Registration Rates

 

Member Registration

Non-member Registration

Spouse Registration

Early Bird (closes Oct. 16)

$550

$1,100

$175

Regular (closes Nov. 16)

$700

$1,300

$175

On-site

$850

$1,500

$200

Bring your team and save!

Attending with colleagues? Groups of employees from the same company qualify for special discounted rates.

  • 5 to 9 employees: $100 off each registration
  • 10 or more employees: 50% off each registration

Contact events@aradc.org to get your team registered today!

Group discounts are not available in combination with other discounted rates.

Time Name Price
Monday, November 30, 2026
3:00 PM - 5:00 PMExecutive Committee Meeting (committee members only)
5:00 PM - 6:30 PMBoard of Directors Meeting
6:30 PM - 8:30 PMBoard Reception & Dinner (board, spouses & invited guests only)
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
9:00 AM - 12:00 PMLBJ Presidential Museum & Library Tour$75.00
9:30 AM - 1:00 PMARA Invitational$250.00
1:30 PM - 3:00 PMRetailer-Only Tech Forum
2:45 PM - 3:15 PMAfternoon Break
3:30 PM - 5:00 PMOpening General Session
5:00 PM - 7:00 PMOpening Reception in the Expo
7:00 PMCustomer Appreciation Night
Wednesday, December 2, 2026
7:00 AM - 8:00 AMNetworking Breakfast
8:00 AM - 12:00 PMWednesday General Session
9:30 AM - 9:50 AMWednesday Morning Break
12:00 PM - 1:30 PMLunch in the Expo
1:30 PM - 2:45 PMBreakout: Practical Artificial Intelligence Applications
1:30 PM - 2:45 PMBreakout: Separating the Signal from the Noise in Biologicals
1:30 PM - 4:30 PMExpo Hall Open for Networking
2:45 PM - 3:15 PMAfternoon Break
3:15 PM - 4:30 PMBreakout: MAHA Mania in State Capitals
3:15 PM - 4:30 PMBreakout: What Your Data is Already Telling You
4:30 PM - 6:30 PMNetworking Reception in the Expo
6:30 PM - 10:00 PMDinner & Auction to Benefit ARAPAC (separate registration required)
Thursday, December 3, 2026
7:00 AM - 8:00 AMNetworking Breakfast
8:00 AM - 11:00 AMClosing General Session
11:30 AM - 3:00 PMLCRA Tom Miller Dam Tour$115.00

JW Marriott Austin

The JW Marriott Austin is the official host hotel of the 2026 ARA Conference & Expo. All conference events will take place at the host hotel unless otherwise noted on the agenda.

ARA uses Convention Housing Management (CHM) to reserve rooms for the 2026 ARA Conference & Expo. Only use the link provided to book accommodations and receive ARA's discounted room block rate. 

Daren Coppock
ARA
President & CEO

Brett Sciotto
Idealyst Innotation
CEO

Rick Melnick
Dunham Trimmer
COO & Managing Partner

Ben Gist
Farm Journal
Vice President, Intelligence Products

John Campbell
Southern Crop Production Association
Director of State Affairs

Julie Kenney
Agribusiness Association of Iowa
CEO

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