The Scoop Podcast

Richard Gupton Senior Vice President, Public Policy & Counsel at ARA, shares his insights on the EPA-proposed revisions to regulations of coal ash that could impact ag retailers, their farmer customers and the availability of gypsum, as well as how to submit comments before the Oct. 15 deadline.

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Brandy Wilson, Sustainability Director JR Simplot, explains how the company is progressing its sustainability goals and putting into practice the company’s motto of Bringing Earth’s Resources to Life. As a company, Simplot has a footprint that goes from fertilizer mine to fork---this includes Simplot Grower Solutions, which was named the 2018 Ag Retailer of the Year by the Ag Retailers Association.

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Matt Carstens, Senior Vice President of Land O'Lakes SUSTAIN, gives details on why the cooperative launched a fourth business unit focused on sustainability as well as what’s the scoop on their recent partnership with Tate & Lyle. 

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Hunter Carpenter, Director of Public Policy at the Ag Retailers Association, shares the latest from our nation’s capital, including if we can expect USMCA to move through Congress before the end of the year.

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John Guglielmi, national sales director at Brandt, shares some key insights drawing on his 30 years in the fertilizer business and having served both ag and turf customers.

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Ken Barham, VP of Customer Brand Marketing at Nufarm discusses how the company has grown its phenoxy herbicide portfolio, the changes from the company that will move manufacturing closer to its customers in the mid-south, and the company’s latest seed treatment product to control nematodes.

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Chuck Anderson, vice president of sales & commercialization at The Andersons explains the company’s roots as well as today’s footprint–everything from Japanese golf courses, grain elevators and even cat litter.

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Nate Reznechek of GSI shares how they’re putting pressure on manufacturers to step up their game, why having  a whole staff of mechanical and structural engineers on their team is a huge benefit, and he shares how he’s seeing retailers invest in GSI.

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This special edition of the Ag Pro Podcast comes from the Ag Retailers Association’s DC Help Desk. ARA’s Richard Gupton talks about the Department of Transportation’s Spare Fuse Requirement after a retailer submitted a comment about the issue. We talk a bit about other outdated regulations and even hit on ARA’s work with ELD.

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