News Releases

ASA/WISHH Hosts Kick-Off Meeting for Aquaculture Handbook in Pakistan

October 31, 2013

Earlier this month, the American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (ASA/WISHH) program sent Dr. Kevin Fitzsimmons of the University of Arizona to Pakistan as part of the USDA-funded FEEDing Pakistan project. ...

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ASA Offers $5,000 College Scholarship to High School Seniors

October 31, 2013

ASA is currently offering a $5,000 scholarship to one high school senior who wishes to pursue agriculture as a degree at any accredited college or university. The Secure Optimal Yield (SOY) scholarship is for the ...

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ASA, Ag Groups Push for Changes to COOL to Prevent WTO Retaliation

October 31, 2013

In a letter to House and Senate Agriculture Committee Leadership last week, ASA joined dozens of farm groups in urging lawmakers to address the potential for economic disruption that could result from the U.S. Mandatory ...

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Industry Urges Conferees to Pass a Unified Farm Bill as Soon as Possible

October 31, 2013

This week, more than 250 organizations, including ASA, sent a letter today to House and Senate agriculture committee members and leadership advocating passage of a five-year farm bill as soon as possible. The groups are ...

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ASA, NBB Meet with USDA Secretary Vilsack, Deputy Secretary Harden to Protect RFS

October 31, 2013

Representatives from ASA, the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) and biodiesel manufacturing companies met last week with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden to reiterate the impacts of not increasing the 2014 Renewable Fuel ...

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