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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Report: Corn Growers Continue To Increase Efficiency
U.S. corn farmers yet again proved that they are growing more with less year after year. According to USDA and The Fertilizer Institute data,…
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Agrian Develops Fumigant Management Tool
Agrian Inc. has developed a Web-based, easy-to-use, comprehensive and free fumigant management reporting (FMP) tool. The development of the FMP is sponsored by AMVAC…
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IAP Owners To Form New Company
A new company named Direct Ag Source, LLC is being formed in partnership with United Suppliers (US), Independent Agribusiness Professionals (IAP), and ChemNut, Inc.…
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Meeting The Late-Season Demand For Nitrogen
For growers unable to get nitrogen on fields this spring, ESN Smart Nitrogen provides a perfect solution for side-dressing crops. Wet weather is forcing…
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Deere: LightSquared Causing Massive GPS Interference
Deere & Co., a major provider of precision agriculture equipment and services, notified the FCC May 26 of substantial interference with its GPS receivers…
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Fertilizer Contract Now Available With Electronic Signature Option
The Agricultural Retailers Association’s Model Fertilizer Contract is now available in a format that allows the user to type information into the fields on…
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Late Planting Could Cost Ohio Over $980 Million
Barry Ward, production business management leader with Ohio State University Extension, said he has roughly figured that lower yields due to late planting could…
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Time Application Of Postemergence Herbicides
Properly timing the application of postemergence herbicides is critical, said Aaron Hager, University of Illinois Extension weed specialist. Recent precipitation, coupled with warm temperatures,…
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CF Industries To Close Plant On Flooding Worries
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. announced the temporary halt of production at its Port Neal nitrogen manufacturing complex in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, located near Sioux City…
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Prevathon Insect Control Now Available
With the recent U.S. EPA registration of DuPont Prevathon insect control, cotton and corn growers now have the ability to achieve maximum yield potential…
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