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ASA Weekly Leader Letter

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an  I N D E X  to ASA TODAY


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Current Issue

April 2013  

  • ASA Urges Relief from Fuel Capacity Regulation; ASA Urges Protection of Crop Insurance; Growers Break Records Again at 2013 Commodity Classic

  • Citing the Need to Find Common Ground, ASA Revises Position on Farm Bill

  • Minnesota Farmers See Preparations for Soybean Shipment Air Lift to WISHH Project in Afghanistan

  • Soybean Farmers Chart ASA Policy Course During 2013 Commodity Classic

  • Meet ASA’s Board of Directors for 2013

  • ASA Presents Top Awards at Banquet

  • Top Membership Recruiters Honored at Commodity Classic

  • Auction Supporters Hit a Grand Slam for Soybean’s Future with Record Total; 2013 Young Leader Class Completes Leadership Development Training

  • Farmer-Led Effort Aims to Reclaim Lost Oil Market Share by Meeting Customer Demands

  • ASA Signs Generic Event Marketability and Access Agreement


Past Issues

March 2013   
ASA Backs Bill Eliminating Duplicative Pesticide Permit Requirements; ASA’s Biotech Working Group Meets in Washington D.C.;Biodiesel App Tracks Fuel Purchases, Offers Rewards

Soybean Growers from Indiana, Kansas and Mississippi Win Conservation Awards

U.S. Soybean Export Council Extends Name to International Operations; Waterways Issues and Interests Shaping Up in Congress

ASA Welcomes President Obama’s Commitment to Trade, Infrastructure in State of the Union

Your Support of the World Soy Foundation Helps Schools Make Healthy Meals for Kids 

Indiana Farmer Testifies on 2012 Drought and Importance of Crop Insurance; ASA Meets with RMA About Cover Crop Rules in Federal Crop Insurance

Soy Value Chain Identifies Game-Changing Issues, Strategies

ASA Relays Priorities to USDA, EPA

February 2013    
ASA Meets with Agriculture Workforce Coalition; Secretary Vilsack to Remain During Second Term

ASA’s Soybean Leadership College Rocks, Rolls in Memphis

Corps Briefs ASA and Waterways Industry Stakeholders on Mississippi River Shipping

ASA, FMC, NACHURS Announce Soy Booster Field Trial Program for 2013; ASA Announces Quarterly Recruiting Challenges for Members, State Associations

Checkoff Helps Bring 45 New Soy-Based Products to Market, Add Value for Farmers

ASA Farmer-Leaders Participate in AGP Annual Meeting; Meet with Media at DTN in Omaha

January 2013  
ASA Welcomes Passage of Russia PNTR Bill;EPA Makes No Changes to Dust Regulations;Iowa Grower Elected ASA First Vice President

ASA Announces 2013 Officers and Committee Assignments

Q&A with Danny Murphy, ASA’s New President

High-Oleic Trait Helps Drive Demand for U.S. Soy; What Do You Say to a Father Who Tells You U.S. soybeans Saved His Family’s Life?

Step up to the Plate and Hit a “Grand Slam for Soybean’s Future”

Checkoff Study Yields Recommendations for All Farmers, Smartphone App

ASA Leader Helps Introduce New International Marketing Office in Dubai

December 2012  
ASA Applauds House Passage of Russia PNTR Bill; ASA Welcomes Enactment of U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement

New ASA Member Benefit Lets Growers Achieve Rewards While Shopping

The Sky’s the Limit at the 2013 Commodity Classic

ASA Outlines Priorities for Enhanced U.S.-EU Trade; What does a SoyCow do? She can't Moo.

ASA Pushes Year-end Tax Issues; ASA Congratulates President Obama on Second Term, Urges Bipartisan Cooperation

U.S. Soybean Farmers’ Success Linked to Animal Agriculture

ASA-IM Examines Market Opportunities for U.S. Soy in the European Union

October-November 2012     
ASA Disappointed House Failed to Act on Farm Bill

ASA Policy Brief & Outlook; Farm Bill Now Coalition Unites Nation’s Farm Groups

ASA Statement on the Expiration of the 2008 Farm Bill 

Leadership At Its Best Participants Meet in Greensboro, And the Winner of the August to Remember Campaign is…

Obama and Romney Agriculture Position Papers

Checkoff Project Aims to Make an Impact on U.S. Soybean Yields

No Singing the Blues, Soybean Leadership College Offers Great Lineup of Speakers, America’s Heartland Launches Season Eight

More than 2,500 People Nourished In El Salvador Thanks to World Soy Foundation Training

ASA Launches Soy Action Center to Connect Farmers with Capitol Hill 

September 2012     
ASA Joins Ag Media for Two Days in the Desert

REAP Tours Visit North Dakota and Kentucky

Soy Champion: Rep. Tim Walz 

High-Oleic Trait Helps Drive Demand for U.S. Soy, Members of 2012 Young Leader Class Complete Part Three of Leadership Trainin

Act Safely This Harvest Season, New ASA Video Now Available on Facebook and YouTube

USB and South American Farmers Join Forces to Support Biotech

ASA Responds to House Disaster Assistance Legislation

July-August 2012    
Farm Bill Advances as ASA Farmer-Leaders
Meet in Washington

ASA Congratulates Secretary Vilsack on Drought Assistance Provisions

The Decade of the Bean

ASA Urges Practical Biotech Policy in FY2013 Appropriations Bill, ASA Announces Top Recruiter All-Star

ASA Board Meets, Hosts Legislative Forum in Washington, D.C.

