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ASA Sets Policy at Convention
133 producers formulated policy for the American Soybean Association during Commodity Classic last week. The goal is to pursue future initiatives that improve U.S. soybean farmer profitability. The big issues discussed were: Crop insurance; Bio-energy and bio-based products; technology; Climate Change; and Environmental regulation.The new ASA policy calls for crop quantity and quality discounts to be fully covered by crop insurance. Also, ASA opposes reduction of the agriculture baseline funding for the 2012 Farm Bill. The policy also calls for the reinstatement of the Group Risk Plan and Gross Revenue Insurance Plan.
In the area energy, ASA policy strongly encourages the retroactive reinstatement of the federal biodiesel tax credit and encourages Congress to make the tax credit permanent. ASA also supports implementation of the bio-energy program as authorized in the 2008 Farm Bill.
In the area of technology, ASA supports enabling trait providers and seed companies to access and use the data package of a patented biotech trait through agreements and established procedures for the purpose of preparing to register and commercialize generic versions of the trait after patent expiration. Also, ASA strongly opposes Cap and Trade legislation and recommends that the Clean Water Act be amended to exempt producers from litigation/liability and not require a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit when producers can certify that the pesticides have been used in a manner that complies with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act.
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