The American Soybean Association began publishing a monthly magazine in November 1940, called the Soybean Digest. In addition to publishing the proceedings of ASA’s annual convention…

On September 3, 2020, the American Soybean Association officially becomes 100 years old. During those ten decades, ASA helped build the U.S. soybean industry into the…

The American Soybean Association’s longstanding work and support for international marketing continued to pay off as an all-time high record was reached in the 2011 marketing…

In 2005, following nearly 50 years of successful U.S. soybean export activities by the American Soybean Association, the farmer leaders of the American Soybean Association and…

It was a landmark victory for ASA and the National Biodiesel Board when legislation creating the first biodiesel tax incentive was passed by Congress and signed…

The World Initiative for Soy in Human Health, known as WISHH, was founded by visionary soybean growers from 10 state soybean boards. The program was to…

By the 2000 marketing year, when China became the largest single-country purchaser of U.S. soybeans, ASA had been building and promoting a market for U.S. soybeans…

In 1996, the American Soybean Association and National Corn Growers Association partnered to host the first ever Commodity Classic, a conference and trade show for soybean…

Checkoff assessments to fund promotion, research and education began on September 1, 1991, after having been authorized as part of the 1990 farm bill. One-half of…

A special meeting of the ASA Voting Delegates was held on March 3, 1989 in St. Louis, Mo., to discuss a resolution to work toward a…

In 1978, after having its office in the small town of Hudson, Iowa for nearly 40 years, the American Soybean Association moved to a “world headquarters”…

In 1969, ASA reported that more than half of the U.S. soybean crop for the 1968 marketing year was exported as whole soybeans or soybean meal.…