Protecting Your Interests in Washington. Providing The Latest In Marketing and Production Information. Promoting Domestic and International Market Development. Supporting Research To Improve Production Efficiency and Product Quality. Building Demand By Developing New Uses Such As BioDiesel, Soy Ink, Dust Suppressants, Soy Based Building Materials, Plastics, and Textile Fibers.
Soybeans are an important agronomic crop in South Carolina.
However, profits are threatened by high costs, low prices and marginal yields. Also, competition from other oilseeds and production from other countries are factors adversely affecting U. S. prices. To help address these and other problems which impact profits, soybean producers and other industry representative have joined together in a state and national organization. Your checkoff investments cannot be used for lobbying, yet you need influence in Washington to insure that government actions enhance rather than hamper these efforts. ASA, with its large membership and respected Washington representation is listened to in the farm policy arena.