<p>Tractor Supply, a rural retailer known for selling farming equipment, announced on social media this week that it was reversing course on woke initiatives after facing backlash from conservative activists online.</p>
<p>The company faced potentially having to deal with the same fallout of other major corporations that embraced wokeness, including Anheuser-Busch and Target.</p>
<p>&#8220;Every day our 50,000 Team Members take care of our customers like family,&#8221; the company said in a statement. &#8220;We deeply value our relationship with our customers and the communities we call home.&#8221;</p>
<p>The company said it had invested millions of dollars in conservative causes, including &#8220;veteran causes, emergency response, animal shelters, state fairs, rodeos and farmers markets.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;We have also invested in the future of rural America,&#8221; the company said. &#8220;We are the largest supporter of FFA and have longstanding relationships with 4-H and other educational organizations.&#8221;</p>
<p>The company said that it heard from customers after activists online — including Robby Starbuck, who organized the campaign — brought to their attention actions that the company took that they were disappointed in.</p>
<p>&#8220;Going forward, we will ensure our activities and giving tie directly to our business,&#8221; the company said.</p>
<p>The company listed the following examples of actions that it would take to remedy the situation:</p>
<ol>
<li>No longer submit data to the Human Rights Campaign</li>
<li>Refocus our Team Member Engagement Groups on mentoring, networking and supporting the business</li>
<li>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</li>
<li>Eliminate DEI roles and retire our current DEI goals while still ensuring a respectful environment</li>
<li>Withdraw our carbon emission goals and focus on our land and water conservation efforts</li>
</ol>
<p>The company said it would continue listening to its customer base and work to earn their trust.</p>
<p>The statement was well received on the political Right, including by Andrew Surabian, a top adviser to Donald Trump Jr.</p>
<p>&#8220;This is a huge win and proof that major brands are recognizing that going woke is bad for business — a big change from 5 years ago,&#8221; he posted on X. &#8220;Credit to Tractor Supply for changing course and doing the right thing.&#8221;</p>
<p>Conservative activist Christopher Rufo posted: &#8220;Well done. Thank you, Tractor Supply. I will be doing more business with you in the future.&#8221;</p>
<p>Jeremy Redfern, press secretary for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, posted on X: &#8220;Cutting off the @HRC , supporting causes that make a difference, eliminating DEI, focusing on conservation. Very based.&#8221;</p>
<p>Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) also weighed in: &#8220;. @TractorSupply deserves a lot of credit for recognizing the need for major course correction. I hope other companies will follow their lead and totally abandon all the woke garbage that has rotted corporate America.&#8221;</p>

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