Regulatory Reform
ARA Commends EPA Existing Stocks Order for Dicamba
Feb 14, 2024
ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock released the following statement following the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) update related to the Existing Stocks Order for dicamba product registrations.
Read MoreARA Expresses Concern on EPA's Flawed, Unworkable WOTUS Rule
Aug 29, 2023
ARA President & CEO Daren Coppock released a statement expressing serious concern with the final "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) rule announced today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers.
Read MoreWillard Ag to Testify Tomorrow at House Ag Committee Hearing
Feb 27, 2023
ARA is pleased to announce that Michael Twining with Willard Agri-Service will testify on behalf of ARA member companies before the House Committee on Agriculture during its hearing on Feb. 28.
Read MoreARA Commends FMCSA Seasonal Ag CDL Reforms
Sep 29, 2022
Today ARA applauds the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for publishing reforms to the Seasonal Ag CDL program. ARA Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Counsel Richard Gupton issued a statement.
ARA Joins More Than 350 Organizations to Voice Support for Existing Pesticide Law
Jan 12, 2022
ARA joined more than 350 organizations engaged with pesticide products in a letter sent to members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives that affirms these organization’s support the pesticide regulatory system in place today under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
Read MorePolicy Panel: One Year into the Biden Administration, What's Next?
Nov 02, 2021
While President Biden was elected for being a moderate consensus builder, Washington is still full of partisanship, divided government, and policy decisions creating potential disruptions within the industry and overall U.S. economy.
Read MoreFAQs on EPA's Chlorpyrifos Final Rule + 6 Ag Retailer Questions Answered
Sep 21, 2021
ARA received notice from EPA that it has published the chlorpyrifos final rule FAQs to represent the most commonly asked questions EPA received since issuing the final rule. All but six of ARA’s questions were answered. For those six remaining questions, this blog contains EPA’s responses.
Read MoreARA Submits Comments on Behalf of Ag Retailers
Jun 22, 2021
ARA recently submitted comments in response to the request for information on Supply Chains for the Production of Agricultural Commodities and Food Products (docket number AMS-TM-21-0034). This comment period was in direct response to Executive Order 14017, “America's Supply Chains,” which focused on the need for resilient, diverse, and secure supply chains to ensure U.S. economic prosperity and national security.
Read MoreARA Attends Virtual Roundtable with EPA Administrator Nominee
Jan 05, 2021
ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock participated in a virtual roundtable as a member of the Ag CEO Council on Jan. 5 with EPA Administrator nominee Michael Regan.
Read MoreResearch Shows Gas Car Ban Would Have Disproportionate Impact on U.S. Biofuels & Ag
Oct 27, 2020
ARA, a member of the Transportation Fairness Alliance, released a new study that analyzes the impacts of increased electric vehicle penetration on U.S. biofuels, agriculture and the economy. The study found that U.S. light-duty and freight vehicle consumption of ethanol and biodiesel could decline up to 90 percent to 1.1 billion gallons and up to 61 percent to 0.8 billion gallons, respectively.
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