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Senate Foreign Relations Passes Plant Genetics Treaty

July 7, 2016

The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture passed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The American Soybean Association (ASA) supported passage and ratification of the Treaty. In February, ASA President Richard Wilkins ...

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Michigan Soybean Grower Jim Wilson Featured in WISHH Video

July 7, 2016

Michigan soybean grower Jim Wilson shares how the American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (ASA/WISHH) builds markets for U.S. soy in a new video for farmers. Wilson appreciates how state soybean ...

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ASA Calls for Further Progress on GMO Labeling Compromise

July 6, 2016

American Soybean Association (ASA) President Richard Wilkins, a soybean farmer from Greenwood, Del., welcomed the Senate’s action today supporting compromise biotech labeling legislation from Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow. ...

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Survey Shows Vermont GMO Label Misleads Consumers

July 6, 2016

A recent online survey of 1,665 online primary shoppers examined consumer understanding of five common on-pack food labels, and found that on-pack labeling of genetically modified ingredients (GMOs) strongly misleads consumers. The American Soybean Association ...

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Tell Us Your Conservation Story and You Could Be a Winner

June 30, 2016

Share the story of how conservation is part of your farm operation, and you could be the next winner of a Conservation Legacy Award. This awards program showcases farm management practices of U.S. soybean producers ...

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