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ASA Calls for Improved Farm Safety Net, Biodiesel and Healthy Oils Incentives in 2007 Farm Bill

April 25, 2007

In testimony before the Senate Agriculture Committee today, American Soybean Association (ASA) First Vice President John Hoffman outlined the economic opportunities and challenges facing U.S. soybean growers, and called on Congress to ensure an adequate ...

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ASA Hails House Passage of WRDA

April 20, 2007

Legislation Championed by Soybean Growers for Many Years The American Soybean Association (ASA) today hailed House passage of H.R. 1495, the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (WRDA). The bill passed by an overwhelming margin ...

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American Soybean Association Applauds Korean Trade Agreement

April 3, 2007

Offers Immediate Duty-Free Treatment to Soybeans and Soybean Meal The American Soybean Association (ASA) lauded a trade agreement reached with the Republic of Korea for creating landmark opportunities for U.S. soy, meat, and poultry exports. ...

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ASA Tells Congress Farm Bill Changes Needed to Create Adequate Safety Net for Oilseed Producers

March 28, 2007

American Soybean Association (ASA) President Rick Ostlie today told Members of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities that “the current Farm Bill doesn’t provide an adequate safety net for oilseed producers, that the ...

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ASA Supports Legislation to Bolster McGovern-Dole International Program that Feeds Children in Developing Countries

March 21, 2007

The American Soybean Association (ASA) today praised new legislation to reauthorize the important George McGovern-Robert Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition program. ASA applauded Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) along ...

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