Episode 218: What Policies & Regulations Will Have the Biggest Effect on Ag Retailers in 2026?

About this episode

The episode discusses upcoming policies and regulations affecting ag retailers in 2026, featuring insights from ARA's Hunter Carpenter.

With its upcoming legislative fly-in, ARA’s policy team has been working on its priorities for the year ahead. ARA’s senior director of government affairs Hunter Carpenter gave a status report in mid-January as funding and appropriation bills were starting to move. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Hunter Carpenter

Topics covered

• agriculture
• policy
• regulations
• ag retailers
• government affairs

Keywords

• agriculture
• regulations
• ARA
• government affairs
• 2026
• policy

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Organizations: ARA

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