Legislative Fly-In
ARA needs your involvement to strengthen advocacy efforts with Congress and federal agencies to bring about necessary legislation and policies that benefit agricultural retailers, farmer customers and the entire ag industry.
Registration Opens
ARA invites you to engage in grassroots advocacy and share ideas at our 2025 Winter Board Meeting & Fly-In, held Feb. 24-26 in the Washington, DC, area.
All ARA members are encouraged to participate, and registration is free!
Learn more about the event, view the agenda, registration lists and more.
About Fly-Ins
All ARA member representatives are invited to participate because ARA counts on their involvement to facilitate ongoing advocacy with their lawmakers.
This event includes meetings between ARA members and elected officials in Congress on Capitol Hill. The ARA Board of Directors and ARA Committees also meet in-person to discuss internal matters related to strategic planning for public policy, member services, conference, and more.
The 2024 ARA Winter Board Meeting & Legislative Fly-In, held March 4-6 in the Washington area, brought together more than 90 ARA members and industry partners to advocate for ag retailer issues among federal lawmakers and regulators.
| 2024 RECAP | PHOTOS |
Future fly-ins will be communicated via email and posted to ARA's calendar of events.
“It’s important for ag retailers to bring their challenges to the table because we work to align ARA’s priorities with those challenges to focus our collective voice where it matters most,” said ARA 2023 Public Policy Committee Chair Dave Spears, MKC. “This is the foundation of a successful fly-in.”
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Hunter Carpenter, ARA Senior Director of Public Policy
"Preserving the science-based approach and focus for the EPA was also discussed. Any moves to politicize the agency pose a great danger to agriculture by limiting our ability to handle the challenges of the future."
- ARA Board Member Clayton Houchin, Buttonwillow Warehouse Company