News Releases

Forty Senators Call for Higher Biodiesel Targets in RFS

July 21, 2016

Information provided by a National Biodiesel Board (NBB) news release  Forty U.S. senators from across the country Thursday called on the EPA to strengthen biodiesel volumes in the pending Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) proposal. The ...

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Soy Growers Say Prohibiting Hedge Exemptions Would Harm Futures Market, Risk Management

July 21, 2016

The American Soybean Association (ASA) along with the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) oppose a proposal that would prohibit hedge exemptions for spread transactions during the last five days of trading of a futures contract, ...

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ASA/WISHH Sends Aquaculture Consultant to Pakistan

July 21, 2016

The American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (ASA/WISHH) program recently sent Dr. Kevin Fitzsimmons, of the University of Arizona, to Pakistan as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funded ...

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Soy Growers Convene in D.C., Hear from Industry Influencers

July 14, 2016

The American Soybean Association (ASA) Board of Directors met in Washington, D.C. this week, where members heard from a number of agriculture influencers. Ambassador Darci Vetter, chief agricultural negotiator from the office of the U.S. ...

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South Dakota Signs New ASA Affiliation Agreement

July 14, 2016

To-date, about one-third of the 26 state soybean associations have signed a new a five-year affiliation agreement with the American Soybean Association (ASA) that goes into effect Oct. 1, 2016. The new affiliation agreement, resulting ...

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