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ARA Policy Priorities Included in Budget Reconciliation
Jul 03, 2025
Some of the Agricultural Retailers Association's (ARA) key policy priorities were included in the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act, which passed both chambers of Congress.
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From Crop Scouting to Customer Service: The Impact of Taranis Technology
Sep 21, 2023
Armed with a drive to operate Bottiger Farms as a “tip-of-the-spear business”, Bottiger set to work forging the business relationships he knew he would need to build the “tech stack” that would deliver both precision and repeatability.
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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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Is Your Customer Satisfaction Score a Lie?
Aug 21, 2023
One of the fundamental tenets of performance improvement is to identify a metric that measures how you are doing. In business, the typical metrics are profitability, operational efficiency, and stakeholder satisfaction. The stakeholders are generally defined as ownership, employees, and customers. Of all these metrics, the one that can be the most misleading is customer satisfaction.
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A Story on Culture & Engagement (Saving Babies' Lives!)
Aug 16, 2023
Erin Mies and Kristen Ireland, co-founders of People Spark Consulting, share a story about culture and engagement ahead of their breakout session at the 2023 ARA Conference & Expo:
Early in my career I worked with a consultant, Bill, who focused on culture and engagement (yes, this was a topic even way back in the 1990’s). To this day, I still remember a story he shared a story with me about engagement.
How It Works: Smart Nutrition™ MAP+MST®
Aug 11, 2023
Smart Nutrition™ MAP+MST® is one of the most efficient dry fertilizer systems for delivering key nutrients to your crops when they need it most. This new granular fertilizer technology uses a unique integration of sulfur, phosphate and nitrogen to maximize crop nutrition and boost growth (9-43-0-16S) while providing a proven handling experience. But how does it work? The answer starts with an examination of the fertilization process at a microscopic level.
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Customer Experience Defines Nutrien Digital Scout Powered by Taranis
Jul 15, 2023
Nutrien partners with Taranis to create opportunities for retailers, providing an experience that builds trust and relationships.
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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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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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ARA Welcomes Summer Intern
Jun 06, 2023
ARA is proud to welcome Macie Miller as an intern this summer! Macie shares this message with ARA members.
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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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