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ASA Applauds Senate Passage of Farm Bill

February 13, 2002

Calls for Quick Action in Conference in Time for 2002 Crops  “U.S. soybean farmers congratulate the United States Senate on completion of floor action on the 2002 Farm Bill,” stated Bart Ruth, President of the ...

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ASA Urges Senate to Complete New Farm Bill

January 23, 2002

The American Soybean Association (ASA) is urging the United States Senate to complete floor action on the new farm bill as quickly as possible. ASA President Bart Ruth, a soybean producer from Rising City, Neb., ...

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ASA Emphasizes Importance of Maintaining $5.26 Soybean Loan Rate to Help Offset Effects of Currency Devaluations in Argentina & Brazil

January 7, 2002

In light of Argentina’s currency devaluation, and on the heels of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision last Friday to delay announcement of 2002 crop loan rates while Congress continues work on a new Farm ...

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ASA Urges USDA to Announce 2002 Loan Rates

December 18, 2001

The American Soybean Association (ASA) is urging Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman to act immediately on the Department’s commitment to announce loan rates for 2002 crops this month. Farmers and their lenders need to know what ...

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ASA Celebrates House Passage of Trade Promotion Authority

December 6, 2001

The American Soybean Association (ASA), a commodity trade group that represents U.S. soybean farmers, today expressed appreciation upon learning that the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3005, which grants the President Trade Promotion Authority ...

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