News Releases

ASA Remarks on Dicamba Regulation, Comment Period Extended through Oct. 10

September 25, 2014

This week, ASA encourages soy growers to take a minute and submit comments on USDA-APHIS’s petition for deregulation of Monsanto’s dicamba-tolerant soybean and cotton varieties. Comments on the petition have been extended and are due by ...

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ASA Urges USACE to Implement WRRDA

September 25, 2014

During a webinar on Wednesday with the U.­­­S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), ASA submitted comments regarding implementation of the Water Resources Reform & Development Act (WRRDA).  ASA President Ray Gaesser and staff from Iowa ...

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ASA Joins Solutions from the Land’s New North American Climate Smart Agriculture Initiative

September 25, 2014

ASA joined a number of agriculture groups at this week’s UN Climate Summit, signing on to play a leadership role in a new, three-year North American initiative that will give farmers the opportunity to work ...

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President Obama Comments on Agriculture Commitments at UN Climate Summit

September 25, 2014

President Barack Obama spoke on taking the lead to combat climate change with commitments to agricultural issues at the United Nations Climate Summit in New York on Tuesday. “For all the immediate challenges that we ...

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ASA Begins Biweekly Policy Conference Calls

September 25, 2014

ASA will launch a series of conference calls every other Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. ET starting next week, to keep states updated on key issues facing the industry in Washington. The calls will be brief ...

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