ARA on Farm Bill Priorities: Ag Retailers ‘Vital to Nation’s Food Security’

Congress has passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, a key piece of legislation related to our nation’s water infrastructure.

Vroom brings a total of 45 years of broad ag industry association experience.

The bill cuts inflation, protects U.S. food security, strengthens border security, gives farmers the workers they need.

A rail strike combined with existing challenges in the U.S. transportation system would have harmful consequences for the agricultural and broader U.S. economies.

The situation is compounded by continuing logistical and supply chain disruptions that remain unresolved.

CropLife America’s Immediate Past Chair Paul Rea addresses the many challenges and opportunities that come with production agriculture.

Ag retailers were already feeling the impact of a potential strike as railroad carriers started to cancel shipments of critical fertilizer products.

Shipments of fertilizer products will start coming off rail networks as early as this Monday amid stoppage.

The reforms will create economic development, jobs and address supply chain disruptions.

The U.S. International Trade Commission has ruled against imposing tariffs on nitrogen fertilizers imported from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago.

Agency to implement the National Marine Fisheries Service’s final biological opinion for malathion, chlorpyrifos and diazinon.

The award recognizes legislators who have championed issues that impact ag retailers and the entire agriculture industry.

There will be multiple sessions discussing the bill and looking at the current state of biostimulants in the U.S.

The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) President Corey Rosenbusch submitted key testimony at Surface Transportation Board hearing “Urgent Issues in Freight Rail Service.”

Union Pacific Railroad curtailing fertilizer shipments for certain customers creates additional pressure on a tight market.

Enlist One and Enlist Duo can now be used in all counties of Arkansas, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, and South Dakota.

Bill Northey will be succeeding Joel Brinkmeyer, who will be retiring on May 1, 2022.

The administration must work with the Canadian government to avert a major railway labor strike and to rescind the cross-border vaccine mandate.