (ASA) is pleased to announce Kyle Kunkler will join ASA’s policy team Feb. 20 as director of government affairs, with a focus on the biotech and crop protection portfolio. This comes as...
January 29, 2020
Washington, D.C. Jan. 29, 2020. Members of the American Soybean Association (ASA) board of directors from five states attended the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement signing ceremony at the White House in celebration of the new treaty. ASA represents soy...
January 23, 2020
Washington, D.C. January 23, 2020. The Trump Administration has announced replacement regulation for Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS), which was repealed fall 2019. A spokesperson for the administration said during the announcement that the new Navigable Waters Protection Rule, “represents...
ST. LOUIS (January 22, 2020)—Only a few days remain to take advantage of registration discounts for the 2020 Commodity Classic to be held Feb. 27-29 in San Antonio, Texas. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, is the last day the discounts will...
