Ag retailers

Ag Groups Urge Administration to Appeal Chlorpyrifos Court Decision
Ag Groups Urge Administration to Appeal Chlorpyrifos Court Decision
A coalition of agriculture groups urge the Biden administration to appeal a circuit court decision related to chlorpyrifos. The court ruling requires the EPA to either write a new rule to allow for the safe use of chlorpyrifos or halt all food residue tolerances of the insecticide, which would effectively ban its use ...
Ag Groups Welcome NEPA Reforms
Agriculture groups welcome the announced changes by the Trump Administration to the National Environmental Policy Act. The White House says the final rule will modernize and accelerate environmental reviews under NEPA so infrastructure can be built in a timely, efficient, and affordable manner ...
Ag Retailers Association Raise Disaster Relief Concerns
Ag Retailers Association Raise Disaster Relief Concerns
The Ag Retailers Association is expressing concerns regarding the potential lack of planting, and its impact on retailers.  The supplemental disaster relief passed by Congress may have “unintended consequences” in harming retailers, the association explained in a letter to Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue.  The associatio...
E-Commerce Compressing Margins for Ag Retailers
E-Commerce Compressing Margins for Ag Retailers
Online agricultural retail startups are compressing margins for traditional ag retailers through increased competition and price transparency.  A new report from CoBank shows that while e-commerce platforms remain a relatively small portion of the overall Ag retail marketplace, growth in the segment has been significant in recent years and will continue to increase.  A CoBan...