News Releases

USDA Authorizes Use of Carryover Funds for FY14 Activities

October 24, 2013

In welcome news for ASA’s colleagues at the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) and the World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH), USDA late last week authorized Cooperators to utilize carryover FMD funds to ...

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ASA Writes Conferees to Support FSA Farm Loan Programs

October 24, 2013

ASA and a coalition of 15 other commodity and lending groups have written to House and Senate farm bill conferees to express support for the Farm Bill to protect eligibility for farmers and ranchers participating ...

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Farm Groups Express Concerns Regarding Trade Distortions in New WTO Proposal

October 24, 2013

ASA and a group of like-minded farm groups sent a letter this week to,  Ambassador Michael Froman of the Office of U.S. Trade Representative and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, to express concern regarding the negotiations ...

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ASA, Fellow Aggies Urge USDA to Continue all FGIS Inspection and Weighing Services

October 24, 2013

In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this week, ASA and multiple farm stakeholder groups urged USDA to take all actions necessary to provide official inspection and weighing services at grain export elevator facilities. ...

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ASA Mobilizes Soybean Farmers to Defend 2014 Biodiesel RVO

October 24, 2013

Following the circulation of a draft proposal indicating that the Environmental Protection Agency is considering setting the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Required Volume Obligation (RVO) for Biomass-based diesel at 1.28 billion gallons for 2014, ASA ...

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