COMMENTS AND TESTIMONY
ARA Weighs In on EPA's Draft Fungicide Strategy
Jul 20, 2026
ARA has submitted comments to EPA on its Draft Fungicide Strategy, which would add new mitigation requirements to protect federally listed species from fungicide exposure. ARA supports the goal but pushed EPA to keep it workable in the field.
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ALL COMMENTS AND TESTIMONY
ARA Submits Comments to FMCSA on Driver HOS
Oct 21, 2019
ARA submitted comments to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) on its proposed reform to the hours of service (HOS) regulations.
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ARA AND TFI SUBMITTED COMMENTS ON THE HOS AG COMMODITY DEFINITION
Sep 27, 2019
On Sept. 27, ARA and The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) submitted comments on the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) focused on the current definition of an agricultural commodity as it relates to the hours of service (HOS).
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ARA SUBMITS COMMENTS ON H-2A Process
Sep 24, 2019
The H-2A application process extends several burdens to employers making the program complicated at best and often unworkable. The agriculture industry is missing out on numerous opportunities because of labor shortages in addition to the program's complexities and limits. ARA applauds the Department of Labor's step towards addressing these shortfalls and creating a modem process that improves the program while maintaining protections for the United States' workforce.
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ARA Sends Comment to DOL on Modernizing H2A Recruitment Requirements
Sep 24, 2019
ARA sends a comment to Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on modernizing recruitment requirements for temporary employment of H-2A foreign workers in the United States.
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ARA Sends Comment to EPA on Glyphosate Registration Review
Sep 03, 2019
ARA sends comment to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in support of the Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision for glyphosate. This important product is one of the most widely used agricultural pesticides in the United States.
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ARA Sends Comment to FMCSA on Potential Non-Military Drivers Aged 18-20
Aug 10, 2019
ARA sends a comment to Administrator Martinez of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) on a potential second pilot program to allow non-military drivers aged 18, 19, and 20 to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce.
Read MoreARA CO-SIGNS GROUP COMMENTS TO USDA ON BIOTECH PROPOSED REGULATIONS
Aug 02, 2019
On behalf of the farmers, ranchers, processors, cooperatives, and other interests represented by the organizations listed below, we appreciate the opportunity to comment on the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) proposed “Movement of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms” or “SECURE” rule, Docket Number, APHIS-2018-0034
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ARA Sends a Comment to Ambassador Lighthizer Regarding 301 Tariffs
Jul 01, 2019
ARA sends a comment to Ambassador Lighthizer with concerns over the proposed Section 301 tariffs in certain products imported from the People's Republic of China.
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ARA COMMENTS TO EPA OPPOSING PETITION TO BAN GLYPHOSATE ON OATS
Jun 05, 2019
On June 5, ARA submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opposing the petition from the Environmental Working Group (EGW) and other groups requesting that the agency modify the tolerance and product labels for glyphosate used in or on oats.
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ARA Signs Comment to DOL to Change Criteria for Overtime Requirement
May 21, 2019
ARA signs a Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity (PPWO) comment to the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The comments are on the proposal to change the criteria for the executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employee exemptions from the overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
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