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UP-Norfolk Southern Merger Goes to STB

Published December 22, 2025

The proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern rail merger has been officially filed with the Surface Transportation Board. The $85 billion deal is considered the largest railroad merger in history. The Rail Customer Coalition immediately responded, warning it would dramatically impact competition.…

Interior Department Expands Critical List

Published November 10, 2025

The Department of the Interior has added potash and phosphate to the nation’s list of critical minerals, a move welcomed by agriculture groups looking to expand domestic fertilizer production. “This should really help people get through the permitting process to…

Labor is a Choke Point for Ag Transportation

Published May 3, 2024

Transportation challenges continue in agriculture. Agricultural Retailers Association President and CEO Daren Coppock says labor is the choking point. "There just aren't enough people out there willing and qualified to do the kind of work that needs to be done," said…

Ag Retailers Association Responds to Dicamba Ruling

Published February 8, 2024

The Agricultural Retailers Association is upset with the federal court ruling, vacating the registration of over-the-top applications of dicamba. ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock said the timing of this decision is problematic. That’s because farmers have already made planting…

Chlorpyrifos Ban Sets a Precedent

Published February 10, 2022

The EPA's chlorpyrifos ban affects many agricultural commodities. "The groups suing the EPA shows the breadth of the impact. Our concern is the way the product was taken off the market. It's not the way pesticides are supposed to be…

Ag Retailers Disappointed with EPA’s Chlorpyrifos Ban

Published August 20, 2021

Agricultural Retailers Association President Daren Coppock is disappointed the EPA banned the use of chlorpyrifos for food crops. "Chlorpyrifos is an essential tool. There aren't a lot of good alternatives for the control it offers," says Coppock. "The other issue…

Questions Remain on EPA Cancellation Order

Published June 12, 2020

The Agricultural Retailers Association is corresponding with the Environmental Protection Agency seeking clarification about the dicamba cancellation order. CEO Daren Coppock said there has been no feedback about compliance. "We've asked the EPA questions about pre-paying inventory and those kinds…

Ag Retailers Prepare for Spring Planting

Published March 27, 2020

Spring planting preparation for retailers could get more complicated this year. According to Agricultural Retailers Association President and CEO Daren Coppock, restrictions related to the coronavirus are making an impact. "We've been working on lots of transportation-related issues, people that…

Additional Flexibility Sought for Transporting Ag Inputs

Published March 19, 2020

In preparation for spring fieldwork during the coronavirus pandemic, the Agriculture Retailers Association sent a letter to President Trump requesting additional flexibility for the agriculture supply chain. Association President Daren Coppock says missing one or two days in tight planting…

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UP-Norfolk Southern Merger Goes to STB

Interior Department Expands Critical List

Labor is a Choke Point for Ag Transportation

Ag Retailers Association Responds to Dicamba Ruling

Chlorpyrifos Ban Sets a Precedent

More Than One Solution Needed for Supply Chain Backup

Ag Retailers Disappointed with EPA’s Chlorpyrifos Ban

Questions Remain on EPA Cancellation Order

Ag Retailers Prepare for Spring Planting

Additional Flexibility Sought for Transporting Ag Inputs

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