News Releases

Washington, D.C., May 2, 2023. Speaking on behalf of the American Soybean Association and fellow soy growers, ASA Secretary Caleb Ragland of Magnolia, Kentucky, talked about preserving crop insurance and improving the Title I farm safety net for soy. Ragland...

St. Louis, MO April 28, 2023. Reagan Koester of Wadesville, Indiana, is the recipient of the 2023-24 Soy Scholarship award, sponsored by the American Soybean Association and BASF. The ASA/BASF Soy Scholarship is a $7,000 award presented to an exceptional...

Washington, D.C., April 26, 2023. Speaking on behalf of the American Soybean Association and his fellow soy growers, ASA President Daryl Cates, Columbia, Illinois, addressed the need for mitigating farmers’ risks both in the field and beyond. Cates was invited...

The ASA’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health Program is sponsoring five interns from WISHH partner Flosell Farms to participate in Aquaculture Ghana, an aquaculture industry conference taking place at the World Trade Center in the capital city of...

ASA/WISHH’s Cambodia team met with Washington, D.C.-based USDA Foreign Agricultural Service staff who traveled to Cambodia to review implementation of a USDA McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program led by the World Food Programme and partners. The...

March 14, 2023. Washington, D.C. The American Soybean Association is among 400 farm and industry groups signed onto a letter shared with congressional leadership on agriculture’s budgetary needs in the 2023 Farm Bill. That letter sent to the chairmen and...

Orlando, FL., March 11, 2023. Les Seiler’s overarching goal for his Fayette, Ohio, farm is sustainable crop production to preserve and improve the land for future generations. After three decades of dedication to this goal, Seiler’s fellow growers and conservationists...

Orlando, FL. March 10, 2023. The American Soybean Association recognized Willard Jack, retired ASA director and soy farmer from Belzoni, Mississippi, with its top honor during an awards ceremony at Commodity Classic in Orlando.   The Pinnacle Award is an...

Orlando, FL. March 10, 2023. The American Soybean Association recognized Parks Wells, Tennessee, with its Distinguished Leadership Award during an awards ceremony held at Commodity Classic in Orlando, Florida.   The ASA Distinguished Leadership Award recognizes a soybean grower or...

Orlando, FL. March 10, 2023. The American Soybean Association honored Ryan Bivens, Hodgenville, Kentucky, with its Outstanding State Volunteer Award at the annual ASA Awards Celebration during the 2023 Commodity Classic in Orlando.   The Outstanding Volunteer Award recognizes the...