News Releases

ASA Announces 2003-2004 Officers and Committee Assignments

July 12, 2003

The Board of Directors of the American Soybean Association (ASA) has confirmed Ron Heck, from Perry, Iowa, as President, and Dwain Ford of Kinmundy, Ill., as Chairman. Board members also elected Neal Bredehoeft from Alma, ...

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ASA Responds to FDA Call for Trans Fat Labeling

July 3, 2003

  On the announcement that the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) will require by January 2006, the labeling of trans fat content in packaged foods, the American Soybean Association (ASA), a trade group ...

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ASA Frustrated by EU Biotech Rules that will Negatively Impact Consumers

July 2, 2003

The American Soybean Association (ASA), a trade group representing 26,000 U.S. soybean farmers, expressed frustration that the European Parliament has adopted new regulations calling for mandatory traceability and mandatory labeling of biotech or biotech-derived products ...

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ASA Voices Opposition to Harbinson WTO Compromise

June 18, 2003

The American Soybean Association (ASA) today outlined the concerns of its 26,000 producer members before the House Committee on Agriculture regarding the compromise advanced by the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agriculture Committee Chairman Stuart Harbinson, ...

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ASA Applauds Landmark HIV/AIDS Legislation Signed by President Bush

May 28, 2003

The American Soybean Association (ASA), a trade group representing 26,000 U.S. soybean farmers, expresses appreciation to the United States Congress and President George W. Bush upon the signing of landmark legislation that recognizes the need ...

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