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ASA and NBB Applaud Legislation to Extend Biodiesel Tax Incentive

March 15, 2006

Senators Grassley and Baucus introduce bill to offer tax incentive through 2010 The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) and American Soybean Association (ASA) praised today Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ranking Member Max ...

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ASA Praises USDA Decision to Appoint Yost to Head Foreign Ag Service

March 9, 2006

The American Soybean Association (ASA) today applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to appoint Michael W. Yost as administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). A soybean grower from Murdock, Minnesota, Yost served as ...

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ASA Voting Delegates Set Policy Direction for 2006-2007

March 6, 2006

Soybean producers gathered in Anaheim, Calif., last week to review and revise the policy direction of the American Soybean Association (ASA). Soybean producers from 133 production areas across the United States participated in this annual ...

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ASA Leaders Meet with Secretary Johanns on Soy Initiatives

March 3, 2006

Farmer-leaders of the American Soybean Association (ASA) met this morning with Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns to discuss World Trade Organization (WTO) priorities, Conservation Reserve and Commodity Program policies in the 2007 Farm Bill, modernization of ...

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ASA Presses Concerns as Key World Trade Negotiations Approach

February 28, 2006

Sixteen Agriculture Groups Join Letter on Market Access and Developing Country Exporters The American Soybean Association (ASA) led a group of 16 organizations representing U.S. agricultural commodity producers in issuing a letter outlining farmer concerns ...

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