American Soybean Association | Red River Farm Network

American Soybean Association Recognizes Worth

Published March 13, 2022

Lake Benton, Minnesota farmer Bob Worth received the American Soybean Association’s Outstanding State Volunteer Award at the Commodity Classic. This award recognizes dedication and contributions of volunteers with at least three years of service to the soybean industry. Worth is…

Johnson Awarded Distinguished Leadership Award

Published March 13, 2022

North Dakota Soybean Growers Association Executive Director Nancy Johnson was awarded the American Soybean Association’s Distinguished Leadership Award during the Commodity Classic. This award recognizes a grower or association staff member dedicated to achieving successes to benefit soybean growers. Johnson’s…

Chlorpyrifos Ban Takes Effect

Published February 25, 2022

The Environmental Protection Agency will deny all objections and requests to stay its ban on chlorpyrifos. That puts the fate of the insecticide to be determined by the courts. Earlier this month, 20 agricultural groups said they would sue the…

Year in Review: Names in the News

Published January 3, 2022

Leadership changes were seen during the past year. Kevin Paap decided not to seek re-election for Minnesota Farm Bureau President and Waverly, Minnesota farmer Dan Glessing was elected to the leadership role. In 2021, Kimball, Minnesota cattle farmer Don Schiefelbein…

Keep Building on U.S. Soybean Trade in 2022

Published December 24, 2021

The Biden administration hasn’t been majorly aggressive on trade this year, but the U.S. soybean industry hopes that changes going into 2022. With an increase demand for protein in Asia, American Soybean Association CEO Steve Censky says the U.S. soybean…

Concern Voiced by ASA

Published December 24, 2021

The American Soybean Association thinks it’s too soon to tell what will happen with dicamba use in 2022. "There were no actions tied to the EPA's dicamba report and the agency made that abundantly clear," said Kyle Kunkler, director of…

Clarity Needed on Dicamba Announcement

Published December 22, 2021

In response to EPA’s dicamba announcement, the American Farm Bureau Federation, American Soybean Association and others are asking for more information. A news release from ASA says it is not clear if off-target dicamba complaints were submitted by multiple sources…

ASA Board Works on Policy

Published December 20, 2021

Minnesota Soybean Growers Association Past President Jamie Beyer is one of ten newly elected board members to the American Soybean Association. "It is an interesting time to be working on national ag policy. There's an unlimited list of topics to…

American Soybean Association Elects New Leadership

Published December 10, 2021

Arkansas Farmer Brad Doyle is the new president of the American Soybean Association, succeeding Kevin Scott of South Dakota. Josh Gackle of North Dakota was elected treasurer. George Goblish of Minnesota was also elected as an at-large member of the…

EPA Seeks Common Ground on New WOTUS

Published November 23, 2021

In Bismarck last Monday afternoon, EPA Assistant Administrator of Water Radhika Fox and Army Corps of Engineers Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Works Jaime Pinkham took input on the Waters of the United States rule. American Farm Bureau Federation Vice…

Articles tagged under: American Soybean Association

American Soybean Association Recognizes Worth

Johnson Awarded Distinguished Leadership Award

Chlorpyrifos Ban Takes Effect

Year in Review: Names in the News

Keep Building on U.S. Soybean Trade in 2022

Concern Voiced by ASA

Clarity Needed on Dicamba Announcement

ASA Board Works on Policy

American Soybean Association Elects New Leadership

EPA Seeks Common Ground on New WOTUS

News Categories

Latest RRFN Podcasts

Country Morning

Agriculture Today

Market Analysis

Weather

This Week In Agriculture

TransFARMation

Talking Conservation

Ag Innovation News Presented by AURI