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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Examples Of On-Site Safety Procedures
For ag retailers, storing products is part of the business. In addition, keeping these products safe and secure, from the time they are delivered…
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Study: Cold-Weather Urea Loss Proven Wrong
For years, growers and other experts have believed that nitrogen losses to the air (volatility) from surface-applied urea could not occur in the cold,…
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MANA Appoints New CEO
Makhteshim Agan Industries (MAI), parent of MANA Crop Protection, has named Rob Williams MANA CEO. Williams has more than 17 years of experience in…
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Study: Crop Protection R&D Costs Increase Significantly
CropLife America (CLA) has released a new study of research and development for the crop protection industry showing a nearly 40% increase in investment…
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Distillers Grains Set Export Record
The U.S. ethanol industry exported 5.64 million metric tons (mmt) of distillers grains worth nearly $1 billion in 2009, shattering the previous record set…
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Selling Soybeans By Seed Count
Syngenta Seeds, Inc. has begun selling soybean seed in EZ-Count 140,000 seed units for the 2010 planting season. By selling soybeans in EZ-Count 140,000…
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Wet Fall Equals Greater Need For Soybean Inoculants
“We had a very, very wet fall and rhizobial bacteria do not survive wet conditions well at all,” says Jim Beuerlein, retired Ohio State…
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How To Improve Fertilizer Safety
Representing almost half of all crop input sales industrywide, fertilizer is a major component for many retail outlets. Naturally, protecting this valuable business asset…
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Pioneer Appoints Ag Biotech Regulatory Director
DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred has named Jerry Flint, formerly of Monsanto, to its Biotech Affairs and Regulatory Department as senior director — registration and…
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Agronomist: Texas Wheat Growers Welcome Snow
What’s being billed in the Texas Panhandle as the worst winter storm in 10 years might have been bad for drivers, but it was…
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