LETTERS
ARA Establishes 2026 Policy Priorities to Strengthen U.S. Agriculture, Support Innovation, and Advance Supply Chain Resilience
Mar 16, 2026
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) today announced their 2026 Public Policy Priorities, outlining a comprehensive agenda designed to support America’s agricultural retailers, strengthen the nation’s food and input supply chains, and promote science-based, practical policy solutions that keep U.S. agriculture globally competitive.
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ALL PUBLISHED LETTERS
ARA Signs Two CFATS Coalition Letters to Congress on Reauthorization
Jan 28, 2020
ARA signed two letters from the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Coalition to Senate and House Committee Chairmen and Ranking Member urging them to reauthorize the program without interruption.
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ARA Co-Signs Letter on Trilateral Pesticide Regulations with Mexico & Canada
Dec 13, 2019
Yesterday ARA co-signed a letter on trilateral discussions between US, Mexico and Canada on pesticide regulations.
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ARA Signs a Letter Regarding Trilateral Stakeholder Workshop and Conference on Pesticides and NAFTA
Dec 12, 2019
ARA signs a letter to Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria of Mexico, Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) of Canada, and the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) of the United States. The letter expressed their appreciation to the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) for hosting this event at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters and for working closely with us to construct the agenda.
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ARA Signs Coalition Letter Supporting Preserving Family Farms Act
Dec 11, 2019
ARA signed a coalition letter strongly supporting the Preserving Family Farms Act of 2019 along with other organizations.
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ARA Sent a Letter to EPA on CCR Regulations Impacting Gypsum
Oct 11, 2019
ARA sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler regarding the agency's proposed changes to the Coal Combustion Residual regulations that could cause unfair financial hardship on agricultural retailers and others in the industry.
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ARA Signed a Letter to Senate Urging Bipartisan Action to Address Infrastructure Deficit
Sep 30, 2019
ARA signed an Infrastructure Working Group letter to Majority Leader McConnell and Minority Leader Schumer of the U.S. Senate urging the senate to come to a bipartisan agreement regarding the nation’s long-standing infrastructure deficit.
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ARA Signed a Letter to Congress Urging the Rejection of Proposals in Surface Transportation Reauthorization
Sep 16, 2019
ARA signed a letter to Chairmen Wicker and Defazio, and Ranking Members Cantwell and Graves of the Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The coalition letter urged the rejection of proposals in the next surface transportation reauthorization
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ARA SIGNS LETTER TO EPA ON DRAFT GUIDANCE FOR PLANT REGULATOR LABEL CLAIMS
Jul 25, 2019
On July 25, ARA signed a letter from the Biostimulant Coalition, along with several other organizations, addressed to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the draft guidance for plant regulator label claims.
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ARA SENT LETTER TO USDA ON HOW PAYMENTS MAY NEGATIVELY IMPACT RETAILERS
Jun 04, 2019
ARA sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today describing the risk of unintended consequences that the disaster relief legislation will have on agribusiness.
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