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ARA: Ninth Circuit Decision Sets Precedent Dangerous for Agriculture

Jun 17, 2020

ARA President & CEO Daren Coppock wrote an op-ed in AgPro explaining how the Ninth Circuit Court decision to vacate three dicamba registrations sets a dangerous precedent for agriculture.

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ARA Dicamba Response

ARA, NCFC Ask for Further Clarification on EPA Dicamba Order

Jun 09, 2020

ARA and the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC) called on EPA to further clarify the agency’s cancellation order on use and distribution of dicamba products.

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ARA Seeks Clarification from EPA on Court's Dicamba Decision's Impact on Ag Retailers

Jun 08, 2020

ARA is seeking clarification from EPA today after it announced guidance on the limited and specific circumstances under which existing stocks of the three vacated dicamba products can be used for a limited period of time.

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Growing Soy Bean Plants

Ag Retailers Urge EPA to Seek Immediate Stay of Federal Court Order on Dicamba

Jun 05, 2020

ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler regarding the Ninth Circuit vacature of three dicamba labels earlier this week. Read the statement to learn how this impacts ag retailers.

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Rural Boardband Coalition

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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Rice Plains

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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CMV Driver

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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2019 ARA Retailer of the Year Premier Ag

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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Spraying

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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