LETTERS

ALL PUBLISHED LETTERS

ARA Co-Signed Coalition Letter to Congress Opposing BBB Reconciliation Bill

Nov 18, 2021

ARA co-signed a coalition letter sent to members of the U.S. Congress opposing the "Build Back Better" reconciliation bill because of the overall cost and negative impact on our nation's economic recovery post-pandemic.

ARA Co-Signs Letter Supporting Gavilon Application to Allow Continued Potash Import from Belarus

Nov 04, 2021

ARA co-signed a letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury in support of a limited license application filed by member company Gavilon Fertilizer, LLC on Oct. 1 to allow continued imports of potash from Belarus, a country that the Biden administration has imposed sanctions on that will ultimately impact imports.

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ARA Co-Signed Letter Supporting the Plant Biostimulant Act

Oct 25, 2021

ARA co-signed a letter expressing strong support for the Plant Biostimulant Act as Congress begins to consider the next farm bill.

ARA Signed a Letter to Congress Opposing New Tax Reporting Proposal

Oct 14, 2021

ARA signed a letter to leaders in Congress opposing the inclusion of a new tax information reporting proposal in the Build Back Better Act.

ARA Signed a Coalition Letter to EPA Requesting Neonicotinoid Comment Extension

Oct 13, 2021

ARA signed a coalition letter sent to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting comment period extension for neonicotinoid draft biological evaluations to ensure stakeholders provide the best feedback possible.

ARA Signed Coalition Letter to Congress on Cyber Security

Oct 04, 2021

ARA signed a coalition letter to members of the Senate Committees on Intelligence, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs as well as the House Committee on Homeland Security with provisions for legislation that would create a compulsory cyber incident notification program that would impose serious obligation on the business community.

ARA Signed Letter on UN Food Systems Summit

Sep 17, 2021

ARA signed a letter declaring support for a USDA Coalition of Action focused on sustainable productivity growth as it relates to the UN Food Systems Summit.

ARA Letter to President Biden Opposing Potential Vaccine Mandate

Sep 17, 2021

ARA sent a letter to President Joe Biden opposing a potential vaccine mandate and employer enforcement requirement, not because we question the science of vaccine effectiveness, but because of its likely impact on already-tight employment situations for ag employers.

ARA Co-Signed Letter to Vilsack, Blinken Applauding UN Food Systems Summit Participation

Sep 13, 2021

ARA co-signed a letter to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack to applaud their departments' participation in the UN Food Systems Summit (FSS) preparation.

ARA Co-Signed a Coalition Letter Opposing Main Street Employer Tax Increase

Sep 08, 2021

ARA joined a group of organizations representing the interests of millions of individually- and family-owned businesses in a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee Chair urging he reject any measures that would raise taxes on Main Street employers.