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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Nurse Tank Safety On Hot Seat
After inspecting nurse tanks in several states in 2008 and finding major non-compliance with current laws, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued…
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Audit Ordered For Checkoff Program
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer has officially recommended that USDA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) conduct an audit and, as appropriate, investigation of…
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Analyst Bullish On Fertilizer Industry
The Red River Network reports that a Merrill Lynch analyst says the fertilizer industry may soon enjoy a rebound. Steve Byrne says prices for…
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Pioneer Hi-Bred Buys MapShots
DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred will acquire controlling ownership of MapShots Inc., a privately owned agricultural data management company that develops and sells proprietary crop…
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Less May Be More For Headline
BASF’s preliminary study results show lower-volume technologies cover more acres and deliver all the benefits of its Headline fungicide. BASF shared early results from…
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Fertilizer Opener Provides Flexibility
Yetter Manufacturing has added one of the most flexible fertilizer openers on the market today to its extensive lineup of fertilizer application tools. The…
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Agrium Curtails Production
Agrium Inc. has shut-in production at its Fort Saskatchewan nitrogen facility and has further curtailed production at other major nitrogen and phosphate plants in…
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ASA, USB In Dispute
Officials from the American Soybean Association (ASA) have asked for an investigation and audit of the United Soybean Board (USB) for its handling of…
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High-Residue Study Yielding Results
A new study on yields in continuous corn, no-till fields by Pioneer Hi-Bred and the University of Missouri is already providing key results. With…
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AGCO Opens Assembly Centers
AGCO Corp. has built and now opened three state-of-the-art new assembly centers in the U.S. The centers are part of an effort by AGCO…
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