Ag Retailers Outline 2026 Policy Priorities

The Agricultural Retailers Association outlined its 2026 Public Policy Priorities, announcing a comprehensive agenda designed to support America’s ag retailers and strengthen the nation’s food and supply chains.  The priorities, the organization said, also support science-based, practical policy solutions that keep U.S. agriculture globally competitive.

“ARA’s 2026 policy priorities are built to safeguard the tools, technologies, and regulatory certainty that agricultural retailers and their farmer customers rely on every single day,” said Richard Gupton, ARA’s Senior Vice President of Public Policy.  “From a modernized Farm Bill to science-driven pesticide oversight, resilient transportation networks, and a competitive rural economy, these are practical, forward-looking solutions that strengthen American agriculture. ARA will continue working with Congress, federal agencies, and industry partners to ensure ag retailers can operate with freedom and confidence.”

The 2026 priorities include a new farm bill, modern agricultural technologies, stewardship, sustainability, economic growth, energy, transportation, infrastructure, labor, and homeland security.

The platform emphasizes protecting essential farm safety nets, protecting science-based pesticide regulations, expanding access to modern crop technologies, strengthening conservation programs, supporting rural workforce growth, and bolstering the infrastructure and energy systems that underpin the nation’s agricultural economy.

Click Here for details on the ARA's Public Policy Priorities for 2026.

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