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ARA Retailer of the Year Award Nominations Open
May 01, 2026
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) today launched nominations for the 2026 Retailer of the Year Award, sponsored by Bayer and Farm Journal's The Scoop. Each year, the ARA Retailer of the Year Award honors an agricultural retailer for going above and beyond in environmental stewardship, community leadership, customer engagement, and employee relations.
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ARA Installs Ian McGregor as Chairman
Dec 02, 2021
Today ARA installed Ian McGregor of The McGregor Company as chairman of the association during the closing session of the 2021 ARA Conference & Expo. McGregor succeeds Rod Wells with GROWMARK Inc., in the role and will serve a two-year term.
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ARA Concludes Annual Conference and Expo
Dec 02, 2021
Today the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) concluded its annual Conference & Expo with two panels of industry experts and an off-site local ag tour. The 2022 ARA Conference and Expo will be held Nov. 29 through Dec. 1, in San Diego, Calif.
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Agricultural Retailers Association Celebrates 2021 Rising Stars
Dec 02, 2021
Today the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) recognized a group of emerging leaders as part of its Rising Stars professional development program at the 2021 ARA Conference & Expo.
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Valley Ag Named ARA Retailer of the Year
Dec 01, 2021
Today the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) honored Valley Ag with its Retailer of the Year Award during the 2021 ARA Conference & Expo.
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ARA Honors Alex McGregor, The McGregor Company
Dec 01, 2021
Today the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) honored Alex McGregor with the Jack Eberspacher Lifetime Achievement Award for his legacy of leadership of The McGregor Company.
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Agricultural Retailers Association Conference Highlights From Keynotes to Breakout Speakers
Dec 01, 2021
Today ARA concluded its first full day of the 2021 ARA Conference & Expo with more than 600 ag retail industry professionals in attendance.
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ARA Recognizes Anne and Meg Yargus with AGI Fertilizer Systems
Dec 01, 2021
Today the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) recognized Anne Yargus Sheehy and Meg Yargus Steward of AGI Fertilizer Systems with the ARA Distinguished Service Award during the ARA Conference & Expo.
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Help your cottonseed customers answer these 3 questions
Nov 15, 2021
If you sell cottonseed, you’ll likely get one of these three questions going into the 2022 season. Cotton Development Specialists from PhytoGen® cottonseed answer the most common questions they receive about newer PhytoGen W3FE varieties. (Sponsored content)
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Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Passage is Bipartisan Success
Nov 06, 2021
Today the ARA applauds the U.S. House of Representatives' passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock released the following statement.
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ARA Board Chairman Testifies Before House Agriculture Committee on Supply Chain Issues
Nov 03, 2021
The U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee held a hearing on “The Immediate Challenges to our Nation’s Food Supply Chain.” Rod Wells, chief supply chain officer for GROWMARK, Inc., and Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) board chairman, was selected to testify on the panel.
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