Dim Bulb: The American Soybean Association

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Published June 16, 2012 4:00am EST | Updated October 29, 2023 10:45pm EST



Who: The American Soybean Association

What: Opposing an amendment to the farm bill that would make contributions to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service voluntary

Why it’s dim: The ASA says its members “see the checkoff programs as an investment” that their members “voluntarily adopted.” But if its a voluntary program, then why oppose an amendment giving them the option of not participating.

Cure: A quick course in Logic 101