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Today Agricultural Retailers Association President and CEO Daren Coppock praised an announcement by the U.S. EPA and U.S. Department of the Army repealing the 2015 Waters of the United States rule.
On Sept. 5, U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced a call for public comment on policy options that may promote market-based approaches to water quality improvements.
With just 39 legislative days remaining in 2019, the ARA is once again calling for congressional leadership in the House and Senate to support the passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
This committee provides independent policy advice, information and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on various environmental policies that are important to agriculture and rural communities.
The Pre-Conference Workshop topic will be “The Agricultural Trade Policy Agenda of the Trump Administration” and will be led by Ambassador Gregg Doud, Chief Agricultural Negotiator at U.S. Trade Representative.
The Agricultural Retailers Association, American Society of Agronomy, Environmental Defense Fund and Field to Market have teamed up to equip trusted farmer advisers tools and resources.
Fourteen participants attended the first-ever ENGAGE training in October. The event included one-on-one and small group sessions to use values-based messages to respond to even the toughest questions.
“The data clearly shows a continuous reduction in accidents of regulated facilities. It is important for EPA to focus on compliance assistance efforts”
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Fall 2019 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions and Regulatory Plan which provides updates to the public about regulatory activity.
Representatives of ARA member companies John Deere, Land O’Lakes, and Topcon Agriculture have been appointed to serve on the task force.