Agricultural Labor / Immigration Reform

Top Regulatory & Policy Issues for Ag Retailers to Watch (The Scoop Podcast)
Feb 24, 2021
ARA's Richard Gupton joins The Scoop Podcast, ARA's official magazine and podcast partner, to discuss the top regulatory and policy issues for ag retailers to watch. He also explains how ag retailers can get engaged.
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New Year, New Administration, New Priorities For Ag Retail (The Scoop)
Feb 15, 2021
The beginning of a new year brings the opportunity for ARA members to refocus the member-led organization’s policy priorities for the coming year. ARA’s Washington-based policy team has been working for months with the Biden administration transition team and staffers on Capitol Hill to bring them up to speed on the issues. As determined by the membership, ARA’s policy priorities for 2021 include the following.
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ARA Successfully Lobbied for an Exception for Certain H-2 South African Workers
Jan 29, 2021
ARA successfully lobbied Congress and the Biden administration on a national interest exemption for certain H-2 travelers from South Africa along with other national and state ag groups.
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Helpful Links on COVID-19
Jan 07, 2021
Information, guidance and resources to be used to help agricultural retailers and distributors continue operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ARA Participates in OSHA Safe+Sound Week, Shares Member Stories
Aug 10, 2020
ARA is proud to participate in OSHA Safe + Sound Week on Aug. 10-16 by sharing safety stories from members and encouraging members to stay informed.
Read MoreMaintaining 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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Ag Labor & Workforce Needs
The agricultural community is dependent on a sustainable workforce now more than ever. Agriculture needs the H-2A program to be more flexible because it currently requires the cooperation of multiple federal agencies that complicate the program.
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