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ASA Discusses Soybean Priorities with RNC Chair Racicot

March 4, 2004

Producer-leaders of the American Soybean Association (ASA) met yesterday with former Montana Governor Marc Racicot, Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), to discuss soybean grower legislative priorities. The meeting followed Governor Racicot’s address to ...

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ASA Welcomes Conclusion of Free Trade Agreement with Morocco

March 2, 2004

The American Soybean Association (ASA) welcomes the conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between the United States and Morocco that will increase market access opportunities for U.S. farmers. Current import duties assessed include ...

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ASA Calls Outcome of Biosafety Protocol a Needless Burden on Commodity Exports, Potentially Disastrous for Science-based Food Safety

February 27, 2004

The American Soybean Association (ASA) is extremely disappointed at the outcome of the BioSafety Protocol (BSP) meetings held this week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where negotiators representing nearly 90 countries agreed to stringent rules governing ...

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ASA Welcomes APHIS Scientific Review of Risks of Soybean Rust, But Key Knowledge Gaps Remain

February 27, 2004

The American Soybean Association (ASA) welcomes a scientific review published February 23 by the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The document titled, “Status of Scientific Evidence on ...

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Statement by the American Soybean Association

February 26, 2004

BACKGROUND: The following information is provided in response to a report published February 23 by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The report, titled “Gone to Seed,” claims to examine “a new phenomenon” regarding the ...

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