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ARA sent a letter in September to President Biden opposing the employer-enforced vaccine mandate requirement because of its likely impact on already-tight employment situations for ag employers.

Organizations representing rural businesses say the Biden Administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate is not the tool needed to promote more vaccinations and could be damaging to the ag supply chain.

ARA supported the bipartisan infrastructure bill for two reasons: (1) it is bipartisan, and (2) it goes directly to physical infrastructure investments that improve U.S. transportation competitiveness.

The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) supports the Dec. 8 vote by the U.S. Senate to nullify the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate.

Valley Ag has grown its footprint and influence in the Pacific Northwest

Lawmakers may have left town, but centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) left no doubt that he cannot support President Biden’s $1.75 trillion social and climate spending plan, imperiling the president’s agenda.

COVID-19-related legislation continues to run the gavel, while rural America urges Congress to deliver on its economic relief promises. Here are three issues to watch.

The AFBF suggests EPA halt their plan to rewrite WOTUS until it has more guidance in deciding which waters are categorized under the federal jurisdiction.

Welcome to a nightmare—the Yazoo Backwater Project—a bureaucratic taffy pull of dysfunctional government, politics, science, farming, and the backdoor dealings of a federal agency.

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