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ARA Signs onto Tax Letters to Congress

Oct 15, 2024

Last week ARA signed onto two letters addressed to congressional leadership to highlight the critical importance of several business tax provisions that significantly impact farmers, ranchers, landowners and other agricultural businesses across the United States.

ARA Joins Ag Coalition Letter to Congress Urging Support for Long-Standing and Effective Risk-Based Pesticide Laws

Oct 14, 2024

ARA co-signed a letter to Congress with over 300 agricultural organizations that advocates for continued access to critical crop inputs such as pesticides and biotechnology tools essential for American farmers and ranchers.

ARA Joins Coalition Letter to President Biden to End Ports Strike

Oct 02, 2024

ARA joined several coalition letters sent to President Biden before and during the strike urging President Biden to take action to expeditiously resolve the situation. The ports will now have to deal with a backlog of cargo that had begun to disrupt supply chains, including perishable products.

ARA Joins Coalition Letter on East and Gulf Coast Port Operations

Sep 25, 2024

ARA joined several coalition letters sent to President Biden before and during the strike urging President Biden to take action to expeditiously resolve the situation.

ARA Joins Coalition Letter to Delay Corporate Transparency Act Filing Deadline

Sep 03, 2024

ARA signed a letter in support of H.R. 9278, which would delay the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) year-end compliance deadline.

ARA Co-Signs Letter to Canadian Prime Minister on Rail Work Stoppage

Aug 19, 2024

ARA co-signed a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raising concerns over the potential significant disruption to North American supply chains if a lockout or strike occurs between Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City.

ARA Co-Signs Letter Requesting Comment Extension for EPA’s Draft Insecticide Strategy

Aug 09, 2024

On August 9, 2024, ARA joined an industry coalition letter to EPA urging the agency to extend the public comment period for the Draft Insecticide Strategy by an additional 90 days.

ARA Joins 500+ Organizations Urging Congress to Pass a Farm Bill

Jul 22, 2024

ARA signed onto a letter to congressional leadership led by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) asking congress to support a bipartisan farm bill during the 118th congress.

Coalition Letter to EPA Concerning ESA Risk Assessment

Jul 22, 2024

ARA joined an agricultural industry coalition letter to EPA outlining concerns with the agency’s process for assessing potential risks that pose to endangered species and their critical habitats.

ARA Joins Coalition Requesting House Appropriators Fix Flawed EPA IRIS Assessment for Chemicals

Jun 25, 2024

ARA joined nearly 60 organizations in a letter to House Appropriators to address industry concerns with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulatory programs related to the agency’s Integrated Risk Information System program (IRIS). IRIS is being used to develop overly burdensome regulations on critical chemistries essential for products use every day.