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ARA Announces Final Selection of 2026 Rising Stars and Launch of Fan Favorite Video Contest
Oct 06, 2026
ARA has announced the final selection of eighteen Rising Stars as part of the 2026 Rising Stars Award Program, sponsored by Atticus. The overall winner will win a trip to the Top Producer Summit from Feb. 15-17, 2027, in Nashville, Tennessee. As part of the program, 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. The Rising Stars 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 Releases Statement in Response to White House Emergency Tax Relief on Diesel Fuel
Oct 06, 2026
ARA President & CEO Daren Coppock released a statement in response to President Donald Trump's Executive Order providing emergency tax relief on diesel fuel.
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ARA Applauds Senate Agriculture Committee Passage of Multi-Year Farm Bill
Sep 16, 2026
ARA today applauded Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-Ark.) and all committee members for passing a new multi-year Farm Bill out of committee. ARA appreciates the committee’s leadership and commitment to strengthening America’s farmers, ranchers, and agricultural supply chain through a comprehensive Farm Bill.
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Rep. Jim Costa Visits ARA Member Facility Nutrien Ag Solutions
Aug 21, 2026
U.S. Representative Jim Costa (D-Calif.) recently toured Nutrien Ag Solutions' facility in Cutler, California, as part of ARA's coordination of congressional facility visits for ARA members during congressional recess periods.
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Rep. Mike Bost Tours ARA Member Facility Wabash Valley Service Co.
Aug 14, 2026
U.S. Representative Mike Bost (R-Ill.) recently toured Wabash Valley Service Company’s facility in Cisne, Illinois, as part of ARA's coordination of congressional facility visits for ARA members during congressional recess periods.
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ARA Urges Congress to Complete USDA Fertilizer Market Study Before Establishing New Reporting Mandate
Aug 05, 2026
ARA appreciates the hard work of Senate Agriculture Committee leadership in moving forward with the process of passing a new multi-year Farm Bill and urges committee members to advance this legislation in a bipartisan manner. However, ARA also today urged Congress to first implement the fertilizer market research provisions included in Section 12302 of the Senate Agriculture Committee Farm Bill draft before establishing a new federal fertilizer reporting program under Section 12303.
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ARA Rising Stars Award Program Nominations Open
Aug 03, 2026
ARA launched the 2026 Rising Stars award program, sponsored by Atticus. The Rising Stars program provides ARA member companies a way to reward employees for their work at the annual ARA Conference & Expo in Austin, TX. Recognized in front of hundreds of professionals, nominees will have networking opportunities and explore new ways to hone their leadership skills.
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ARA Endorses Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act
Jul 01, 2026
ARA today endorsed the Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act (SAWA), which makes commonsense reforms to modernize the H-2A visa process.
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ARA Commends EPA for Advancing Long-Delayed Crop Protection Registrations
Jun 30, 2026
ARA today commended the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for taking meaningful steps forward on pending pesticide registrations, consistent with the urgent action ARA requested in a recent letter to Administrator Lee Zeldin.
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ARA Applauds Supreme Court Decision Upholding Federal Pesticide Preemption in Monsanto v. Durnell
Jun 25, 2026
ARA today praised the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Monsanto v. Durnell, which upheld the preemptive authority of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) over state tort claims alleging failure to warn.
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