Matt Makens from Makens Weather will present at the 2026 ARA Conference and Expo. In this podcast, he shares a recap of the weather trends most effecting agriculture in 2025, and gives a preview for his outlook going into 2026.

Matt Makens from Makens Weather will present at the 2026 ARA Conference and Expo. In this podcast, he shares a recap of the weather trends most effecting agriculture in 2025, and gives a preview for his outlook going into 2026.

The Scoop podcast hosts conversations with retailers and industry leaders on top-of-mind topics affecting ag retail today and in the future

The Scoop podcast hosts conversations with retailers and industry leaders on top-of-mind topics affecting ag retail today and in the future

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Episode 212: What To Watch In the Weather For 2026

The team at River Valley Cooperative shares the backstory and gives insights into their industry-leading programs and initiatives. With the mantra “On the ground all year round,” the co-op has integrated all four divisions—agronomy, grain, feed, energy—and invested in internal and customer-facing technologies.

The team at River Valley Cooperative shares the backstory and gives insights into their industry-leading programs and initiatives. With the mantra &ldquo;On the ground all year round,&rdquo; the co-op has integrated all four divisions&mdash;agronomy, grain, feed, energy&mdash;and invested in internal and customer-facing technologies.

Episode 219: What Other Retailers Can Learn From The Retailer of the Year

With its upcoming legislative fly-in, ARA’s policy team has been working on its priorities for the year ahead. ARA’s senior director of government affairs Hunter Carpenter gave a status report in mid-January as funding and appropriation bills were starting to move.

With its upcoming legislative fly-in, ARA&rsquo;s policy team has been working on its priorities for the year ahead. ARA&rsquo;s senior director of government affairs Hunter Carpenter gave a status report in mid-January as funding and appropriation bills were starting to move.

Episode 218: What Policies & Regulations Will Have the Biggest Effect on Ag Retailers in 2026?

Anna Cardoze, vice president of strategic accounts at Growers, shares how ag retailers’ approach to growing customer loyalty has changed alongside the technology available to make the programs perform. She also gives insights on how every ag retail business is nuanced and which may have low hanging fruit to build their businesses bigger with customers.

Anna Cardoze, vice president of strategic accounts at Growers, shares how ag retailers&rsquo; approach to growing customer loyalty has changed alongside the technology available to make the programs perform. She also gives insights on how every ag retail business is nuanced and which may have low hanging fruit to build their businesses bigger with customers.

Episode 212: What To Watch In the Weather For 2026

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