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U.S. Senate Approves PNTR With Russia
The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to repeal the Jackson Vanik amendment thus clearing the way for Permanent Normal Trade Relatio...
Ag Groups To Meet With House Minority Whip On Farm Bill
Several ag group leaders are meeting with House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer to see if there’s some way the farm bill can ...
ASA Pleased House Seems To Be Moving On PNTR
The House rules committee is expected to meet today to set the procedure under which the full House will consider extension o...
ASA Gives Comments To Trade Rep On Possible EU FTA
American Soybean Association leaders recently submitted comments to the U.S. Trade Representative regarding a possible Free T...
ASA Looking Forward To Full Opening Of Panama Market
The upcoming enactment of the free trade agreement between Panama and the United States is a big win for soybean farmers.ASA ...
ASA Sends Questionairre To Presidential Candidates
The American Soybean Association sent a questionnaire to the Presidential candidates to get their views on important ag issue...
ASA Wary About Possible Trade War With China
Ag groups are concerned about the increasing talk about a trade war with China.This comes after President Obama took action a...
Farm Bill Now Rally This Week
Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow will join more than 60 members of the Farm Bill Now coalition on Capitol Hill Wedne...
Chinese Government Promoting Growth of Livestock
One of the biggest take home messages from last week’s trip to China for U.S. soybean farmers was that the Chinese gove...
Disaster Assistance Possible in Farm Bill Extension
A possible one year extension of the farm bill could contain disaster assistance for producers. American Soybean Association ...
ASA Pleased with Passage of PNTR with Russia
This week the Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved passage of Permanent Normal Trade Relations with Russia. American...
ASA Sees Differences in House and Senate Farm Bills
American Soybean Association members are pleased the House is moving ahead with their 2012 farm bill proposal and will be mar...
ASA Leader Concerned with Check Off Amendment
An amendment has been introduced to the farm bill to make all federal research, promotion and marketing programs voluntary. T...
FAPRI Report Shows Crop Equality in Senate FB
On Wednesday FAPRI issued a report showing the Agriculture Risk Coverage Program in the Senate Farm Bill treats program crops...
ASA Leader Understands Farm Bill Markup Delay
American Soybean Association leaders are disappointed with the Senate Ag Committee’s delay in markup of the 2012 farm b...
ASA President Says His Group Opposes More Cuts To Crop Insurance
Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn says a GAO report indicates the government could potentially save one billion dollars a year by c...
ASA Wants Congress And President To Increase RFS Volume
The American Soybean Association is calling on Congress and the Obama Administration to follow through with increasing the RF...
FCC Blocks LightSquared
The FCC is blocking LightSquared and their planned development of a nationwide wireless network citing concerns it can’...
Soybean Group Trying To Get Extension Attached To Bill
American Soybean Association members are working with members of Congress to extend the one dollar per gallon biodiesel tax c...