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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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Busting the myths around ESN: Growing season edition (sponsored content)
May 26, 2020
Sponsored Content: From pre-plant to fall and over-winter applications, we’re busting seasonal ESN myths. Soil temperature, heavy rain, fall applications and freezing all top the list in this edition of busting the myths around ESN. (Sponsored content)
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New EPA Rule to Increase Transparency is Positive Step Forward for Agriculture
May 19, 2020
EPA announced a proposed rule to establish requirements and procedures for the issuance of guidance. ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock issued a statement in support of this action.
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FMCSA Updates to Hours of Service Rules are Welcome Reforms for Ag Retailers
May 14, 2020
ARA's Richard Gupton released the following statement in support of the DOT's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published final rule updating hours of service (HOS) rules.
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Maintaining Business During a Busy Planting Season and Deadly Pandemic
Apr 30, 2020
Harold Cooper, CEO of the 2019 ARA Retailer of the Year award-winning company Premier Ag, recently wrote to ARA about his take on the current state of the regulatory environment and what it means to be an ARA member in a time of crisis.
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ARA Joins in Glyphosate Litigation
Apr 21, 2020
ARA joined a nationwide coalition of agricultural and professional stakeholders in a motion to intervene in Rural Coalition et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency et al., which challenges EPA’s Interim Registration Review Decision on glyphosate.
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ARA Supports Navigable Waters Protection Rule's Publishing
Apr 21, 2020
ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock released the following statement today after EPA and the Army published the Navigable Waters Protection Rule to define “Waters of the United States” in the Federal Register.
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Spring 2020 Agronomy Outlook
Apr 14, 2020
CoBank Sponsored Content on the agronomy outlook from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange.
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ARA, CLA and TFI Announce Office Co-Location to Begin in 2021
Apr 14, 2020
ARA, CropLife America, and The Fertilizer Institute announced that the three organizations will co-locate to Arlington, Va., beginning in January 2021. Each organization will retain its focus on the needs of its respective members, but the move is expected to create greater opportunities for collaboration that can enhance each organization’s efficiency and effectiveness.
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Important Exemptions During COVID-19 Crisis For Ag Retail (AgPro)
Apr 13, 2020
Listen to this AgPro podcast episode to hear ARA's Richard Gupton explain important exemptions taking place for aretailers amid the COVID-19 crisis related to hours of service and alternatives to N95 masks for essential ag workers.
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Lack of drivers concerns ag retailers (AgriPulse)
Apr 01, 2020
ARA's Richard Gupton and Daren Coppock highlight what FMCSA is doing to relieve the driver burden and what next steps can be taken.
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