The Texas Soybean Association was formed in 1967. That same year it was approved for affiliation with the American Soybean Association.
Texas Soybean Association
ASA Presidents from Texas
W. B. Tilson, Plainview, Texas, ASA president 1973-75
Wade Cowan, Brownfield, Texas, ASA president 2014-15
State Association Gallery
Standing, from the left, W. B. Tilson, president, Texas Soybean Association and Rep. Delwin Jones, Texas House of Representatives. Seated, from the left, Wesley A. Schumacher, secretary-treasurer, Texas Soybean Producers Board (TSPB); E. O. Feagley, chairman, TSPB; and Royal Burnside, vice chairman, TSPB.
Prentiss Cunningham (left) and his father Buck Cunningham (right) are using one of the newer varieties on most of their 340 acres of soybeans in 1980. They also grow certified seed for the dealer who is headquartered in nearby Plainview, Texas.