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ARA Announces Final Selection of 2025 Rising Stars and Launch of Fan Favorite Video Contest
Oct 10, 2025
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) has announced the final selection of fourteen Rising Stars as part of the 2025 Rising Stars Award Program, sponsored by Atticus. As part of this initiative, 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. Selected individuals 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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Can your fleet manager see all the data?
Mar 11, 2021
Centra Sota Co-op, Buffalo, MN, and BRANDT, Springfield, IL, were both all too familiar with the challenges inherent to fleet management — their large commercial fleets could be operating miles apart from each other, making fleet logistics management difficult and costly. Learn how your fleet manager can see all the data needed to decision making.
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How to Minimize Resistance Risk
Mar 09, 2021
Rotating herbicide modes of action is a crucial component of a resistance management plan, especially for those wheat growers who include chem fallow in their rotation plan. Chem fallow may help farmers manage production costs and conserve soil moisture for future crops. However, the practice is also associated with a disproportionate number of herbicide applications made to crop-free fields, increasing the potential for resistance development. (Sponsored content)
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Optimize fleet ROI
Mar 01, 2021
March is here and the clock is ticking in preparation for spring field work. What if you could do just one thing different this season to increase margins and add dollars to your fleet’s bottom line? You can — there’s time before the season hits.
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PINZOLA EC FROM ATTICUS BRINGS WHEAT INDUSTRY EFFECTIVE PGR CONTROL
Mar 01, 2021
As your wheat and other cereal grower customers look for solutions to decrease lodging, many turn to plant growth regulators (PGRs) to ensure strong stalks and an easier harvest. However, growers are often deterred from using beneficial PGRs due to their high cost. Atticus, LLC is cautioning against employing risky growing practices to avoid using PGRs and offers alternatives without the heavy price tag of branded products currently on the market. (Sponsored content)
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Top Regulatory & Policy Issues for Ag Retailers to Watch (The Scoop Podcast)
Feb 24, 2021
ARA's Richard Gupton joins The Scoop Podcast, ARA's official magazine and podcast partner, to discuss the top regulatory and policy issues for ag retailers to watch. He also explains how ag retailers can get engaged.
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ARA is Ready to Work with Secretary Vilsack
Feb 23, 2021
ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock released the following statement following the U.S. Senate's confirmation of Tom Vilsack as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
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Are your customers’ weed control plans in place for the 2021 season?
Feb 23, 2021
We’re deep into winter at the moment, but spring will be here before you know it. Are your customers’ weed control plans in place for the 2021 season? Now is a great time to review those plans to help your customers stay ahead of difficult weeds this season. (Sponsored content)
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ARA Remembers Ford B. West
Feb 16, 2021
The ARA family was saddened to learn of the recent passing of Ford B. West after his 34-year career at the helm of The Fertilizer Institute. Read more about his legacy among ag retailers specifically.
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New Year, New Administration, New Priorities For Ag Retail (The Scoop)
Feb 15, 2021
The beginning of a new year brings the opportunity for ARA members to refocus the member-led organization’s policy priorities for the coming year. ARA’s Washington-based policy team has been working for months with the Biden administration transition team and staffers on Capitol Hill to bring them up to speed on the issues. As determined by the membership, ARA’s policy priorities for 2021 include the following.
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ARA Celebrates National Pesticide Safety Education Month
Feb 10, 2021
February is National Pesticide Safety Education Month to raise awareness for pesticide safety education and share best practices for safe pesticide use.
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