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Nearly 1,500 Farmers & Producers Reject EPA Herbicide Strategy

October 23, 2023

Washington, D.C. Oct. 23, 2023. Nearly 1,500 farmers, ranchers, pesticide applicators, and agricultural producers from across the country have come together to voice strong disapproval to EPA, criticizing the agency’s Endangered Species Act herbicide strategy ...

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Prosser Joins ASA D.C. Policy Team

October 23, 2023

Washington, D.C. Oct. 23, 2023. The American Soybean Association is pleased to announce an addition to its Washington, D.C.-based advocacy staff. Joe Prosser joins ASA Oct. 25 in a newly created policy manager role, one ...

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Soybean Farmers Pleased House Stopped Spartz Anti-Checkoff Amendment

September 27, 2023

Washington, D.C. Sept. 27, 2023. The American Soybean Association and all 26 affiliated state soybean associations are pleased members of the U.S. House of Representatives have batted down Rep. Victoria Spartz’s (R-IN) amendment to the ...

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America’s Soybean Farmers Strongly Oppose Spartz Anti-Checkoff Amendment

September 26, 2023

The American Soybean Association, representing half a million U.S. soy farmers, vehemently opposes Rep. Victoria Spartz’s (R-IN) amendment to the House agriculture appropriations bill that unduly attacks commodity checkoff programs. Checkoffs are industry-led organizations that ...

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Title I Adjustments Could Enhance Effectiveness of the Farm Safety Net: Part II

September 7, 2023

By Scott Gerlt • ASA Chief Economist   The agricultural safety net programs are intended to help producers remain solvent during adverse conditions. Title I of the farm bill contains programs in particular that are designed ...

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