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.

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