News Release

2023 Excellence in Advocacy Award Mike Twining

ARA Honors Mike Twining with Excellence in Advocacy Award

Nov 30, 2023

ARA honored Mike Twining, vice president of sales and marketing at Willard Agri-Service, with the new Excellence in Advocacy Award attended by more than 620 ag retail industry professionals during the 2023 ARA Conference & Expo.

ARA Concludes 2023 Conference & Expo

Nov 30, 2023

ARA concluded its annual Conference & Expo with a keynote speaker, a panel of international ag retail professionals, and an off-site tour of the Publix Supermarket dairy production process.

ARA Celebrates 2023 Rising Stars

Nov 30, 2023

ARA recognized a group of top performers and emerging leaders as part of its Rising Stars award program at the 2023 ARA Conference & Expo attended by more than 620 attendees.

ARA Board Chair Amy Asmus 2023 Conference

ARA Installs Amy Asmus, Asmus Farm Supply, as Chair of the Board of Directors

Nov 30, 2023

ARA installed Amy Asmus with Asmus Farm Supply as chair of the board of directors during the closing session of the 2023 ARA Conference & Expo. Asmus succeeds Ian McGregor with The McGregor Company in the role and will serve a two-year term.

2023 ARA Conference Retailer of the Year MKC

ARA Named MKC Retailer of the Year

Nov 29, 2023

ARA honored Mid Kansas Cooperative (MKC) with its Retailer of the Year award in front of more than 620 attendees during the 2023 ARA Conference & Expo.

Toby Hlavinka APF Distinguished Service Award 2023

ARA Recognizes Toby Hlavinka with Distinguished Service Award

Nov 29, 2023

The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) recognized Toby M. Hlavinka, president and CEO of American Plant Food (APF), with the ARA Distinguished Service Award during the ARA Conference & Expo in front of more than 620 ag retail industry professionals.

Kim Lear 2023 Conference Keynote Speaker

ARA Conference Highlights From Keynote & Breakout Speakers

Nov 29, 2023

ARA concluded its first full day of the 2023 ARA Conference & Expo with more than 620 ag retail industry professionals in attendance.

2023 Lifetime Achievement Award Joe Hodges

ARA Honors Joe Hodges with Lifetime Achievement Award

Nov 29, 2023

ARA honored Joe Hodges with the Jack Eberspacher Lifetime Achievement Award for his decades of leadership in ag retail. Hodges received ARA’s highest individual honor during ARA’s Conference & Expo general session attended by more than 620 agricultural professionals.

ARA Convenes Annual Conference

Nov 28, 2023

ARA kicked off its 2023 Conference & Expo with more than 600 agricultural retail industry professionals convening to share knowledge, network, and celebrate more than 30 years of ARA.

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.