News Releases

ASA Welcomes USDA Announcement of Funds for Web Resources on Farm Bill Program Options

May 29, 2014

The American Soybean Association welcomed today’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that the agency will award $6 million to universities and state cooperative extension services for the development of web-based tools to assist ...

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ASA Joins Farm Groups in Calling for Extension of Comment Period on Waters of the U.S.

May 29, 2014

In a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency, USDA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this week, ASA joined other food and agriculture stakeholder groups in requesting more time to comment on EPA’s proposed ...

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Iowa Governor Extends Biodiesel Producer Credit Through 2017

May 29, 2014

As ASA continues to work alongside groups like the National Biodiesel Board to protect and advance the RFS in Washington, soy-producing states continue to double down on their investment in America’s only commercially-available Advanced Biofuel. ...

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Soybean Imports Bring Soybean Rust Back into News

May 29, 2014

With Brazilian soybeans coming into the United States for crushing, questions about the transmission of soybean rust (SBR) in plant material are being renewed. USDA’s soybean rust Pest Information Platform for Extension and Education (IPM ...

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Nearly 120 Companies Ask Obama to Boost Biodiesel Standard

May 29, 2014

Credit: National Biodiesel Board  One hundred seventeen biodiesel companies and affiliated businesses from 41 states called on President Obama Wednesday to stand behind his past support for the U.S. biodiesel industry by continuing sustainable growth ...

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