News Releases

ASA Welcomes Labor Decision to Withdraw Proposed Child Labor Rules

April 27, 2012

In response to significant feedback from the agriculture industry, the U.S. Department of Labor announced late Thursday that it would withdraw its proposed rule that would have tightened restrictions on children under the age of ...

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ASA Commends Senate Ag Committee on Completing Farm Bill Mark-Up

April 26, 2012

By a vote of 12-4, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry passed its version of the 2012 Farm Bill, referring the legislation to the full Senate. The American Soybean Association (ASA) voiced its ...

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ASA Supports Senate Ag Farm Bill Chair’s and Ranking Member’s Mark, Urges Timely Committee Action

April 23, 2012

In response to the mark of the 2012 Farm Bill released Friday by the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, the American Soybean Association (ASA) voices its overall ...

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ASA Applauds Senate Ag Committee on Farm Bill Draft, Looks Forward to Mark-Up

April 20, 2012

The American Soybean Association (ASA) welcomes Friday’s introduction of the draft of the 2012 Farm Bill by leadership of the Senate Agriculture Committee. ASA President Steve Wellman, a soybean farmer from Syracuse, Neb., praised the ...

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Farm Groups Weigh In on Commodity and Risk Management Programs as Senate Ag Begins Farm Bill Mark-Up

April 19, 2012

In a letter to Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Ranking Member Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) this morning, a group of eight prominent agricultural associations voiced its support for the Senate’s approach to the ...

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