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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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ASA Unveils Comprehensive Production, Use and Export Data in 2012 Soy Stats®

April 19, 2012

The U.S. soybean industry planted crops on 75 million acres in 2011, producing nearly 3.1 billion bushels and totaling $35.7 billion in value according to the latest issue of the American Soybean Association’s (ASA) Soy ...

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Casper Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee on Importance of Asia-Pacific Region to U.S. Soybean Industry

April 18, 2012

Paul Casper, a soybean farmer from Lake Preston, S.D., and president of the South Dakota Soybean Association (SDSA), went before the Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness Wednesday to highlight ...

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