LETTERS
ARA Releases Statement on White House Executive Order Addressing Agricultural Input Supply Chains
Feb 19, 2026
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) today responded to the White House Executive Order issued February 18, 2026, titled “Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate Based Herbicides,” which underscores the importance of maintaining reliable domestic supply chains for critical agricultural inputs.
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ALL PUBLISHED LETTERS
ARA Co-Signs Rail Storage Letter
May 02, 2023
ARA co-signed a letter applauding the passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 and the recent introduction of the Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act, H.R. 1836.
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ARA Co-Signed Ag Transportation Working Group Letter on Rail Safety
Apr 28, 2023
ARA co-signed a letter sent to Senators by the Agricultural Working Group regarding rail safety improvement legislation.
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ARA Co-Signed Ligado Order Anniversary Letters to Congress, President Biden
Apr 24, 2023
ARA and the undersigned organizations sent letters to the Biden administration and legislators on Capitol Hill to mark the third anniversary of the FCC's Ligado Order.
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ARA Co-Signs Letter to Congress Supporting Full FRSAN Funding
Apr 13, 2023
ARA and more than 30 other organizations signed a letter to Congress supporting full funding for the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) in the Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bill.
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ARA Co-Signs Letter to President Biden on ILWU-PMA Negotiations
Mar 24, 2023
ARA co-signed a letter to President Biden about the ongoing West Coast port labor negotiations between International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association.
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ARA Co-Signs a Letter Opposing Broad Reporting Requirements for PFAS in Minnesota
Mar 23, 2023
ARA co-signs a letter opposing SF 834, legislation that would impose broad reporting requirements on manufacturers of all products containing PFAS sold in Minnesota.
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ARA Co-Signs Farm Bill Budget Letter to Congress
Mar 14, 2023
ARA co-signed a Farm Bill budget letter to Congress requesting Senate and House Ag Committee budgetary resources.
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ARA Co-Signs Letter to Congress Rejecting Legislation Upending FIFRA
Mar 13, 2023
ARA co-signs a letter to Congress opposing S. 269 because it would repeal decades of federal regulation and scientific progress, undermining the work of the EPA's science-based evaluation of pesticide safety and oversight of pesticide registration use.
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ARA Co-Signs Letter to Appropriators on Pesticide Regulatory System Funding
Mar 08, 2023
ARA co-signed a letter sent to House and Senate Appropriations Committee members related to funding requests to ensure our nation’s pesticide regulatory system is effective, efficient, and produces decisions based in sound science.
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ARA Co-Signs Coalition Letter Supporting the SHIP IT Act
Mar 08, 2023
ARA co-signed an Ag Transportation Working Group letter to Congress in support of the bipartisan SHIP IT Act sponsored by Representatives Johnson, R-S.D., and Costa, D-Calif.