[3][5][6] On January 14, 1959, Tractor Supply became publicly traded on the over-the-counter market and reached $10 million in sales.

[8] This and other factors, such as changing executive leadership and adding inventory that strayed from its traditional categories, led to a few years of losses for the company.

[4] In 1982, Tractor Supply put ownership of the company back in the hands of executives and returned to their farm-store niche, resulting in a break-even year.

[7] Tractor Supply expanded to serve hobbyist farmers, such as families living in the suburbs with an interest in gardening and livestock.

[11] Two years later in 2004, the company reported revenues of more than $1.7 billion and Fortune magazine named Tractor Supply to its list of the 100 fastest growing businesses.

[7] On September 4, 2018, the company celebrated its 80th anniversary by ringing the closing bell at the NASDAQ Stock Exchange in New York.

[20] In 2021, Tractor Supply reached #291 on the Fortune 500 list and had over 20 million members in its loyalty program, Neighbor's Club.

[26] Tractor Supply carries between 15,500 and 20,000 products in store, including work and recreational clothing, lawn and garden tools, home goods, fencing, truck beds, chicken coops, pet food, and feed for farm animals.

[43][44][45][46] Tractor Supply's mission statement is: "To work hard, have fun and make money by providing legendary service and great products at everyday low prices.

[49] In 2024, Tractor Supply extended its contract with Yellowstone star Lainey Wilson to serve as a brand ambassador for the company.

In 2023, Wilson served as the curator for the firm's Emerging Artist Program that supports country music talent.

[50] In 2002, Tractor Supply was part of a group (also including four liquidation firms) that purchased some of the leases of the bankrupt Quality Stores,[51] a Michigan-based company.

[53] The acquisition was approved by the Federal Trade Commission in October of 2022 on the condition that 85 of the locations to be acquired would be divested.

[59] In 2019, Tractor Supply started working with the MuttNation Foundation, a nonprofit founded by Miranda Lambert that helps shelter pets.

The foundation is supported by proceeds from MuttNation's line of pet products sold by Tractor Supply.

[60][61][62] In 2020, Tractor Supply joined Land O'Lakes, Microsoft and others in the American Connection Project to support rural broadband access.

In 2022, Tractor Supply announced that it would spend $5 million over the next five years to support the FFA Future Leaders Scholarship.

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