Milan MFA’s Joseph Woods is a 2024 Rising Star

Joseph Woods, manager of MFA Agri Services at Milan, has been named by the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) as one of the 2024 Rising Stars. And you can help him win the title of “Fan Favorite” by voting for his video at https://atticusllc.com/ara-rising-star-fanfav-24/

The ARA Rising Stars program honors emerging leaders in agricultural retail industry and will recognize this year’s winners at the annual ARA Conference, planned Dec.  3-5 in Houston, Texas. The program also offers networking opportunities and resources to hone leadership skills. This year’s award theme is “Empowering Leadership through the Next Frontier,” which guides the videos created by each Rising Star.

The Fan Favorite video challenge is a new way to empower ARA Rising Stars to share their message over social media, encouraging others to vote for their favorite video. The video with the most votes by Nov. 1 will win a prize.

Additionally, one video will be selected by a panel of reviewers to win a grand prize trip to visit the Atticus headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, to see a different side of ag retail. The grand-prize video winner will be revealed on the main stage at ARA Conference.

MFA is a member of the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA), a nonprofit trade association representing the interests of retailers across the United States on legislative and regulatory issues on Capitol Hill. As the political voice of agricultural retailers, ARA not only represents its membership but also educates members on the political process and important issues affecting the industry.

Learn more about the Rising Stars program at aradc.org/rising-stars.

View Joseph Woods’ video here: https://youtu.be/wzDQXvVnXfM?si=0KJyC5CGpxif5Oc1