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 onto Tax Letters to Congress
Oct 15, 2024
Last week ARA signed onto two letters addressed to congressional leadership to highlight the critical importance of several business tax provisions that significantly impact farmers, ranchers, landowners and other agricultural businesses across the United States.
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ARA Joins Ag Coalition Letter to Congress Urging Support for Long-Standing and Effective Risk-Based Pesticide Laws
Oct 14, 2024
ARA co-signed a letter to Congress with over 300 agricultural organizations that advocates for continued access to critical crop inputs such as pesticides and biotechnology tools essential for American farmers and ranchers.
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ARA Joins Coalition Letter to President Biden to End Ports Strike
Oct 02, 2024
ARA joined several coalition letters sent to President Biden before and during the strike urging President Biden to take action to expeditiously resolve the situation. The ports will now have to deal with a backlog of cargo that had begun to disrupt supply chains, including perishable products.
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ARA Joins Coalition Letter on East and Gulf Coast Port Operations
Sep 25, 2024
ARA joined several coalition letters sent to President Biden before and during the strike urging President Biden to take action to expeditiously resolve the situation.
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ARA Joins Coalition Letter to Delay Corporate Transparency Act Filing Deadline
Sep 03, 2024
ARA signed a letter in support of H.R. 9278, which would delay the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) year-end compliance deadline.
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ARA Co-Signs Letter to Canadian Prime Minister on Rail Work Stoppage
Aug 19, 2024
ARA co-signed a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raising concerns over the potential significant disruption to North American supply chains if a lockout or strike occurs between Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City.
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ARA Co-Signs Letter Requesting Comment Extension for EPA’s Draft Insecticide Strategy
Aug 09, 2024
On August 9, 2024, ARA joined an industry coalition letter to EPA urging the agency to extend the public comment period for the Draft Insecticide Strategy by an additional 90 days.
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ARA Joins 500+ Organizations Urging Congress to Pass a Farm Bill
Jul 22, 2024
ARA signed onto a letter to congressional leadership led by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) asking congress to support a bipartisan farm bill during the 118th congress.
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Coalition Letter to EPA Concerning ESA Risk Assessment
Jul 22, 2024
ARA joined an agricultural industry coalition letter to EPA outlining concerns with the agency’s process for assessing potential risks that pose to endangered species and their critical habitats.
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ARA Joins Coalition Requesting House Appropriators Fix Flawed EPA IRIS Assessment for Chemicals
Jun 25, 2024
ARA joined nearly 60 organizations in a letter to House Appropriators to address industry concerns with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulatory programs related to the agency’s Integrated Risk Information System program (IRIS). IRIS is being used to develop overly burdensome regulations on critical chemistries essential for products use every day.
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