December 14, 2007… Saint Louis, Missouri… The American Soybean Association (ASA) applauds the U.S. Senate for today’s 79-14 vote passage of the Farm Bill, which provides support for key soybean programs.

"Soybean growers appreciate the bi-partisan effort that resulted in the Senate overwhelmingly approving this omnibus legislation this year," said ASA President John Hoffman, a soybean producer from Waterloo, Iowa. "Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) and others provided vital leadership to pass this bill. We look forward to working with the Senate and House to reach a timely conclusion to the Farm Bill debate."

The Senate approval allows for Senate and House members to conference their respective versions of the Farm Bill. ASA will continue to champion issues of importance to soybean growers, ranging from target prices to biodiesel programs and more, including funding for the Quality Incentive Program to promote production of soybeans with high-stability oils, which will enable U.S. food companies to eliminate trans fats without increasing use of unhealthy saturated fats.

ASA is the policy advocate and collective voice of its 22,000 producer-members on domestic and international issues of importance to all U.S. soybean farmers.

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For more information contact:

John Hoffman, ASA President, (319) 233-9480, jhoffman@neotek.net
Bob Callanan, ASA Communications Director, 314/576-1770, bcallanan@soy.org
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