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New Chairs and Appointees to ASA Committees Unveiled

December 19, 2013

ASA President Ray Gaesser has named the chairs and appointees for the association’s various committees and working groups. New First Vice President Wade Cowan of Brownfield, Texas, will chair the Public Affairs Committee. Vice Presidents ...

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ASA’s Hoyer Takes Part in U.S. Soy Outlook Conference in Asia

December 19, 2013

New ASA Vice President Kevin Hoyer of Wisconsin traveled to Asia earlier this month for the U.S. Soy Outlook Conference, held in Taiwan, Shanghai and Tokyo. The purpose of the conference was to give an ...

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ASA Active in the U.S. Biotech Crops Alliance Meetings in D.C.

December 19, 2013

Former ASA President Steve Wellman of Syracuse, Neb., ASA Treasurer Richard Wilkins of Greenwood, Del. and ASA staff took part in a meeting of the U.S. Biotech Crops Alliance and follow-up meetings with USDA last ...

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FAS Authorizes Unexpended Funds from 2013 for 2014 Activities

December 19, 2013

In a letter to cooperators last Thursday, USDA-FAS Administrator Phil Karsting informed ASA that previously-allocated, unexpended funds from previous years may be used, subject to USDA approval, for the 2014 program year. As Karsting pointed ...

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Reports Indicate Farm Bill Finally Heading Toward Completion

December 19, 2013

As reported by ASA CEO Steve Censky in an email update last week, the four Ag Committee principals involved in the farm bill conference (House Chairman Frank Lucas and Ranking Member Collin Peterson and Senate ...

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