May 17, 2018
The House Appropriations Committee has advanced the fiscal year 2019 Agriculture-Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Appropriations bill. The House Agriculture Appropriations bill provides discretionary funding of $23.27 billion, a $14 million increase from fiscal year 2018. ...
May 15, 2018
The American Soybean Association (ASA) recently submitted comments on the Section 301 tariffs to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) during its 30-day open comment period. ASA’s comments highlighted concerns for soy growers, as the Chinese government ...
May 10, 2018
Mark Heiman, a 35-year veteran in the solvent crushing industry, recently visited solvent extraction plants in Pakistan and offered technical assistance to local crushers. The country is an emerging market for U.S. soy. Exports of ...
Soy growers joined several ag organizations this week in a push for funding the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). What? The Administration’s full budget requests $281.5 million for the CFTC to be included in the ...
With the House of Representatives expected to consider the farm bill reported by the House Agriculture Committee as soon as next week, the American Soybean Association (ASA) joined over 300 ag-related organizations on a letter ...