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The team at the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) aims to be the voice of the ag retailer in the nation’s capital.
The Agricultural Retailers Association applauds the House passage of the USMCA announced today because it will advance two of the most important markets for American farmers and agribusinesses.
These podcasts feature audio from a panel moderated by AgPro’s Margy Eckelkamp at the 2019 ARA Conference and Expo.
In a letter addressed to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler, five members of Congress expressed concerns about EPA’s proposed draft guidance on plant biostimulants
Learn more about his background and what EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said about his nomination.
The troubled 2015 WOTUS rule introduced by the Obama administration in 2015 to define which waters are regulated by the Clean Water Act was officially replaced today by the Navigable Waters Protection Rule.
“Continuous flows of seed, fertilizers, crop protection and custom application are most important in the spring.,” said ARA’s Daren Coppock.
The Agricultural Retailers Association provides the following update from D.C. regarding important exemptions for its members during the public health crisis related to COVID-19
ARA has been working so the supply chain logistics for agriculture are included in the necessary exemptions for business to continue as it can.
As we head into spring planting season with so much going on in the world and local communities, here’s a handy checklist of items to discuss and plan with your retailer.
The EPA announced a method for conducting biological evaluations to assure pesticide registration review actions under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) do not jeopardize endangered species.
The Surface Transportation Board issued a final rule that clarifies regulations by confirming the agency’s regulatory jurisdiction over demurrage and accessorial charges imposed by railroads against ag shippers.
A pioneer in the fluid fertilizer industry, in 1953 Glen Brandt founded the business that could become Brandt Consolidated. Brandt died on June 7 at the age of 94.
Today on Farm Journal Live, sorting through the changing landscape for dicamba with Richard Gupton of the Ag Retailers Association and Dr. Bob Hartzler of Iowa State University.
In reaction to the ruling and its subsequent mandate, statements from associations and retail outlets detailed that effective immediately, none of the three products would be used, sold or distributed.
OSHA issued a memorandum detailing expanded temporary enforcement guidance on respiratory protection fit-testing for N95 masks in all industries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“ARA will continue to defend glyphosate in order to ensure the product’s availability in the future. We have long supported decisions based on sound science, and that has been the case with glyphosate,” Daren Coppock.
On the latest AgPro podcast, Richard Gupton, Senior Vice President of Public Policy at ARA details what ag retailers need to know to keep their businesses running as smoothly as possible during this public health crisis
This is a new FMCSA emergency waiver that will help new CDL drivers seeking a Class A CDL. The seasonal drivers – Restricted Ag CDL – are already exempt from the knowledge and skills tests.
If this precedent is allowed to stand and become a common procedure, courts rather than EPA will take over the role of regulating pesticide registrations.
On Monday, a U.S. District Court Judge handed down a decision preventing the State of California from requiring Prop 65 “known to cause cancer” labels on glyphosate products.
Paraquat is a non-selective weed control commonly used for burndown applications, and it’s effective on resistant weed species such as ragweed and Palmer Amaranth.
The polls showing a “Blue Wave” seemed to have crashed into a “Red Dam.” It also shows most political pollsters are less accurate than the local weatherman.
On Thursday, October 29, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced a finalized update to requirements for the pesticide application exclusion zone (AEZ.)
“His leadership inspired leadership,” said Jean Payne, president of the Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association as she reflected on working with Ford West on the Asmark board.
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“I’m hopeful, based on Administrator Regan’s track record and statements, that science will rule the day as EPA reviews this rule,” says ARA’s Daren Coppock.
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ARA’s comments focused on the areas that have been identified by its members as priority issues