Each year, ARA members identify priority policy issues. The Washington, D.C., team then advocates for these priorities on members’ behalf. A strong collective of ag retail voices is paramount to successful advocacy.
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) has picked up a lot of its face-to-face activities, and like so many of you, we at ARA are grateful to have some things feeling more and more like business as usual
The ARA team in Washington had its own busy spring season, working on behalf of its membership on Capitol Hill as well as behind the scenes for a robust fall and winter of programming.
President and CEO Daren Coppock: “ARA is pleased that this important piece of legislation was passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, and we urge the U.S. House of Representatives to follow suit.”
The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) extended the emergency declaration, which first began in March 2020 in response to the pandemic, through Aug. 31, 2021.
USDA extended the comment deadline for President Biden’s Executive Order on “America’s Supply Chains” by 30 days after ARA and other agricultural and commodity organizations requested an extension.
The Ninth Circuit Court ruling requires the EPA to either write a new rule to allow for the safe use of chlorpyrifos or halt all food residue tolerances of the insecticide, which would ban most uses of the chemical
