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2024 ARA Annual Report

Mar 21, 2025

Celebrate the wins of last year, read letters from ARA Board Chair Amy Asmus, and see all that the associations offers your team in the 2024 Annual Report with insights in advocacy, member services, professional development and more!

2025 ARA Fly-In Meeting with Chairman GT Thompson

ARA Members Set 2025 Public Policy Priorities

Mar 10, 2025

ARA membership has confirmed the 2025 public policy priorities that will steer the association's advocacy efforts with federal legislators and regulators on behalf of agricultural retailers.

Navigating EPA ESA Strategies: Preparing CCAs for Herbicide & Insecticide Use in the 2025 Growing Season

Mar 09, 2025

This educational webinar will discuss the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Endangered Species Act (ESA) strategies for herbicide and insecticide use. Attendees will gain a clear understanding of the new guidelines, explore how these changes will impact their work, and learn actionable steps to ensure compliance.

ARA Fly-In Builds Momentum for Ag Retail

Mar 05, 2025

In more than 130 meetings with legislators in Congress from both sides of the aisle, 115 ARA members and stakeholders educated lawmakers and their staff ab out the public policy priorities of the agricultural retail industry.

ARA and TFI Joint Statement on Tariffs

Mar 04, 2025

ARA and The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) issued a joint statement regarding the Trump administration’s announcement on tariffs on imports of Canadian goods.

Modern Ag Crop Production Technologies

The federal government must make decisions based on sound science, peer-reviewed data, and by following a risk-based approach.

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.

Farm Bill 101 for Ag Retail

Jun 26, 2024

The Farm Bill stands as one of the most influential pieces of legislation for farmers and ranchers across the nation. ARA has been working diligently in DC with both the Senate and House Agriculture Committees to ensure they know the Farm Bill priorities for ag retailers. Learn more about ARA's work on the current Farm Bill.

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:

The Adjuvant Advantage

May 21, 2024

Discover how to use the right adjuvant to protect your farmer customer's chemical investment, correct compatibility problems, tank clean outs and more with the Adjuvant Advantage for the Sales Agronomist webinar series. Certified Crop Advisers reviewing these webinar recordings will earn one Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) program IPM CEU.