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ASA Supports USDA Announcement on ACRE Program

December 23, 2008

Farm Service Agency to Use 2007 and 2008 Season Average Prices for Revenue Guarantee The American Soybean Association (ASA) today applauded the announcement of details for sign-up under the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program ...

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ASA Supports Iowa’s Tom Vilsack as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture

December 17, 2008

The American Soybean Association (ASA) today applauded the nomination of former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack as the nation’s 30th Secretary of Agriculture. Vilsack is the first Iowan chosen for the key Cabinet post since Henry ...

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ASA Announces 2008-2009 Officers and Committee Assignments

December 16, 2008

The Board of Directors of the American Soybean Association (ASA) has confirmed Johnny Dodson from Halls, Tennessee, as President, and John Hoffman from Waterloo, Iowa, as Chairman. Board members also elected Rob Joslin from Sidney, ...

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ASA Board Calls for USDA Investigation of National Soybean Checkoff Program

December 10, 2008

In the best interest of U.S. soybean farmers, the Board of Directors of the American Soybean Association (ASA) yesterday voted unanimously to ask the Secretary of Agriculture to order an Office of Inspector General (OIG) ...

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ASA Welcomes EU Import Approval for Roundup Ready 2 Yield™ Soybeans

December 4, 2008

The American Soybean Association (ASA) is pleased to learn that Monsanto’s second generation Roundup Ready® soybean called Roundup Ready 2 Yield™, also known as event MON 89788, has received regulatory approval for importation in the ...

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