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ARA Celebrates 2024 Rising Stars

Dec 04, 2024

Today, ARA recognized a group of top performers and emerging leaders as part of its Rising Stars award program at the 2024 ARA Conference & Expo.

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.

2024 ARA Conference Biofuels Speaker Tim Urban

ARA Convenes Annual Conference with Rejuvenated Schedule

Dec 03, 2024

Today ARA kicked off its 2024 Conference & Expo with about 600 agricultural retail industry professionals convening to share knowledge, network, and celebrate more than 30 years of ARA.

2024 ARA Rising Stars Announced, Fan Favorite Social Media Challenge Launched

Oct 22, 2024

ARA announced the 2024 Rising Stars, a group of top-performing emerging leaders in the agricultural retail industry, and a new Fan Favorite social media challenge.

ARA Statement on Final EPA Herbicide Strategy

Aug 20, 2024

ARA Senior Vice President of Public Policy & Counsel Richard Gupton released a statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's final Herbicide Strategy released today.

ARA Deems Supreme Court Decision Reversing Chevron Defense as Good News for Ag Retail

Jun 28, 2024

The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) President & CEO Daren Coppock released a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in "Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo" to reverse the Chevron defense.

ARA Conference Registration Opens with New Schedule

Jun 11, 2024

The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) opened registration with a rejuvenated schedule for its annual Conference & Expo, to be held Dec. 3-5 in Houston, Texas.

ARA Encouraged by Positive Momentum on Farm Bill

Jun 11, 2024

ARA President & CEO Daren Coppock released a statement on recent progress toward a 2024 Farm Bill.

ResponsibleAg Launches Newly Redesigned Website

Jun 03, 2024

ResponsibleAg — the comprehensive certification program that demonstrates agribusinesses’ commitment to environmental, health, safety, and security — unveiled its newly redesigned website at www.responsibleag.org.

ARA Applauds House Ag Committee Vote on Farm Bill

May 24, 2024

ARA President & CEO Daren Coppock released a statement applauding the bipartisan efforts by the House Agriculture Committee to move the Farm Bill forward:

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News Release

ARA Celebrates 2024 Rising Stars

ARA Honors Ernie Chappell with Lifetime Achievement Award

ARA Convenes Annual Conference with Rejuvenated Schedule

2024 ARA Rising Stars Announced, Fan Favorite Social Media Challenge Launched

ARA Statement on Final EPA Herbicide Strategy

ARA Deems Supreme Court Decision Reversing Chevron Defense as Good News for Ag Retail

ARA Conference Registration Opens with New Schedule

ARA Encouraged by Positive Momentum on Farm Bill

ResponsibleAg Launches Newly Redesigned Website

ARA Applauds House Ag Committee Vote on Farm Bill

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