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ARA Commends the Release of the Farm Bill Text
Feb 13, 2026
ARA commends Chairman G.T. Thompson for his leadership in advancing the 2026 Farm Bill and for his commitment to providing long term certainty for America's farmers, ranchers, and agricultural supply chain partners.
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Valley Ag Named ARA Retailer of the Year
Dec 01, 2021
Today the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) honored Valley Ag with its Retailer of the Year Award during the 2021 ARA Conference & Expo.
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ARA Honors Alex McGregor, The McGregor Company
Dec 01, 2021
Today the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) honored Alex McGregor with the Jack Eberspacher Lifetime Achievement Award for his legacy of leadership of The McGregor Company.
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Agricultural Retailers Association Conference Highlights From Keynotes to Breakout Speakers
Dec 01, 2021
Today ARA concluded its first full day of the 2021 ARA Conference & Expo with more than 600 ag retail industry professionals in attendance.
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Help your cottonseed customers answer these 3 questions
Nov 15, 2021
If you sell cottonseed, you’ll likely get one of these three questions going into the 2022 season. Cotton Development Specialists from PhytoGen® cottonseed answer the most common questions they receive about newer PhytoGen W3FE varieties. (Sponsored content)
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Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Passage is Bipartisan Success
Nov 06, 2021
Today the ARA applauds the U.S. House of Representatives' passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock released the following statement.
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ARA Board Chairman Testifies Before House Agriculture Committee on Supply Chain Issues
Nov 03, 2021
The U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee held a hearing on “The Immediate Challenges to our Nation’s Food Supply Chain.” Rod Wells, chief supply chain officer for GROWMARK, Inc., and Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) board chairman, was selected to testify on the panel.
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Policy Panel: One Year into the Biden Administration, What's Next?
Nov 02, 2021
While President Biden was elected for being a moderate consensus builder, Washington is still full of partisanship, divided government, and policy decisions creating potential disruptions within the industry and overall U.S. economy.
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CoBank Quarterly: Supply Chain Disruptions Expected to Persist
Oct 18, 2021
Entering the final quarter of 2021, the U.S. economy and rural industries seem to be transitioning into yet another phase of the COVID pandemic. As the delta variant surge subsides, and the economic recovery continues at a healthy pace, businesses of all sizes and across most industries are wrestling with perhaps the worst supply chain bottlenecks to date. (Sponsored content)
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Craving In-Person Networking? See You at ARA's Conference & Expo!
Oct 15, 2021
If you're like the ARA Board of Directors and staff, you have been craving in-person interaction, and the 2021 ARA Conference & Expo is the perfect opportunity to be in the same room as other leaders in the ag retail business.
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Carbon Markets and the Role of the Ag Retailer
Oct 12, 2021
Agricultural soil carbon markets have taken the industry by storm, offering a win-win situation whereby farmers are rewarded for their stewardship and corporations seeking to account for their emissions can invest directly in climate impact. Beyond the hype and headlines, however, lie the logistical realities of the situation. How does the industry enable widescale transformation of agricultural practices to reliably supply this growing new market?
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