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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 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 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.

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

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.

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”