Agricultural Trade
ARA Members Set 2025 Public Policy Priorities
Mar 10, 2025
ARA membership has confirmed the 2025 public policy priorities that will steer the association's advocacy efforts with federal legislators and regulators on behalf of agricultural retailers.
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Pro-Growth Economic Policies for Rural America
ARA sees a need to support and advocate for pro-growth economic policies that will aid in our members finding a more business-friendly marketplace in which to operate.
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Fly-In Builds Unstoppable Momentum for Ag Industry
Feb 16, 2023
With the Farm Bill up for reauthorization this year, the more than 130 meetings between ARA member representatives and their elected officials and staff on both sides of the aisle of the 118th U.S. Congress will be critical to successful grassroots advocacy efforts at the federal level. Key issues that impact ag retail were discussed.
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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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Trade, Dicamba, Transportation: An Update From DC With ARA (The Scoop)
Jul 06, 2020
Richard Gupton says there are ongoing unknowns across a spectrum of regulatory, policy, and legal fronts that are directly affecting ag retailers. He shares the latest on trade, transportation, dicamba and more in The Scoop.
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ARA Celebrates USMCA's Entry into Full Force Today
Jul 01, 2020
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) is celebrating the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement's (USMCA) entry into full force today. ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock released the following statement:
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ARA Celebrates President Trump's Signing of USMCA Today
Jan 29, 2020
ARA celebrates President Trump for signing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock released the following statement.
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AgPro Radio Podcast: Update Direct From DC
Jan 17, 2020
Hear about progress on two trade fronts and 2018 Farm Bill implementation from ARA's Hunter Carpenter in this episode of the AgPro Radio podcast.
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ARA Applauds Final Passage of USMCA
Jan 16, 2020
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) applauds today’s final passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock released the following statement in support of the agreement.
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ARA Applauds Administration, USTR on Phase One Trade Agreement with China
Jan 15, 2020
ARA Board of Directors Chairman Rod Wells of GROWMARK attended the signing of the much-anticipated Phase One trade agreement between the United States and China. ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock released the following statement in support of the agreement.
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