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ARA Honors Joe Hodges with Lifetime Achievement Award

Nov 29, 2023

ARA honored Joe Hodges with the Jack Eberspacher Lifetime Achievement Award for his decades of leadership in ag retail. Hodges received ARA’s highest individual honor during ARA’s Conference & Expo general session attended by more than 620 agricultural professionals.

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Welcome to Expo Hall 2023 Conference

ARA Convenes Annual Conference

Nov 28, 2023

ARA kicked off its 2023 Conference & Expo with more than 600 agricultural retail industry professionals convening to share knowledge, network, and celebrate more than 30 years of ARA.

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ARA Expresses Concern on EPA's Flawed, Unworkable WOTUS Rule

Aug 29, 2023

ARA President & CEO Daren Coppock released a statement expressing serious concern with the final "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) rule announced today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers.

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Railway

ARA Applauds the Reliable Rail Service Act Introduction

Jun 28, 2023

ARA applauds the introduction of Senator Tammy Baldwin's Reliable Rail Service Act. ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock issued the following statement:

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Safety

ARA Supports Legislation to Reauthorize CFATS

Jun 23, 2023

ARA President & CEO Daren Coppock released the following statement in support of legislation introduced by Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Gary Peters, D-Mich., to reauthorize the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS):

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SCOTUS

ARA Commends SCOTUS Ruling to Restore "Common Sense" WOTUS Rule

May 25, 2023

ARA commends the U.S. Supreme Court for their ruling in Sackett v. EPA. ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock issued the following statement:

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ARA Applauds Committee Vote Passing Supply Chain Bills

May 24, 2023

ARA President & CEO Daren Coppock released a statement in support of the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure's vote to pass bills aimed at addressing ongoing supply chain challenges.

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Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif.

ARA Honors Rep. Garamendi with Legislator of the Year Award

May 01, 2023

The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) is pleased to recognize Rep. John Garamendi of California as a recipient of ARA’s Legislator of the Year Award.

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Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D.

ARA Honors Rep. Dusty Johnson with the Legislator of the Year Award

May 01, 2023

The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) is pleased to recognize Rep. Dusty Johnson of South Dakota as a recipient of ARA’s Legislator of the Year Award.

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Energy

ARA Applauds Passage of Lower Energy Costs Act

Mar 30, 2023

The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) applauds the House vote today to adopt the Lower Energy Costs Act.

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