CropLife Staff
In today’s complex and fast-paced crop production sector, the team at CROPLIFE keeps 21,000 agricultural retailers, distributors and their suppliers up to date on such decidedly 21st century issues as seed technology, biotechnology, precision agriculture, customer service and retention, and business management.
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SFP President Named Entrepreneur Of The Year
Dr. Larry Sanders, president and CEO of Leawood, KS-based Specialty Fertilizer Products, LLC (SFP), has been named a winner of the 2013 Ernst &…
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CF Industries Resumes Nitrogen Production At Its Medicine Hat Complex
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. today reported that it is in the process of restarting operating units at its Medicine Hat, Alberta, nitrogen complex. The…
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Ohio Biotech Crop Variety Use Increases Considerably
The use of biotechnology varieties for corn increased considerably in Ohio from last year, according to Cheryl Turner, state statistician of the USDA, NASS,…
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Obama Includes Ag In Climate Action Plan
Excerpt taken directly from a section entitled “Protecting Our Economy and Natural Resources”: Maintaining Agricultural Sustainability “Building on the existing network of federal climate-science…
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BREAKING: Grain Bin Explosion At Indiana Cooperative Kills One
An explosion at a fertilizer plant in northwest Indiana has killed one person. The Sheriff’s Department confirms that one person was killed in an…
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EPA: Dry Ammonium Nitrate Does Not Meet Current Criteria For Regulation
For the first time since the West fertilizer plant exploded last April killing 15 people, the EPA is responding to questions posed by Congress.…
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REPORTS: Soybeans Susceptible To PPO Herbicide Injury
Recent heavy rainfall in parts of Indiana have created conditions ideal for herbicide injury from certain pre-emergence PPO inhibitors in soybean fields, two Purdue…
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Laserplane Focuses On All Aspects Of Precision Farming
The Trimble Authorized Dealership has transformed its business from one focused primarily on lasers to a business focused on all aspects of precision farming.…
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Genetically-Modified Burritos? Chipotle To Identify Products Containing GMOs
Sure, you probably know the basic ingredients in your fast food lunch — chicken or beef, lettuce and tomato, whathaveyou — after all, you’re…
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Rabo AgriFinance Report Finds Corn Margins To Tighten Significantly
As growth in demand for biofuels begins to slow and Chinese grain demand remains uncertain, U.S. corn prices could be pressured to below break-even…
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