Bringing Hope to the Innocent and the Poorest
of the Poor

Let Customers Know U.S. Soy Production Is Sustainable

U.S. Soybean Farmers – Committed to Feeding the World Sustainably

June 2012    
ASA Welcomes Labor Decision to Withdraw Proposed Child Labor Rules, ASA Unveils Comprehensive Production, Use and Export Data in 2012 Soy Stats®

ASA Farmer-leaders Share Personal Experiences with Farm Bill Programs

ASA Congratulates USDA on 150 Years, Help More Kids Like Francisca Learn Why Soybeans are Called the Miracle Crop

Tell Us Your Conservation Story

Checkoff Study Shows EU Policy Would Lower U.S. Soybean Prices

ASA Shows Support of Transportation Bill Priorities for Ag Producers

May 2012    
ASA Celebrates the Annual Congressional Soyfoods Lunch on Capitol Hill, ASA Thanks the Soyfoods Lunch Sponsors

ASA Board Members Focus on Farm Bill, Trade, Crop Insurance During D.C. Meeting, 2012 Leadership At Its Best Class Graduates Leadership Development Training

The World Soy Foundation: Working to Fight Hunger Through the Power of Soy

ASA Testifies on Soybean Farm Bill Priorities Before Senate Agriculture Committee

Consumer Food Costs Could Rise With U.S. Poultry and Livestock Relocation, Reduction

ASA Urges Permanent Normal Trade Relations with Russia

April 2012    
Top Membership Recruiters Honored at Commodity Classic Events

2012 Commodity Classic Records Stack Up, 2012 Young Leader Class Completes Leadership Development Training at Commodity Classic

Farm Bill, Crop Insurance, Trade Priorities Highlight 2012-13 ASA Policy Direction

ASA Presents Top Awards at Banquet, ASA Announces Conservation Legacy Award Winners, ASA Names SOY Scholarship Winner
Biodiesel Production Surpasses Requirements, Increases Optimism

Soy Checkoff Provides Major Support for 2012 Commodity Classic

ASA Auction is a Sound Success, Raises Record Amount

March 2012    
Become an ASA Recruiter and Be Part of the Elite Lapel Pin Club; ASA, USDA Join Afghanistan’s Ambassador and Business Leaders to Launch New Association for Food and Feed

2012 Farm Bill Update

Meet ASA’s Board of Directors for 2012

ASA Urges Action on Two Key Biodiesel Priorities

Biodiesel Production Surpasses Requirements, Increases Optimism

APHIS Discussion of Streamlined Approvals Highlights Meeting of Biotech Working Group

February 2012    
Soybean Leadership College Prepares Participants to Be Leaders in the Soybean Industry

ASA Tells Story of Success for Soybean Growers in 2011

ASA Talks Regulations, Renewable Fuels with Vilsack, Jackson; ASA Submits Testimony for Hearing on TPP; ASA Announces New Communications Director

2011 SOY Scholarship Winner Confident in Future of Agriculture

EPA Finalizes 2012 Renewable Fuel Standards; Members Encouraged to Sign Up for ASA’s Weekly Leader Letter

EDITORIAL: Taking the Challenge, Changing the Game

ASA’s Online Advocacy Training Center Helps Growers Get Active on Capitol Hill
 January 2012  
ASA Announces 2012 Officers and Committee Assignments at Board meeting

Q & A with ASA’s new President Steve Wellman

Soy Champion Senator Roy Blunt

Dealing with Environmental Regulation in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

ASA Participates in EU Biotech Outreach Mission

New Farmer Leadership Takes Soybean Checkoff into the Future

The Grand Ole Opry Sets the Stage for Commodity Classic Attendees
December 2011    
ASA Membership is Worth the Investment, ASA Congratulates Top Recruiters, ASA Congratulates States for Reaching 2011 Membership Goals

Thank You to the 2010 – 2011 ASA Recruiters

ASA Participates in Waterways Symposium, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack Returns to Commodity Classic

ASA’s 2012 Farm Bill Proposal: "Risk Management for America’s Farmers" 

Increased Appetite for Meat Feeds International Use of Soy 

ASA Celebrates Congressional Passage of Free Trade Agreements
October-November 2011   
 
ASA Policy Brief and Outlook

Leadership At Its Best Participants meet in Minneapolis

ASA and NCGA Host Agricultural Trade and Biotechnology Forum

Soybean Checkoff Reaches Two Decades of Service, America’s Heartland Launches Season Seven 

ASA-IM Getting Regular ‘Air Time’ To Promote Health Benefits of Soy in Indonesia, Biodiesel Industry Producing Record Volumes, Fueling Job Creation  

