August 15, 2019
ASA’s Biotech Working Group (BWG) met in Louisville, Kentucky last week to discuss a wide range of issues impacting the biotech and farming industries. Participants heard an overview of a USDA-APHIS proposed rule to update ...
July 26, 2019
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released details this morning of the 2019 Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments announced by the Administration in May. MPF will provide up to $14.5 billion to producers, including ...
July 6, 2019
Anniversaries often evoke fond memories and collective cheers, but for soybean growers, this past year has been far from positive and instead the most challenging in a generation: The July 6 one-year mark of 25% ...
July 3, 2019
This weekend marks one year since China retaliated against President Trump’s 25% tariff on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods—launching the trade war that plummeted the price of U.S. soybeans and damaged growers’ decades-old relationship ...
June 27, 2019
ASA partnered this week with USSEC to represent U.S. soy at the International Oilseeds Producers Dialogue (IOPD) meeting in London. The conference provides participants with the opportunity to meet with other global oilseed producers to discuss ...