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ARA Announces Final Selection of 2025 Rising Stars and Launch of Fan Favorite Video Contest
Oct 10, 2025
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) has announced the final selection of fourteen Rising Stars as part of the 2025 Rising Stars Award Program, sponsored by Atticus. As part of this initiative, Atticus has also launched the Fan Favorite Video Contest to help highlight this year's honorees. The Rising Stars Program provides ARA member companies with a valuable opportunity to recognize employees for their contributions to the industry. Selected individuals will be honored in front of hundreds of agricultural professionals at the annual ARA Conference & Expo, while also gaining opportunities to develop their leadership skills.
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ARA Celebrates CFATS Reauthorization
Jul 20, 2020
Following action by the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation reauthorizing the DHS Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program for three years, which was set to expire on July 23, 2020. ARA's Daren Coppock released a following statement celebrating this action.
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Growing Farms of the Future: Using Smart Tech in Smarter Ways
Jul 18, 2020
By the year 2050, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) predicts there will be 9.6 billion people on this planet, which will require a 70 percent increase in food production. (Sponsored Content)
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ARA Supports NEPA Reforms to Speed Up Rural Infrastructure Projects
Jul 15, 2020
ARA supports reforms made to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) announced in the final rule today. ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock released the following statement.
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Trade, Dicamba, Transportation: An Update From DC With ARA (The Scoop)
Jul 06, 2020
Richard Gupton says there are ongoing unknowns across a spectrum of regulatory, policy, and legal fronts that are directly affecting ag retailers. He shares the latest on trade, transportation, dicamba and more in The Scoop.
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ARA Celebrates USMCA's Entry into Full Force Today
Jul 01, 2020
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) is celebrating the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement's (USMCA) entry into full force today. ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock released the following statement:
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ARA: Ninth Circuit Decision Sets Precedent Dangerous for Agriculture
Jun 17, 2020
ARA President & CEO Daren Coppock wrote an op-ed in AgPro explaining how the Ninth Circuit Court decision to vacate three dicamba registrations sets a dangerous precedent for agriculture.
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ARA, NCFC Ask for Further Clarification on EPA Dicamba Order
Jun 09, 2020
ARA and the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC) called on EPA to further clarify the agency’s cancellation order on use and distribution of dicamba products.
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ARA Seeks Clarification from EPA on Court's Dicamba Decision's Impact on Ag Retailers
Jun 08, 2020
ARA is seeking clarification from EPA today after it announced guidance on the limited and specific circumstances under which existing stocks of the three vacated dicamba products can be used for a limited period of time.
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Ag Retailers Urge EPA to Seek Immediate Stay of Federal Court Order on Dicamba
Jun 05, 2020
ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler regarding the Ninth Circuit vacature of three dicamba labels earlier this week. Read the statement to learn how this impacts ag retailers.
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ARA Joins the American Connections Broadband Coalition
Jun 04, 2020
ARA joined the American Connections Broadband Coalition, a diverse group of companies supporting the expansion of rural broadband and improving underserved areas.
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