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ARA Expresses Strong Support for the BUILD America 250 Act

May 21, 2026

The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) today expressed strong support for H.R. 8870, the BUILD America 250 Act, long-term surface transportation reauthorization legislation advanced by the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure. ARA President & CEO Daren Coppock submitted a formal letter of support to Committee Chairman Sam Graves, Ranking Member Rick Larsen, Subcommittee on Highways & Transit Chairman David Rouzer, and Ranking Member Eleanor Holmes Norton.

ARA Applauds House Passage of Year-Round E15

ARA & Smartwyre Announce Strategic Partnership to Help Retailers Improve Profitability and Operational Clarity

AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION RENEWS SUPPORTING PARTNER ROLE IN BIOSTIMULANT COMMERCECON

Jun 29, 2019

BLOG: AGRI-PULSE ARTICLE QUOTES ARA ON PREVENTED PLANT DATES

Jun 26, 2019

ARA TESTIFIES ON EXCESSIVE FREIGHT AND DEMURRAGE CHARGES, URGES STB TO HOLD RAILROADS ACCOUNTABLE

May 22, 2019

On May 22, 2019, ARA testified before the Surface Transportation Board (STB) about excessive demurrage and accessorial charges against agricultural retailers and distributors.

AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZES LEGISLATORS FOR AG RETAIL INDUSTRY SUPPORT

Feb 06, 2019

Senator Wicker was honored for his support on important industry issues, such as promoting precision agriculture and rural broadband deployment.

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ALLIANCE BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND REGULATORS SHOWS FERTILIZER AND AG RETAILERS ARE SERIOUS ABOUT SAFETY

Feb 04, 2019

The alliance, while just announced today, has already completed its first project with the unveiling of a training video showing a mock agricultural retail facility inspection.

ARA APPLAUDS EPA ON PROPOSED NEW WATER RULE

Dec 11, 2018

This proposed rule is a positive step toward regulatory certainty for America’s farmers, ranchers and ag retailers.

ARA STATEMENT ON THE 2018 FARM BILL CONFERENCE REPORT

Dec 11, 2018

ARA is happy to see a Farm Bill move forward, however this bill represents a missed opportunity to correct some straightforward regulatory problems that would have had no budgetary impact.

ARA APPLAUDS REPEAL OF 2015 WOTUS RULE

Sep 12, 2018

The repeal of the 2015 regulation is step one in a two-step process. The second step will be when EPA announces the new final rule that would replace the pre-2015 regulation that is now in effect. ARA and its members submitted comments on the proposed new rule.

DHS APPROVED TO EXPAND CFATS PERSONNEL SURETY PROGRAM TO TIERS 3 AND 4

Jun 01, 2018

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION LIFTS TARIFFS, ARA URGES RATIFICATION OF USMCA

May 17, 2018

On May 17, the Trump administration announced that a deal was reached to lift tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada and Mexico, moving one step closer to ratifying the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

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ARA Expresses Strong Support for the BUILD America 250 Act

ARA Applauds House Passage of Year-Round E15

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AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION RENEWS SUPPORTING PARTNER ROLE IN BIOSTIMULANT COMMERCECON

BLOG: AGRI-PULSE ARTICLE QUOTES ARA ON PREVENTED PLANT DATES

ARA TESTIFIES ON EXCESSIVE FREIGHT AND DEMURRAGE CHARGES, URGES STB TO HOLD RAILROADS ACCOUNTABLE

AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZES LEGISLATORS FOR AG RETAIL INDUSTRY SUPPORT

ALLIANCE BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND REGULATORS SHOWS FERTILIZER AND AG RETAILERS ARE SERIOUS ABOUT SAFETY

ARA APPLAUDS EPA ON PROPOSED NEW WATER RULE

ARA STATEMENT ON THE 2018 FARM BILL CONFERENCE REPORT

ARA APPLAUDS REPEAL OF 2015 WOTUS RULE

DHS APPROVED TO EXPAND CFATS PERSONNEL SURETY PROGRAM TO TIERS 3 AND 4

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION LIFTS TARIFFS, ARA URGES RATIFICATION OF USMCA

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