CropLife 100: Fertilizer in 2018? Yes By Eric Sfiligoj|December 14, 2018 There’s really no way to sugarcoat it — the fertilizer category among CropLife 100 ag retailers has not […]
How Did the CropLife 100 Perform in 2018? Outlook Good By Eric Sfiligoj|December 7, 2018 For 35 years CropLife® magazine has tried to gauge/predict the ag retail market present/future while using its own […]
Italpollina Ready for Business By Eric Sfiligoj|December 5, 2018 On Oct. 26 Italpollina realized the culmination of its vision of natural biostimulants, organic fertilizers, and beneficial microbials […]
Water Protection Will Remain Important for Agriculture By Eric Sfiligoj|November 19, 2018 Water will stay an important consideration for agriculture going forward. This was the consensus of a panel of […]
With Midterms Done, Agriculture Hopes for Some Movement from New Congress By Eric Sfiligoj|November 12, 2018 After many weeks and months of speculation and projections, the November 6 midterm elections are finally over with […]
Agrian Aid By Eric Sfiligoj|November 5, 2018 As consumers across the country have become more concerned with where their food comes from, and federal, state, […]
The U.S. Battle over Glyphosate Has ‘Old World’ Roots By Eric Sfiligoj|November 5, 2018 Although it’s been in use since 1974, glyphosate has come under intense attack here in the U.S. just […]
The 2018 CropLife 100 Preview By Eric Sfiligoj|November 2, 2018 As I put this column together, the nation’s top ag retailers are busy filling out their annual survey […]
Seed Care Keeps Rolling Along By Eric Sfiligoj|November 1, 2018 Seed care, as a part of the average ag retailer’s business, remains as important as ever, according to […]
MACA 2018 Addresses Agricultural Challenges By Eric Sfiligoj|October 22, 2018 The 60th Annual Mid America CropLife Association (MACA) meeting in Des Moines, IA, featured myriad speakers who discussed […]
MACA Young Leaders Share Views on Industry, Public By Eric Sfiligoj|October 15, 2018 For the past six years now, one of the highlights of the first day of the annual Mid […]
Opinion: Agriculture’s European Problem By Eric Sfiligoj|October 8, 2018 For agriculture, the countries that make up the European Union (EU) would seem like an ideal market. But […]
Safety School Covers Myriad Topics for Ag Retailers By Eric Sfiligoj | Thomas Skernivitz|October 5, 2018 The National Agronomic Environmental Health And Safety School celebrated its 40th anniversary in style in August at The […]
Corteva Field Day Addresses Lingering Issues By Eric Sfiligoj|September 27, 2018 For several summers now, ag journalists have had the chance to learn about market trends at the annual […]
Fall Fertilizer Looking ‘More Positive’ By Eric Sfiligoj|September 13, 2018 According to most market watchers, the Great Recession ended for much of the world approximately five years ago. […]
Agriculture in the U.S. and China: The Present and the Future By Eric Sfiligoj|September 10, 2018 In part because of current events involving a high-profile trade dispute, agriculture in the U.S. and China has […]
With California Glyphosate Verdict, Full-Blown Chemical Warfare Has Started By Eric Sfiligoj|September 1, 2018 God, I sometimes hate being right. Frequent readers of this column might remember that not too many months […]
Observations from MAGIE 2018: Another Strong Year By Eric Sfiligoj|August 24, 2018 It’s hard to believe another summer show season is already behind us. Soon, grower-customer fields will be bristling […]
Tariff Wars Promise New Pain for Agriculture Come October By Eric Sfiligoj|August 13, 2018 According to the calendar, the current tariff war between the U.S. and China began in early July. However, […]
Ohio Water Quality Executive Order a Warning for Agriculture By Eric Sfiligoj|July 23, 2018 Back on July 11, Ohio Governor John Kasich announced Executive Order 2018-09K was being passed. Titled “Taking Steps […]
