Eric Sfiligoj
Sfiligoj is the Editor for both CropLife and CropLife IRON magazines. He travels regularly to cover industry events and has been dedicated to the ag retail industry since he joined the staff in 2000.
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Farmers Business Network: ‘Crazy, Stupid’ . . . to Ignore
As I write this column, our group has just returned from our annual gathering of industry experts. Known as the PACE Council, this meeting…
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The 2017 CropLife 100 Preview
Every year about this time, as autumn begins to give way to winter and the harvest numbers start to roll in, we here at…
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Seed Treatment Future Seems Promising
Seed treatment has been one of the most reliably steady growth areas for ag retailers during the past five years. And this promises to…
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2017 CropLife 100: Some Good, More Bad
A few weeks ago, I reported that the majority of ag retailers in the 2017 CropLife 100 survey were bullish on the prospects for…
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BASF Enters Seed with Bayer Purchase
For BASF, Friday, October 13, 2017, turned into a lucky day of sorts. After spending many months on the sidelines as its crop protection/seed…
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CropLife 100 Ag Retailers: Feeling Better About 2018
As fall speeds along, the harvest is steadily moving forward. In addition, here at the CropLife magazine offices, we are busily compiling the latest…
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Is Farmers Business Network the New Rooster?
When some observers look at the alternative selling strategies being developed by entities such as Farm Trade and Farmers Business Network (FBN), they sometimes…
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Crop Protection: Market Pressure Leading to Supplier Consolidation
Unless you’ve been completely out of touch with the agricultural marketplace the past two years, you know that one of the major trends impacting…
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Ag Retail Consolidation: What’s Continuing to Push the Trend?
On September 1, following many months of planning, Agland Co-op, New Philadelphia, OH, and Heritage Cooperative, West Mansfield, OH, completed their proposed merger. The…
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Ag Retail: The ‘Perfect Storm’ for Distribution Channel Change
You don’t have to be ultra observant to realize the ag retail marketplace is undergoing some massive changes in 2017. Dozens of retailers, particularly…
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