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ASA Defends Checkoff, Voices Strong Opposition to DeMint Amendment

June 14, 2012

In a letter to Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Ranking Member Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), the American Soybean Association (ASA) joined agricultural stakeholder groups from all corners of the industry in expressing its ...

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Russian Trade Bill Means Big Opportunities for Soybean Farmers

June 12, 2012

The American Soybean Association (ASA) welcomes the introduction today of a Senate bill that would graduate Russia from the Jackson-Vanik Amendment to the Trade Act of 1974, and authorize President Barack Obama to establish permanent ...

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Study Highlights Disparities Among Crops in Potential Target Price-Based Risk Management Program

June 8, 2012

New analysis out this week from the University of Illinois suggests that a target price-based risk management program that could accompany the House Agriculture Committee’s version of the 2012 Farm Bill may offer a far ...

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ASA Supports Creation of Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Ag Affairs at USDA

June 8, 2012

In a letter this week to House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) and Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), the American Soybean Association (ASA) joined groups from multiple agricultural sectors in encouraging the inclusion of ...

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ASA Urges Strong Support of USDA’s Export Programs

June 8, 2012

In a letter sent this week to the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, the American Soybean Association (ASA) joined farm groups in urging strong support for maintaining funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s export programs, ...

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