Daren Coppock is the President & Chief Executive Officer of the Agricultural Retailers Association, a position he has held since November of 2009. He leads ARA’s staff of eight full-time professionals to advocate, educate, influence and provide services to America’s agricultural retailers. These companies work with farmers to support their production of crops through agronomy, fertility, crop protection, precision technology, seed and related services.

Prior to joining ARA he was the Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Wheat Growers and worked in two grain grower organizations in his home state of Oregon. A graduate of Oregon State University, he and his wife live in Gainesville, Virginia, and are the proud parents of three children and one grandchild. In 2004 he was recognized as a Brother of the Century in the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity.