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January-March 2010

Listen to comments from ASA President Rob Joslin as he talks about Senate passage of legislation that includes a retroactive extension of the vital biodiesel tax credit. [03/11/10] Audio file length: 02:42 2.48 MB
Listen to comments from ASA Board member Bob Henry, who talks about what he learned from Environmental Protection Agency staff about the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (RFS2), after he participated in the recent National Biodiesel Board Conference and Expo. [02/17/10] Audio file length: 2:34 2.36 MB
Listen to comments from ASA First Vice President Alan Kemper as he talks about his meeting with a Cabinet member of the European Commission who specializes in trade between the U.S. and the European Union. [02/08/10] Audio file length: 2:34 2.35 MB
Listen to comments from ASA President Rob Joslin as he talks about ASA's support of Senator Lisa Murkowski's resolution of disapproval, which looks to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency's regulation of greenhouse gases. [02/02/10] Audio file length: 2:32 2.33 MB
Listen to comments from ASA Vice President Steve Wellman, who also serves as Chairman of ASA's Membership & Corporate Relations Committee, as he talks about ASA's policy work on behalf of U.S. soybean producers. [01/13/10] Audio file length: 3:42 3.39 MB
Listen to comments from ASA First Vice President Alan Kemper, who talks about ASA's efforts to get an extension of the biodiesel tax incentive. [01/06/10] Audio file length: 2:34 2.35 MB

October-December 2009

Listen to comments from ASA Board member and Commodity Classic Co-Chair Dennis Bogaards as he talks about why growers should plan to attend the 2010 Commodity Classic in Anaheim, Calif. [12/15/09] Audio file length: 1:53 1.73 MB
Listen to comments from ASA President Rob Joslin as he talks about House passage of a one-year biodiesel tax incentive extension and calls for grassroots activism to encourage the Senate to pass extension legislation as well. [12/09/09] Audio file length: 2:20 2.14 MB
Listen to comments from newly-confirmed ASA President Rob Joslin as he talks about his priorities for 2010 and gives a message to the soybean farmers he represents. [12/04/09] Audio file length: 1:44 1.59 MB
Listen to comments from ASA President Johnny Dodson as he talks about ASA's support for new legislation that would repeal provisions that restrict U.S. trade with Cuba. [11/19/09] Audio file length: 1:58 1.80 MB
Listen to comments from ASA Chairman John Hoffman as he reports on his participation in a House Agriculture Subcommittee roundtable on how the Federal crop insurance program is working. [11/11/09] Audio file length: 2:28 2.25 MB
Listen to comments from ASA President Johnny Dodson as he talks about ASA's concerns with climate change legislation currently being considered by the Senate and encourages ASA members to contact their Senators in an effort to extend the Biodiesel Tax Incentive beyond this year. [11/05/09] Audio file length: 2:52 2.62 MB
Listen to comments from Waterways Council President and CEO Cornel Martin as he talks about the status of infrastructure improvements on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. [10/15/09] Audio file length: 1:31 1.39 MB

Listen to comments from ASA Board member Joe Layton, who talks about his testimony before the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy and Research to review implementation of the Research Title of the 2008 Farm Bill. [10/08/09] Audio file length: 2:53 2.65 MB

July-September 2009

Listen to comments from ASA Executive Committee member Ron Kindred, who talks about the Soy Transportation Coalition study that looks at rail movement of soybeans and soy products. Kindred serves on the Coalition Board. [09/29/09] Audio file length: 2:32 2.32 MB
Listen to comments from ASA President Johnny Dodson as he rallies everyone with a vested interest in the future profitability of soybeans and other sectors of agriculture to submit comments on the EPA's Proposed Rule for the expanded Renewable Fuel Standard. [09/22/09] Audio file length: 2:34 2.36 MB
Listen to comments from ASA Vice President Alan Kemper, who recently hosted a delegation of Chinese soybean buyers on his farm to discuss crop quality and the production process, among other topics. [09/16/09] Audio file length: 2:15 2.06 MB
Listen to comments from ASA past-President Bart Ruth, the 2009 Agribusiness recipient for the Abraham Lincoln National Agricultural Awards. Ruth recounts ASA policy achievements during his tenure, as well as emphasizes the importance of becoming involved with ASA. [09/02/09] Audio file length: 2:58 2.27 MB
Listen to comments from ASA President Johnny Dodson as he talks about why it's important for people to take advantage of ASA's online form to submit comments to the EPA on the expanded Renewable Fuel Standard. [08/26/09] Audio file length: 1:58 1.80 MB
Listen to comments from ASA First Vice President Rob Joslin as he responds to the discovery of biotech corn events that are unapproved in the European Union in soybean shipments from the U.S. [08/19/09] Audio file length: 2:10 1.99 MB

Listen to comments from ASA President Johnny Dodson, who talks about the ASA legislative priorities discussed at last week's Board meeting, as well as House Ag. Committee Chairman Collin Peterson's visit to the group. [07/28/09] Audio file length: 2:03 1.88 MB

Listen to comments from ASA President Johnny Dodson as he talks about the legislative priorities that will be the focus of next week's ASA Board meeting. [07/15/09] Audio file length: 2:39 2.42 MB
Listen to comments from ASA President Johnny Dodson as he comments on ASA's reaction to House passage of the climate change bill and what ASA liked and disliked about the legislation. [07/01/09] Audio file length: 2:39 2.43 MB

April-June 2009

Listen to comments from ASA Vice President Joe Steiner as he explains the objective of ASA's new Innovation Initiative think tank. [06/24/09] Audio file length: 2:28 2.26 MB
Listen to comments from ASA Board member Ron Moore, who is the vice-chair of the standards committee that is spearheading the development of a national standard for sustainable agriculture. Moore talks about some of the key decisions the committee made at its recent meeting. [06/10/09] Audio file length: 2:36 2.39 MB
Listen to comments from ASA Board member Dennis Jaeger as he talks about his recent trip to Colombia and Panama to learn more about the pending free trade agreements with those countries. [06/02/09] Audio file length: 1:42 1.56 MB
Listen to comments from Diane Bellis, the Director of Federal Research Programs for AgSource, Inc., who is working to advance aquaculture and other research of interest to the soybean industry. [05/21/09] Audio file length: 2:37 2.39 MB

Listen to comments from ASA President Johnny Dodson as he reacts to and talks about the flaws in the EPA's proposed rule for the expanded Renewable Fuel Standard. [05/12/09] Audio file length: 2:00 1.84 MB

Listen to comments from ASA First Vice President Rob Joslin as he talks about the ASA-led Commodity Roundtable held last week in Washington, D.C. [05/06/09] Audio file length: 02:09 1.97 MB
Listen to comments from ASA Vice President Ray Gaesser, who recently met with Senator Chuck Grassley to advance ASA's biodiesel agenda and share concerns about a court ruling on the Clean Water Act that could negatively impact soybean farmers. [04/29/09] Audio file length: 2:11 1.99 MB
Listen to comments from ASA Vice President Alan Kemper, a member of the USDA's Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade, who talks about the importance of resolving the U.S. trucking dispute with Mexico and bringing back the Cross Border Trucking Pilot Program [04/15/09] Audio file length: 02:33 2.34 MB
Listen to comments from ASA Executive Committee member Steve Wellman as he comments on the lack of convergence between cash values and futures prices in the soybean market. Wellman was nominated by ASA to serve on the CFTC's new Subcommittee on Convergence in Agricultural Commodity Markets. [04/01/09] Audio file length: 02:05 1.91 MB

January - March 2009

Listen to comments from ASA Board member Ron Moore, who participated in ASA's recent Biotech Outreach mission to Germany and Italy. [03/25/09] Audio file length: 02:02 1.86 MB
Listen to comments from Ron Kindred, Chairman of the American Soybean Association's transportation committee, as he provides an update on some of the issues that ASA is working on in the rail and waterways transportation systems. [03/18/09] Audio file length: 02:09 1.97 MB
Listen to comments from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack when he addressed ASA's Board of Directors on March 10, 2009. Also, Vilsack addresses questions from ASA Board members. [03/12/09] Audio file length: 32:42 29.9 MB
Listen to comments from ASA member Jim Andrew, who chairs a biofuels working group that is part of the EPA's Farm, Ranch and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee. Andrew explains why ASA is against the inclusion of the indirect land use formula in the new Renewable Fuel Standard. [03/12/09] Audio file length: 03:09 2.88 MB
Listen to comments from ASA President Johnny Dodson as he talks about resolutions discussed as ASA's recent Voting Delegates Session. [03/04/09] Audio file length: 01:36 1.47 MB
Listen to comments from ASA President Johnny Dodson as he talks about his meeting with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, which was an opportunity to brief the new secretary on issues of top importance to all U.S. soybean farmers. [02/19/09] Audio file length: 02:06 1.92 MB
Listen to comments from ASA Board member Joe Layton, who chaired the recent meeting of ASA's Biotechnology Working Group. Layton discusses ASA's role in past and future approvals of biotechnology-improved soybeans. [02/04/09] Audio file length: 03:34 3.26 MB
Listen to comments from ASA President Johnny Dodson about the legislative priorities discussed at ASA's annual Executive Committee Planning Session. [01/28/09] Audio file length: 02:16 2.08 MB
Listen to comments from ASA First Vice President Rob Joslin as he talks about ASA's reaction to the Secretary of Agriculture's recommendation to the Office of Inspector General that an audit and investigation of the national soybean checkoff be conducted. [01/14/09] Audio file length: 01:49 1.66 MB
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