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In comments submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), ARA urged the agency to deny the petition from the Environmental Working Group
Learn more about this initiative here (including a map of inspections and addressing actions at facilities that use the applicable substances)
Now, more than ever, it is important for ARA members to express support to your members of Congress by contacting them in a letter sharing how trade impacts your business.
Share your comments on a possible update to the Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) standard with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) by Aug. 18
In early August, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued guidance to registrants of glyphosate to clarify labeling requirements.
Submit comments on a petition from the Center for Food Safety requesting that EPA either initiate a rulemaking or issue a formal Agency interpretation for planted seeds treated with systemic insecticides.
Safety is a key priority for the fertilizer industry.
Jim Wiesemeyer expects discussions on the farm bill to resume after midterm elections.
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
In a recent episode of the AgPro podcast, Hunter Carpenter, Director of Public Policy at the Ag Retailers Association, shares the latest from our nation’s capital.
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.
As sustainability director at J.R. Simplot, Brandy Wilson explains how the company is progressing its sustainability goals and putting into practice the company’s motto of Bringing Earth’s Resources to Life.
ARA is encouraging retailers to submit comments by the Oct. 15 deadline.
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.
Of the imported formulated products, 1/3 of herbicides, 1/3 of insecticides and about 5% of fungicides are sourced from China. For AIs, all imported glyphosate, 50% of dicamba, and 50% of 2,4-D are sourced from China.
The House could vote on the U.S., Mexico, Canada Agreement (USMCA) as soon as next week, according to House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-Minn.).
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.
“We are excited to have Danielle on board,” said ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock in a news release. “Her experience and relationships in Washington will be an asset to the team and for our members.”
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 goal is to improve the long-term success of the agency’s Application Exclusion Zone (AEZ) requirements. The Agricultural Retailers Association supports these targeted revisions.
Field to Market’s Kelly Murray Young shares how the SPARC initiative is going so far and all of the ways retailers can get the conversation started with their farmer customers about sustainability.
This effort encourages motor carriers to hire younger drivers as part of the FMCSA’s Under 21 Military Driver Pilot Program.
“The data clearly shows a continuous reduction in accidents of regulated facilities. It is important for EPA to focus on compliance assistance efforts”
Registration is open for next ARA Webinar.
ARA is reminding ag retailers they can submit comments on Water Quality Trading under the Clean Water Act up until Nov. 18.
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.
As Congress begins the process of approving a five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill for years 2021 through 2025, ARA is calling on members to send a message urging them to modernize regulations