Tractor Supply has announced it will end its corporate DEI initiatives and cut ties with Pride festivals, and voting registration and climate change initiatives.Terri Saar has only been shopping at Tractor Supply Company for about a year. She was in the market for cat food and bird seed, and her niece told her to check out the local store.“Their prices are good,” Saar said. “They have things that are cheaper and better for animals.
further focus on “rural America” priorities including ag education, animal welfare, veteran causes and “being a good neighbor and stop sponsoring nonbusiness activities like pride festivals and voting campaigns”withdraw our carbon emission goals and focus on our land and water conservation efforts In its corporate statement, the company said it deeply values its relationship with customers and its communities.
Tractor Supply joins a growing list of corporations that have in recent years scaled back or slashed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts amid a conservative backlash. The trend follows the landmark ruling last year by the U.S. Supreme Court ending affirmative action in college admissions, a move widely seen as fueling anti-DEI efforts.