Tractor Supply Recognizes New Leaf Growers as Its Grower Partner of the Year
Tractor Supply Company celebrated its top vendor partners for 2026 during its annual Partnership Conference, held Sept. 1–3, 2026, in Nashville, TN. Honorees were selected for their commitment to innovation, collaboration, service, and delivering quality products and value for Tractor Supply customers.
“Our vendor partners share our dedication to forward-thinking collaboration and to delivering reliable merchandise our customers expect from Tractor Supply,” says Seth Estep, Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer at Tractor Supply. “Their expertise and partnership help us bring customers the right products at the right value while continually finding new and better ways to support Life Out Here.”
Cargill earned Tractor Supply’s 2026 Company Partner of the Year award for exceptional business growth, customer focus, and collaboration over the past year. The Cargill team worked closely with Tractor Supply across marketing, retail media, supply chain, direct sales, store operations, and merchandising to drive growth, strengthen customer engagement, and deliver the products and solutions customers need.
Tractor Supply’s 2026 Top Vendor Partners
Tractor Supply recognized 16 partners across merchandising, digital, supply chain, service, community impact, and other areas of the business. The 2026 vendor award winners are:
- Grower of the Year: New Leaf Growers
- Company Partner of the Year: Cargill
- Ag & Rec Division Partner of the Year: Ragan and Massey, LLC
- Clothing & Gift Division Partner of the Year: Fred David
- Community Impact Partner of the Year: PepsiCo
- Companion Animal Division Partner of the Year: Nestlé Purina PetCare
- Digital Partner of the Year: Bluebonnet Feeds
- Equine, Livestock & Poultry Division Partner of the Year: Standlee
- Exclusive Brand Partner of the Year: KL Outdoor
- Innovation Partner of the Year: Fair Game Group
- Petsense Partner of the Year: Golden Pet Brands
- Rookie of the Year: ProSteel Security Products Inc.
- Seasonal Division Partner of the Year: Bad Boy Mowers
- Service Partner of the Year: American Solutions for Business
- Supply Chain Partner of the Year: Telfair Forest Products, LLC
- Truck, Tool & Hardware Division Partner of the Year: Lincoln Electric
For more information about vendor partnerships at Tractor Supply, visit the Company’s Vendor Center.