September 19, 2013
At the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) convention held this week in St. Louis, ASA CEO Steve Censky was part of a panel discussion entitled, “Will We Ever Get a Farm Bill?” As part of his ...
ASA Chairman Steve Wellman met with fellow farm leaders during today’s inaugural meeting of the CME Group’s newly-formed Agricultural Markets Advisory Council (AMAC). The AMAC consists of representatives of CME Group’s participants, including grain merchandisers, ...
As part of this week’s U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange in Davenport, Iowa, leaders from the Chinese agricultural sector signed purchase agreements for nearly $3 billion worth of American soy. ASA and USB co-sponsored the ...
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted unanimously this afternoon to approve the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA). The bill includes provisions to speed up Army Corps of Engineers projects and boost harbor ...
ASA and a coalition of agricultural stakeholders wrote this week to commissioners at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in opposition to proposed new rules that would significantly increase margin requirements for farmers. The “Customer ...
