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ARA Debuts LaborLink: A Smarter Way for ARA Members to Find Workers
May 01, 2025
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) is pleased to announce the launch of LaborLink, a new member benefit designed to help agricultural retailers address one of their most urgent operational challenges: securing reliable labor. Through a partnership with másLabor, the nation’s leading provider of H-2 visa services, ARA members now have direct access to expert support in navigating H-2 visa processes.
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ARA Joins the American Connections Broadband Coalition
Jun 04, 2020
ARA joined the American Connections Broadband Coalition, a diverse group of companies supporting the expansion of rural broadband and improving underserved areas.
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Busting the myths around ESN: Growing season edition (sponsored content)
May 26, 2020
Sponsored Content: From pre-plant to fall and over-winter applications, we’re busting seasonal ESN myths. Soil temperature, heavy rain, fall applications and freezing all top the list in this edition of busting the myths around ESN. (Sponsored content)
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New EPA Rule to Increase Transparency is Positive Step Forward for Agriculture
May 19, 2020
EPA announced a proposed rule to establish requirements and procedures for the issuance of guidance. ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock issued a statement in support of this action.
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FMCSA Updates to Hours of Service Rules are Welcome Reforms for Ag Retailers
May 14, 2020
ARA's Richard Gupton released the following statement in support of the DOT's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published final rule updating hours of service (HOS) rules.
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Maintaining Business During a Busy Planting Season and Deadly Pandemic
Apr 30, 2020
Harold Cooper, CEO of the 2019 ARA Retailer of the Year award-winning company Premier Ag, recently wrote to ARA about his take on the current state of the regulatory environment and what it means to be an ARA member in a time of crisis.
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ARA Supports Navigable Waters Protection Rule's Publishing
Apr 21, 2020
ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock released the following statement today after EPA and the Army published the Navigable Waters Protection Rule to define “Waters of the United States” in the Federal Register.
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ARA Joins in Glyphosate Litigation
Apr 21, 2020
ARA joined a nationwide coalition of agricultural and professional stakeholders in a motion to intervene in Rural Coalition et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency et al., which challenges EPA’s Interim Registration Review Decision on glyphosate.
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ARA, CLA and TFI Announce Office Co-Location to Begin in 2021
Apr 14, 2020
ARA, CropLife America, and The Fertilizer Institute announced that the three organizations will co-locate to Arlington, Va., beginning in January 2021. Each organization will retain its focus on the needs of its respective members, but the move is expected to create greater opportunities for collaboration that can enhance each organization’s efficiency and effectiveness.
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Spring 2020 Agronomy Outlook
Apr 14, 2020
CoBank Sponsored Content on the agronomy outlook from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange.
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Important Exemptions During COVID-19 Crisis For Ag Retail (AgPro)
Apr 13, 2020
Listen to this AgPro podcast episode to hear ARA's Richard Gupton explain important exemptions taking place for aretailers amid the COVID-19 crisis related to hours of service and alternatives to N95 masks for essential ag workers.
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