News Releases

ASA Kudos: Bob Worth

April 28, 2016

Kudos to Bob Worth, Lake Benton, Minn., who was recently offered a contract for another year of doing what he loves—talking about agriculture on the radio. Bob started his segment For What It’s Worth on ...

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Senate Committee Releases Draft WRDA Bill

April 28, 2016

The Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee this week released a draft two-year Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) reauthorization bill, scheduled for mark-up on April 28.  Following an overdue comprehensive act in 2014, Congress ...

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Senators to Froman: Push EU on Ag Barriers in T-TIP

April 28, 2016

A bipartisan group of senators last week urged U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman to ensure the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) included a strong framework for agriculture, including resolution on both tariff and non-tariff ...

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Finding Our Way to the Next Farm Bill

April 28, 2016

By John Gordley, Director of ASA’s Washington Office As Congress begins to consider writing a new farm bill in 2018, it’s time to review how the Agricultural Act of 2014 (AA-2014) is performing, what problems ...

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Study Finds Weather, Habitat Threats Impact Monarch Butterfly Population

April 25, 2016

Cornell University released a study this month that found a lack of nectar sources, habitat loss and weather are impacting the dwindling Monarch butterfly population. According to the Cornell Chronicle, researchers found problems in the ...

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