What Animal Agriculture Means to You

Waterways Funding Sees Action and Opportunities
September 2011
 
U.S. DOT Will Not Impose New Regulations on Farmers, ASA Again Urges President Obama and Congress to Pass FTAs

Act Safely This Harvest Season

REAP Tours Visit Tennessee and Indiana 

ASA Calls on Congress to Support Transportation and Infrastructure, ASA Welcomes Senate Recognition of Jobs Created by Biobased Products

Poultry Sector Remains Top Soybean-Meal Market Despite Challenges   

World Soy Foundation Donation Ships to Guatemala
July-August 2011 
 
ASA Board Meets, Hosts Legislative Forum, ASA Soy Industry Reception Honors Trade Diplomats

ASA Group Visits Representative Noem

ASA Soy Champion: Senator Amy Klobuchar

ASA, USB, USSEC Sponsor Ag Biotechnology & Food Security Conference in Beijing

Animal Ag Sector Looks to Set the Record Straight with Consumers   

Make Sure Your Farm’s Oil Spill Plan is EPA-Compliant

ASA President Welcomes Chairman of European Parliament’s Ag Committee

ASA-IM Improves Marketing Capability of Taiwan Crushers

Every Successful Weed Management Program Begins with A Clean Start

Growers Must Keep Treated Seed Out of Commodity Grains and Oilseeds
June 2011  
 
ASA Pursues Trade and Transportation Goals, 
ASA Participates in NAFB Washington Watch 

ASA Comments on Aquaculture Policy, ASA Announces Soybean Advocate and Influencer Conference

AGP Enhances Customer Service, Increases Capacity and 
Improves Efficiency

Meet ASA’s Board of Directors for 2011

ASA Applauds USTR work that Paves the Way for Panama Trade Agreement, ASA Participates in Event with Panama Officials on Canal Expansion  

Poultry and Livestock Bring Value to U.S. Soybean Farmers

WISHH Executive Director Travels to Afghanistan, U.S. Soy Flour Arrives
 in Kabul
May 2011  
 
ASA Presses for Waterways, Biodiesel 
and Exports

The 2010-2011 Leadership At Its Best Class Graduates

ASA and USB Announce Recommendations for Greater Industry Unity, ASA Board Meeting Features Policy 
Speakers, Hill Visits

ASA Celebrates 9th Annual Congressional Soyfoods Lunch On Capitol Hill, ASA Thanks the Sponsors

ASA Testifies on the Effectiveness of Ag Export Promotion Programs 
ASA President Participates in U.S. Soy Mission to Geneva  

ASA Applauds Action Plan that Paves the Way for Colombia FTA
April 2011  
 
Top Membership Recruiters Honored at Commodity Classic Events

Smooth Sailing at Sixteenth Annual Commodity Classic

ASA Voting Delegates Set Policy Direction for 2011-2012

ASA Presents Top Awards at Banquet during Commodity Classic, ASA Announces Conservation Legacy Award Winners, ASA Names 2011-2012 SOY Scholarship Winner

Young Leader Class Completes Training at Commodity Classic 

ASA Urges Senate Finance Committee to Support Pending Trade Agreements
March 2011  
 
Membership Matters from Ray Gaesser, ASA Applauds USDA Rollout of Biobased Product Label

ASA Photo Contest Winners Announced

Chinese Commit to $6.68 Billion of U.S. Soybeans during Signing Ceremony in Chicago
ASA’s WISHH and USDA Ship Soy Flour to Afghanistan

Supports President’s State of the Union Commitment to Exports, Biofuels

ASA Supports USDA Deregulation of Biotech Alfalfa
February 2011  
 
ASA Celebrates Extension of the Biodiesel Tax Incentive; ASA Objects to USDA Coexistence Policy; ASA Urges Army Corps of Engineers to Maintain Dredging on Mississippi River; Smooth Sailing at Commodity Classic

ASA Event Prepares Participants to be Leaders in the Soybean Industry, Make 2011 Resolution to Sign up for ASA’s Annual Soy Social and Auction

ASA Celebrates Passage of Retroactive Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension

ASA’s WISHH and USDA Ship Soy Flour to Afghanistan

Outlook for the 2012 Farm Bill
January 2011
 
ASA Advances Soy Agenda; ASA Seeks Passage of Estate Tax Legislation; ASA, Ag Groups Write Appropriators on Ag Research; Attend Commodity Classic to make 2011 a Year of Smooth Sailing

ASA Seeks to Protect 2012 Farm Bill from Budget Cuts, Low-Tech Solution to Modern World Problem1

ASA Q&A With… Alan Kemper, ASA’s new President 

ASA Soy Champion: Senator Mike Johanns

ASA Announces 2011 Officers and Committee Assignments, ASA Welcomes New York Corn & Soybean Growers Association as Affiliate

ASA Participates in Biodiesel Fly-In to Encourage Passage of Tax Incentive

ASA Participates in Soybean Quality Conference Mission in Asia

ASA Urges Congressional Approval of Korean Trade Agreement

 
   
 

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