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American Industry Needs a Predictable Trade Policy
Apr 10, 2025
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) understands and supports the desire of the Trump Administration to stop unfair trading practices in the global marketplace that lead to artificial advantages or trade imbalances. Some of the countries singled out by President Trump have long patterns of putting their proverbial thumbs on the scale to the disadvantage of US producers and exporters.
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ARA Conference Highlights from Keynote & Breakout Speakers
Dec 04, 2024
Today ARA concluded its Wednesday sessions during the 2024 ARA Conference & Expo with more than 600 ag retail industry professionals in attendance.
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ARA Recognizes Rod Wells with Distinguished Service Award
Dec 04, 2024
Today ARA recognized Rod Wells, senior vice president, corporate strategy & logistics of GROWMARK, with the ARA Distinguished Service Award during the ARA Conference & Expo.
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ARA Celebrates 2024 Rising Stars
Dec 04, 2024
Today, ARA recognized a group of top performers and emerging leaders as part of its Rising Stars award program at the 2024 ARA Conference & Expo.
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ARA Honors Ernie Chappell with Lifetime Achievement Award
Dec 04, 2024
Today ARA honored Ernie Chappell with the Jack Eberspacher Lifetime Achievement Award for his decades of leadership in ag retail.
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ARA Convenes Annual Conference with Rejuvenated Schedule
Dec 03, 2024
Today ARA kicked off its 2024 Conference & Expo with about 600 agricultural retail industry professionals convening to share knowledge, network, and celebrate more than 30 years of ARA.
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2024 Election Results: What's Next for Ag Retail?
Nov 06, 2024
What is next for ag retailers now that Donald Trump is the President-elect and Republicans have taken Senate control? Richard Gupton and Hunter Carpenter of the ARA public policy team share top takeaways for the agricultural retail industry.
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2024 ARA Rising Stars Announced, Fan Favorite Social Media Challenge Launched
Oct 22, 2024
ARA announced the 2024 Rising Stars, a group of top-performing emerging leaders in the agricultural retail industry, and a new Fan Favorite social media challenge.
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ARA Statement on Final EPA Herbicide Strategy
Aug 20, 2024
ARA Senior Vice President of Public Policy & Counsel Richard Gupton released a statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's final Herbicide Strategy released today.
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Updated Research of U.S. Row-Crop Farmers by Stratovation Group
Aug 13, 2024
Signifying that agricultural biologicals continue to be a rapidly growing platform, row crop farmers report their use of the innovative crop inputs increased by 8 percentage points over the last two years. Broad awareness of biologicals among row-crop farmers also went up by 4 percentage points over that time, according to updated research conducted by Stratovation Group.
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How to Host a Congressional Facility Visit with Lawmakers
Aug 12, 2024
Throughout the year, members of Congress return to their districts, therefore now is the time to start planning to host your elected official(s) for a tour of your facility. That is why ARA created the Congressional Facility Visit Guide with best practices and media samples to give you a step-by-step resource to hosting a successful visit that will pave the way for a lasting relationship with your elected officials.
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