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Rep. Mike Bost Tours ARA Member Facility Wabash Valley Service Co.

Aug 14, 2026

U.S. Representative Mike Bost (R-Ill.) recently toured Wabash Valley Service Company’s facility in Cisne, Illinois, as part of ARA's coordination of congressional facility visits for ARA members during congressional recess periods.

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Beyond NPK: Closing the Micronutrient Gap

Aug 05, 2026

Micronutrients may represent a relatively small portion of a crop's fertility program, but their impact can be significant. Nutrients such as zinc, manganese, boron, copper, and iron support critical physiological processes throughout the growing season, yet deficiencies often go unnoticed until crop performance has already been negatively impacted.

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ARA Urges Congress to Complete USDA Fertilizer Market Study Before Establishing New Reporting Mandate

Aug 05, 2026

ARA appreciates the hard work of Senate Agriculture Committee leadership in moving forward with the process of passing a new multi-year Farm Bill and urges committee members to advance this legislation in a bipartisan manner. However, ARA also today urged Congress to first implement the fertilizer market research provisions included in Section 12302 of the Senate Agriculture Committee Farm Bill draft before establishing a new federal fertilizer reporting program under Section 12303.

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ARA Rising Stars Award Program Nominations Open

Aug 03, 2026

ARA launched the 2026 Rising Stars award program, sponsored by Atticus. The Rising Stars program provides ARA member companies a way to reward employees for their work at the annual ARA Conference & Expo in Austin, TX. Recognized in front of hundreds of professionals, nominees will have networking opportunities and explore new ways to hone their leadership skills.

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ARA Communications Manager Introduction - Jacob Harper

Jul 20, 2026

Howdy ARA! My name is Jacob Harper, and I am over the moon to introduce myself as the new Communications Manager for the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA).

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ARA Endorses Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act

Jul 01, 2026

ARA today endorsed the Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act (SAWA), which makes commonsense reforms to modernize the H-2A visa process.

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ARA Commends EPA for Advancing Long-Delayed Crop Protection Registrations

Jun 30, 2026

ARA today commended the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for taking meaningful steps forward on pending pesticide registrations, consistent with the urgent action ARA requested in a recent letter to Administrator Lee Zeldin.

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ARA Applauds Supreme Court Decision Upholding Federal Pesticide Preemption in Monsanto v. Durnell

Jun 25, 2026

ARA today praised the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Monsanto v. Durnell, which upheld the preemptive authority of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) over state tort claims alleging failure to warn.

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ARA Applauds Senate Agriculture Committee Release of Farm Bill Text

Jun 23, 2026

ARA today applauded Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman's (R-Ark.) release of the Senate Farm Bill text, a significant step forward in the effort to deliver a new Farm Bill for America's farmers, ag retailers, and rural communities.

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ARA President & CEO Pens Op-Ed in Agri-Pulse Opposing UP/NS Rail Merger

Jun 09, 2026

The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) President & CEO Daren Coppock penned an opinion piece in Agri-Pulse, outlining concerns about how the proposed merger of Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS) would impact ARA members and the agribusiness sector as a whole.

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