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The Retailer of the Year award, sponsored by Bayer, annually honors an ARA member retailer company that displays effective employee relations, environmental stewardship, customer reliability, leadership, etc
“It was eye-opening for Truterra, as a farmer-led sustainability unit of Land O’Lakes, to share its experience rolling out a carbon program,” says ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock.
“I believe the annual ARA Conference plays a large part in that resilience by providing a space for us to share ideas and prepare for the challenges of now and of our future,” says ARA Board Chair Rod Wells
EFC Systems, Inc (EFC), a leading provider of ERP accounting and digital agronomy solutions for Ag Retailer / Service Providers, has secured a new investment that will enable both organic and inorganic growth.
Greater integration of data and technology on U.S. agricultural operations can help producers tell the story of their stewardship while identifying new ways to manage resources and participate in emerging opportunities.
The combining of the two networks will also form a near-national footprint for field testing of products and services. Additionally, down the path, CHS and Growmark can provide distribution capabilities for the startups
“What happens in China will have profound effects in the short term,” says Samuel Taylor, vice president of farm input analysis at Robobank.
The company says Raines will continue to develop its strategy focusing on how to digitally enhance food quality, security and availability with real-time data.
Jamie O’Sullivan, group managing director for Proagrica EG, Nextens, and XpertHR segments of the LexisNexis Risk Solutions Group, has stepped into the managing director role.
China aims to buy at least $20 billion of agricultural products in a year if it signs a partial trade deal with the U.S.
Hell hornets have arrived in the U.S. Asian giant hornet reaches just over 2” long and packs a painful, tissue-destroying sting capable of sending allergic victims to the morgue.
Chuck Magro (most recently CEO at Nutrien) will be Corteva’s CEO effective Nov. 1, 2021
Current Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Brent Kemp will move into the role of AgGateway President and CEO beginning January 1, 2022.
Each year, ARA members identify priority policy issues. The Washington, D.C., team then advocates for these priorities on members’ behalf. A strong collective of ag retail voices is paramount to successful advocacy.
A recent study examines the impact of multiple factors on farmland leasing choices.
“This marks day one of the beginning for how we can measure how these practices are being used,” TFI CEO Corey Rosenbusch says.
Tamar Rosati is charged with the global strategy and business for the digital leg of Corteva Agriscience. She shares it’s up to her team to make software easy to use and indispensable to customers.
Sitting through hours of presentations related to sustainability and carbon markets, a list of key data emerges as critical to document
“Right now, Florida citrus growers are facing some major issues, including resistance and invasive diseases like citrus greening, which are threatening their ability to produce a citrus crop,” Lee Shekels says.
In the letter Coppock said: “While we share your goal of putting COVID-19 behind us as soon as possible, we oppose the idea of compelling employers to enforce vaccine mandates.”
The largest grain elevator in Illinois is now part of the GROWMARK/FS System
“Through the end of 2020 and all of 2021, it just seems like it’s a perfect series of events—black swan events,” says Josh Linville with StoneX.
NuVue Business Solutions, a global sales enablement and leadership development consulting firm, proudly announces their official name change to NuVue and merger with McCourt Associates.
Contest now open to FFA members across the United States
Fertilizer coating plant in St. Thomas, ON will open untapped markets for the many economic and environmental benefits offered by controlled-release fertilizers
“Our collaboration with CropTrak accelerates in-depth agronomic data collection from our farmer partners, increasing our ability to benchmark and provide verifiable sustainability metrics,” said Jason Bull
Cristian Barcan: “Feeding the world more sustainably is about continuous improvement. Every farm has a unique sustainability journey that has defined their success as a contributor to the food supply chain thus far”
To meet the rising demand for biological-based crop protection products, Certis Biologicals announced new additions to its headquarters team.
Claudia Oceguera will oversee financial management of the Certis Biologicals infrastructure, including the headquarters and manufacturing facilities, the portfolio of bio-based solutions and the innovation pipeline
Semios CEO Michael Gilbert says the company is aiming to deliver a single login for centralized crop management data into one, easy-to-use, end-to-end solution.