News Releases

WISHH’s CAST Cambodia Project Takes Another Step

March 14, 2019

ASA’s WISHH program sent Monitoring and Evaluation Director James Bernhardt to Cambodia this week to work on the USDA Food for Progress funded CAST Project. During Bernhardt’s visit, ASA/WISHH will award the contract for completion of ...

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ASA Supports CFTC Nominee Heath Tarbert

March 14, 2019

ASA and a coalition of ag stakeholders weighed in with the Senate this week to support the nomination of Dr. Heath Tarbert to be the next Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Tarbert ...

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Administration’s Budget Proposal Takes a Big Bite out of Bean Priorities

March 12, 2019

From crop insurance to conservation programs and transportation, President Trump’s proposed budget would significantly slash programs vital to the soybean industry. Cuts to crop insurance and farm subsidies would be deep, totaling $28 billion over ...

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ASA, BASF Award Minnesota Student with 2019 Soy Scholarship

March 8, 2019

Jessica Olson of Warren, Minnesota, is the recipient of the 2019-20 Soy Scholarship award, sponsored by BASF and the American Soybean Association (ASA). The scholarship is a $5,000 award presented to an exceptional high school ...

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2019 Commodity Classic Sees Second Highest Farmer Attendance in History

March 7, 2019

Initial reports indicate total attendance at last week’s 2019 Commodity Classic in Orlando exceeded 9,100 including approximately 4,500 farmers. The farmer attendance figure ranks second highest in the 23-year history of Commodity Classic and total attendance ...

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