News Releases

ASA Welcomes Nomination of Michael Regan for EPA Administrator

December 18, 2020

Washington, D.C. December 18, 2020 – The American Soybean Association (ASA) welcomes President-elect Joe Biden’s nomination of Michael Regan to serve as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator. ASA farmer-leaders appreciate his record of being a fair ...

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ASA Chairman’s Report

December 17, 2020

Last week, at the ASA virtual board meeting, I had the honor of being elected to serve as chairman of the ASA Governing Committee. Sitting around, looking at everyone’s virtual faces, I reflected on the ...

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CAST Launches First Financial Services Partnership Designed for Cambodian Aquaculture

December 17, 2020

ASA/WISHH’s Commercialization of Aquaculture for Sustainable Trade-Cambodia (CAST) project announced a groundbreaking financial services partnership with Chamroeun Microfinance. CAST partner World Vision leads the initiative that will establish the first financial services program specifically designed ...

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Cover Crops in the Mid-South

December 17, 2020

Over the last 25 years, farmers in the Mid-South have adopted the Early Soybean Production System (ESPS).  This includes planting earlier maturing soybean varieties between April 20 and May 31, which results in higher yields and ...

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ASA Supports Monitoring Health of Monarch Butterfly Populations

December 15, 2020

Washington, D.C. Dec. 15, 2020. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) today announced its finding that adding the monarch butterfly to the list of threatened and endangered species is “warranted but precluded.” With this decision, ...

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