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Planning a Career in Ag? High School Seniors, Apply Now for Soy Scholarship

October 31, 2023

Strong agriculture leaders are vital to the sustainability and growth of our industry, and the American Soybean Association wants to provide a student interested in agriculture with a college scholarship as they begin their education.   The Soy Scholarship is...

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ASA Welcomes Trade & Food Aid Support from USDA

October 24, 2023

Washington, D.C. Oct. 24, 2023.  The American Soybean Association applauds the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s efforts to strengthen U.S. trade and food aid by providing funds to maintain and develop markets and address global hunger. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced...

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Nearly 1,500 Farmers & Producers Reject EPA Herbicide Strategy

October 23, 2023

Washington, D.C. Oct. 23, 2023. Nearly 1,500 farmers, ranchers, pesticide applicators, and agricultural producers from across the country have come together to voice strong disapproval to EPA, criticizing the agency’s Endangered Species Act herbicide strategy framework proposal. The agricultural producers,...

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Prosser Joins ASA D.C. Policy Team

October 23, 2023

Washington, D.C. Oct. 23, 2023. The American Soybean Association is pleased to announce an addition to its Washington, D.C.-based advocacy staff. Joe Prosser joins ASA Oct. 25 in a newly created policy manager role, one of two that will be...

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Soybean Farmers Pleased House Stopped Spartz Anti-Checkoff Amendment

September 27, 2023

Washington, D.C. Sept. 27, 2023. The American Soybean Association and all 26 affiliated state soybean associations are pleased members of the U.S. House of Representatives have batted down Rep. Victoria Spartz’s (R-IN) amendment to the Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture, Rural...

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America’s Soybean Farmers Strongly Oppose Spartz Anti-Checkoff Amendment

September 26, 2023

The American Soybean Association, representing half a million U.S. soy farmers, vehemently opposes Rep. Victoria Spartz’s (R-IN) amendment to the House agriculture appropriations bill that unduly attacks commodity checkoff programs. Checkoffs are industry-led organizations that exist to promote agricultural products...

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Business Leaders from Three Continents Form WISHH’s Largest Summer Trade Team

August 17, 2023

Key business representatives from prominent soy food companies and distributors across three continents comprised the largest trade team delegation for ASA’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health Program this year. Company leaders from Latin America, Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa...

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Tell ASA Your Conservation Story!

July 24, 2023

July 24, 2023. St. Louis, MO. Share the story of how conservation is part of your farm operation, and you could be recognized with a Conservation Legacy Award. The awards recognize farm management practices of U.S. soybean farmers that are...

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Ag Voices of the Future: Students Sharpen Ag Policy Knowledge on the Hill

July 21, 2023

ST. LOUIS, MO (July 21, 2023) – A select group of nine college students from across the country completed the Ag Voices of the Future program July 10-13 while in Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the American Soybean Association and Valent...

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ASA Appreciates EPA SRE Decision

July 17, 2023

July 17, 2023. Washington, D.C. The Environmental Protection Agency has denied 26 Small Refinery Exemption petitions for the Renewable Fuel Standard spanning compliance years 2016-2018 and 2021-2023, demonstrating the agency’s continued commitment to ending the backlog of pending SREs. ASA...

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