News Releases

Senate Confirms Censky, McKinney to USDA Posts

October 5, 2017

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominations of Steve Censky as U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) deputy secretary, and Ted McKinney as undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture ...

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Soy Growers Brief Congressional Staff on Soybeans, Sustainability

October 5, 2017

American Soybean Association (ASA) Chairman and Delaware farmer Richard Wilkins traveled to Washington this week to brief congressional staff on the basics of soybean production and how sustainability factors in to the decisions that soybean ...

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Missouri Soybean Farmer Blogs About Farm Life, Advocates for Ag

October 5, 2017

Kate Lambert is keeping it real–both on her farm and online. She and her family raise soybeans, corn and wheat on their farm in northern Missouri. They also have a commercial Red Angus cow/calf herd ...

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ASA Submits Comments on Proposed WOTUS Repeal

September 28, 2017

The American Soybean Association (ASA) submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the proposal to repeal the 2015 era Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule this week. The proposed withdrawal would temporarily reinstate ...

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EPA Solicits Comments on Potential Cuts to Biodiesel RFS Volumes

September 28, 2017

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a Notice of Data Availability (NODA) requesting comment and information on the potential reduction in proposed volumes of Advanced Biofuels, including specifically reducing Biomass-based Diesel for the 2018-19 rulemaking, ...

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