LETTERS
ARA Retailer of the Year Award Nominations Open
May 01, 2026
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) today launched nominations for the 2026 Retailer of the Year Award, sponsored by Bayer and Farm Journal's The Scoop. Each year, the ARA Retailer of the Year Award honors an agricultural retailer for going above and beyond in environmental stewardship, community leadership, customer engagement, and employee relations.
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ALL PUBLISHED LETTERS
ARA Signs Ports Coalition Letter Opposing Proposed Actions in Section 301 Investigation of Chinese Shipbuilding
Mar 24, 2025
In a letter that went out before the USTR announcement, ARA signed a letter representing a wide breadth of our nation’s economy, including importers, exporters, farmers and agribusinesses, retailers, manufacturers, energy providers, wholesalers, transportation and logistics providers, and other sectors, urging the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to refrain from imposing its proposed actions in response to the Section 301 investigation of China’s targeting the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors for dominance.
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ARA Co-signs Letter to make the Section 199A Deduction Permanent
Mar 24, 2025
ARA has joined other ag groups urging Congress to make the Section 199A deduction permanent in any tax legislation passed this year.
ARA Co-Signs Letter of Support for Richard Fordyce
Mar 21, 2025
ARA has signed a letter supporting the confirmation of Richard Fordyce to serve as the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC).
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ARA Joins Coalition Letter Urging Congress to Overturn EPA’s California EV Waivers
Mar 17, 2025
ARA joined an industry coalition letter sent to Congress in support of overturning California’s zero vehicle emission regulatory waivers from EPA.
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ARA Joins Ag Coalition in Letter Raising Concerns to EPA, DHHS
Mar 07, 2025
ARA joined more than 291 other agricultural organizations on a coalition letter addressed to key federal officials, including U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, emphasizing the importance of collaboration between America’s agricultural industry and the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission.
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ARA Joins Letter of Support for Alexander Vaden as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
Mar 04, 2025
ARA joined a coalition letter in support Stephen Vaden's nomination as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.
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ARA Joins Coalition Letter Urging EPA Administrator Zeldin Fix RMP Rules
Jan 30, 2025
ARA joined an industry coalition letter addressed to Lee Zeldin, the newly confirmed Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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ARA Submits Letter of Support to BL for Caldwell Canyon Revised Min and Reclamation EIS Plan
Jan 23, 2025
ARA submitted a letter to the Bureau of Land Management on January 23, 2025, in support of the Caldwell Canyon Revised Mine and Reclamation Plan Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The mine is owned and operated by Bayer CropScience.
ARA Joins Letter of Support for Brooke Rollins’ nomination as USDA Secretary
Jan 15, 2025
ARA joined a coalition letter in support of Brooke Leslie Rollins’ nomination to be the 33rd Secretary of Agriculture.
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Letter Applauding Treasury Department for Ceasing CTA Enforcement
Jan 04, 2025
ARA co-signed a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent applauding the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announcement that it is ceasing enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) while it crafts a new set of regulations that will narrow the scope of the reporting regime.
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