News Releases

ASA Kudos this Week…

December 9, 2015

Kudos goes to Hunter Grills, Newbern, Tenn., who was announced winner of the Tennessee Young Farmers and Ranchers Discussion Meet this week! Hunter is passionate about ag education and works with school aged children to ...

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ASA Welcomes Highway Bill with Crop Insurance Fix

December 4, 2015

The American Soybean Association (ASA) greeted news this evening that the Senate approved the conference report on the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, more familiarly known as the Highway Bill. The final legislation is formally titled ...

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House Passes Highway Bill with Fix to Crop Insurance

December 3, 2015

The House passed the conference report on the Highway Bill in an overwhelming vote today, sending the measure to the Senate for consideration, potentially as early as tonight. Included in the bill are several provisions important to ...

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Congress Negotiates Tax Extenders Package

December 3, 2015

Negotiations are ongoing on a tax extenders package though a final agreement is still uncertain. The outcome could range from a large scale package, a one year retroactive patch in which the provisions would expire ...

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World Leaders Gather in Paris to Discuss Climate Change, Commitments

December 3, 2015

The United Nations Climate Change Conference began in Paris this week with President Barack Obama and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack attending.  It’s officially the 21st Conference of Parties, or COP21, ...

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