The Country Living Association gets a new gold sponsor. The Association’s director, Courtney Yukis, says Tractor Supply Company now possesses a gold-level sponsorship. Tractor Supply Company joins Land O’Lakes, Purina Feed and Fastline Publications at the gold-level. Founding sponsors include John Deere, Allied Insurance and Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Company. All Country Living Association sponsors promote rural living.
Membership in Country Living Association is geared toward individuals and families who reside in the country and marketers who supply these families with goods and services that benefit country life. Meredith Corporation’s Living the Country Life magazine serves as the organization’s official publication.
“We’re very pleased to have Tractor Supply Company join us, with their long-standing values of providing products and services that make our members’ lives easier and more rewarding,” says Yuskis.
“Tractor Supply Company is thrilled to support the Country Living Association, particularly because of our beginnings in 1938 as a mail-order catalog offering tractor parts to family farmers,” says Blake Fohl, senior vice president of marketing. “CLA’s values are intertwined with ours. We locate our stores in rural areas because we supply unique products to support the rural lifestyle of our customers, while CLA promotes country living at its best,” Fohl adds.
In addition to announcing a new sponsor, Country Living Association’s educational clinics are in progress across the United States and Farm Safety 4 Just Kids is assisting with educational and safety training. The events provide a wide range of information that will be of interest to those living the rural lifestyle with topics such as, financial management, safety training, animal care and purchasing the right equipment.
These are following dates and locations for the remaining 2007 events:
Navasota, Texas June 2
Columbus, Ohio June 21
Rochester, Minn. July 14
Indianapolis, Ind. Sept. 8
Kansas City, Mo. Oct. 20
The CLA event held Oct. 20 in Kansas City also will include a National Challenge and trade show. The Challenge will include competitive events, and participants will have a chance to win prize money and awards.
Tractor Supply Company, listed on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange as TSCO, operates more than 698 stores in 37 states and one Canadian province. Tractor Supply Company stores are focused on supplying the lifestyle needs of recreational farmers and ranchers. The company also serves the maintenance needs of those who enjoy the rural lifestyle, as well as tradesmen and small businesses. Tractor Supply Company stores are located in the outlying towns in major metropolitan markets and in rural communities. The company offers a comprehensive selection of merchandise for the health, care, growth and containment of horses, livestock and pets; a broad selection of agricultural products; and tools and hardware selected for our customers’ needs. In addition, the company sells light truck equipment; work clothing for the entire family; and an extensive line of seasonal products including lawn and garden power equipment products.
The Country Living Association is dedicated to creating and fostering a community for like-minded people who share a passion for country living. Membership in the Country Living Association is focused on individuals and families who reside in the country and marketers who supply these families with goods and services related to country life.