Lisa Heacox
Heacox is a Contributing Editor for the CropLife Media Group, which includes CropLife and CropLife IRON magazines, and the PrecisionAg Special Reports.
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Vigilance in Soil Testing and Scouting
When it comes to soil sampling, above- and below-ground checks can pay off in this challenging economy.
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Innovative Soil Sampling Solutions Offer Consistency, Efficiency
No doubt, soil sampling can be drudgery. But industry innovators continue to develop solutions that offer to not only make the job easier but…
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Weather Services Advance Precision Agriculture
Some estimates suggest over half of growers’ activities are impacted by weather conditions, from field workability to fertility management to harvest timing, writes Lisa Heacox…
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Crop Nutrition Enhancers Arrive in Many Forms
Many of the growers that Barrett Smith deals with are seeking something better, the Sales Manager/Agronomist with Huma Gro says. “They know that when…
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Biostimulants Gaining Ground
Consumers have stepped up their demand for food produced more sustainably, with fewer “hard” chemicals and more compounds from nature. Biostimulants are helping increasing…
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Adjuvants Rise to New Challenges
One thing you can say about the adjuvant market these days? It’s hot. As concerns about crop protection product efficacy and the environment have…
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Fertilizer Blenders Check All the Right Boxes
Our CropLife 100 dealers may be reporting a downturn in fertilizer sales these past few years, but that doesn’t seem to be impacting the…
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Tender Innovations Off the Chart for Fertilizer, Seed Handling
Over the past year, the customer has become the real winner because manufacturers are building tenders so competitively, says Ronald Hays, Owner of Hays-LTI.…
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Insecticides: Making the Most of Limited Chemistries
While no widespread, plague-like insect infestations hit growers in 2017, a number of traited Bt crops continued to struggle under heavy pest pressure —…
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Tracking Evidence of Strength in Crop Protection Segment
If the latest word from CropLife 100 companies is any indication, the state of the crop protection product market is pretty darn good. Last…
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