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We caught up with The Fertilizer Institute’s 2024 4R Advocates as they reflect on 2024, share their sustainability wins and describe how 2025 could look different.

Catch up on recent headlines from AMVAC, Intrepid Potash and the Illinois Soybean Association.

While it’s unclear how Congress will push through the Farm Assistance and Revenue Mitigation Act, it’s likely going to be via the Continuing Resolution. Depending on how payments are calculated, farmers could receive $101 per acre for corn, $53 for soybeans and $73 for wheat.

In 1984, Farm Journal’s personal ads connected Pat, a farm girl from Iowa, with Doug, a dairyman from New York, sparking a love story that led to marriage and the fourth generation of Fuller Acres Farm.

Eric Winans is this year’s grand prize-winning Rising Star while Chase Porter was voted the fan favorite video winner.

The ARA staff awarded Caldwell because of his engagement on ARA’s Public Policy Committee, shaping legislation and policy to support ag retailers’ needs nationwide.

“I know people are concerned about the tariffs, but the fact is, [Trump] looks at tariffs as a way to get their attention and eventually to get better and reciprocal trade agreements,” says Terry Branstad.

Five years after their introduction, carbon offset markets have evolved, and some have disappeared.

“Ernie stands as a trailblazer in the ag tech industry,” says ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock.

“Rod exemplifies dedication to both ARA and the ag retail community in extraordinary ways,” says ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock.