News Releases

ASA/WISHH Sponsors Strategic Partners’ Presentations at Nigeria: NOW Conference

June 29, 2023

The American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health Program sponsored the attendance and presentations of multiple African strategic partners at the annual Nigeria: Now Conference in Lagos.  Longtime WISHH research partner Leticia Amoakoah Twum and aquaculturist Sofolabi...

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Soy Growers to EPA: Final RVOs Severely Undercut Rapid Growth, Potential of the Biofuels Industry

June 21, 2023

Washington, D.C. June 21, 2023. The Environmental Protection Agency released its final Renewable Volume Obligations for 2023, 2024, and 2025, which sets annual biofuel blending targets under the Renewable Fuel Standard. Soy growers are expressing disappointment, as the rule does...

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New ASA/WISHH Committee Members Highlight World Trade Month!

May 3, 2023

In conjunction with World Trade Month this May, the American Soybean Association has announced two new members have been appointed to its World Initiative for Soy in Human Health program committee. Soybean growers Heather Feuerstein of Belding, Michigan, and Daniel...

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ASA to Senate Ag Comm: Stronger Safety Net Needed to Keep Lights on in Tough Times

May 2, 2023

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...

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Indiana Student Receives ASA, BASF Soy Scholarship

April 28, 2023

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...

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Soy Growers to House Ag Committee: Protect Crop Insurance, Improve Title I Farm Safety Net

April 26, 2023

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...

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WISHH to Sponsor Interns’ Attendance at Aquaculture Ghana Conference

April 6, 2023

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...

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USDA Staff Visit CAST Cambodia Project: Discuss Connections for School Feeding

March 23, 2023

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...

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“Unitum Stamus” for Soy & 399 Other Ag-Related Groups Seeking Favorable Farm Bill Budget

March 14, 2023

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...

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Ohio Farmer Wins National Conservation Legacy Award

March 11, 2023

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...

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