U.S. soybean and wheat farmers have sent a stern warning to the Trump administration that backing out of KORUS (the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement) would have disastrous consequences for many of the nation’s farmers. “Trade helps our country, Mr. President, and withdrawal from KORUS would hurt us all. As soybean farmers, we benefit greatly from […]

Nineteen fellow soybean growers from across the nation have been selected to lead the American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) Program Committee in 2017-18. The importance of their work in long-term market development was underscored on Aug. 10 when the USDA announced U.S. farmers are expected to produce a record-high […]

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue may soon get a little help in the department. Steve Censky, CEO of the American Soybean Association, has been nominated by President Donald Trump as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “Our work has only just begun in delivering results for the people of American […]

Please put funds into the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA)! That was the message detailed this morning in a letter sent to leadership of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees from the American Soybean Association (ASA) and a coalition of farm, food, and rural advocacy groups led by the National Farmers Union. The group encouraged […]

After President Trump signed an executive order to withdraw from negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), several agricultural organizations have expressed significant concerns. American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall pointed out that U.S. agricultural exports to Canada and Mexico have quadrupled from $8.9 billion […]

The 2018 Farm Bill is just around the corner and the American Soybean Association (ASA) wants to hear from their growers. The ASA is conducting a survey of producers in states represented by ASA state soybean affiliates on key issues that are likely to be considered by Congress during the process of farm bill negotiations. […]