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ARA Applauds EPA Action to Address DEF System Issues & RVO Ahead of Planting Season
Mar 27, 2026
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) today welcomed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) action to address diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) system failures, calling it a timely step to support farmers and agricultural retailers as spring planting gets underway.
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Updated Model Fertilizer Contract Addresses Trump Tariffs
Feb 27, 2025
ARA's Model Fertilizer Contract, a resource created to help ag retailers to better manage risks, collect e-signatures, and outline consistent terms and conditions for dealing with fertilizer suppliers, was updated in February 2025 to address price volatility in fertilizer markets that may result from tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on imported fertilizer from certain countries.
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ARA Honors Rep. David Rouzer with Legislator of the Year Award
Feb 26, 2025
ARA honors U.S. Representative David Rouzer, R-NC, with the 2024 Legislator of the Year award for his support of agricultural retailers.
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ARA Honors Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson with Legislator of the Year Award
Feb 26, 2025
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) honors House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., with the 2024 Legislator of the Year award for his support of agricultural retailers.
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ARA Applauds Congress for Assisting Ag Producers in Dire Straits
Dec 21, 2024
Today ARA President & CEO Daren Coppock released the following statement thanking Congress for averting a government shutdown, extending the farm bill, and securing relief to America’s farm community.
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ARA Urges Congress to Fund Agriculture in Year-End Continuing Resolution
Dec 16, 2024
Today ARA President & CEO Daren Coppock released the following statement with concerns that Congress may neglect critical payments needed by growers as legislators work on the year-end continuing resolution this week.
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Agriculture Industry Leaders Urge Congress to Support Farmers in Year-End Funding Bill
Dec 16, 2024
ARA, the Council of Producers and Distributors of Agrotechnology (CPDA), CropLife America (CLA), and The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) released a joint statement to urge support by Congress for ag funding in the year-end continuing resolution.
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ARA Concludes Annual Conference & Expo
Dec 05, 2024
Today ARA concluded its annual Conference & Expo with an inspirational astronaut speaker and an off-site tour of the Houston Ship Channel, a major U.S. port in America’s ag supply chain.
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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 Honors Joey Caldwell with Excellence in Advocacy Award
Dec 04, 2024
Today ARA honored Joey Caldwell, senior vice president of retail at GreenPoint Ag, with the ARA Excellence in Advocacy Award in front of more than 600 ag retail industry professionals during the 2024 ARA Conference & Expo.
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ARA Named Buttonwillow Warehouse Company Retailer of the Year
Dec 04, 2024
Today the ARA honored Buttonwillow Warehouse Company (BWC) with its Retailer of the Year award in front of approximately 600 attendees during the 2024 ARA Conference & Expo.
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