News Releases

EPA Release of Final ESA Herbicide Strategy: Soy Growers Disappointed, Wary of Expected Impacts

August 20, 2024

Washington, D.C. August 20, 2024. With the release of the Environmental Protection Agency’s final Endangered Species Act Herbicide Strategy comes ongoing concerns for soy growers worried about feasibility of implementation and its impacts. Josh Gackle, ...

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Increased Feedstock Imports Push Soy from Biofuels

August 15, 2024

By Scott Gerlt • ASA Chief Economist Growth in biofuel use of soybean oil has been a bright spot for soybean farmers. Over 20 new or expanding crush plants have been announced since the start ...

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WISHH, USB Sponsor Eastern Africa Regional Aquaculture Conference

August 15, 2024

ASA’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health program is sponsoring the participation of multiple African strategic partners at the Eastern Africa Regional Aquaculture Conference (EARAC). WISHH partners from Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda and Tanzania are ...

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ASA President Testifies at Senate Appropriations Field Hearing

August 15, 2024

“We rely on ag research and technology to move us forward” Gackle Testifies, photo credit Office of Senator Hoeven ASA President Josh Gackle of Kulm, North Dakota, was invited to testify August 15 at a Senate Appropriations ...

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300+ Agriculture Groups Call on EPA to Reform Endangered Species Act Processes

July 22, 2024

 “Farmers Will Face Costly Restrictions Unnecessary to Protect Species”   More than 300 agricultural groups, including the American Soybean Association and American Sugarbeet Growers Association, have called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to work with ...

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