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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The Coming of ESA: What It Means for Crop Protection
New ESA strategies are reshaping crop protection. Learn how adjuvants, biologicals, and smart tech are driving compliance and innovation.
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Biological Seed Treatments Poised for Growth
More companies are entering this growing space, expanding the number of products in the pipeline.
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CropLife Retail Week Special Edition: Supreme Court Tariffs Showdown
Fanwood Chemical’s Jim DeLisi joins Retail Week to unpack how 2025 tariffs hit exports, input costs, and what the November 5 Supreme Court arguments…
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Nematode Control in the Works
A pair of new developments in seed treatments and traits promise to help control one of the industry’s most destructive pests.
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Tidal Grow Previews Innovations for the Future of Agriculture
At the company’s summer field day, representatives showed attendees how the current products work – and previewed new breakthroughs yet to come.
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Seed Treatment Growth Cools As Retailers Report Mixed 2025 Results
After years of steady gains, seed treatment sales have cooled in 2025, with many ag retailers reporting flat or declining results.
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CropLife Retail Week: China Buys U.S. Soybeans and Smart Tech Survey Results
China quietly resumed purchases of U.S. soybeans while a major supplier consolidation takes shape. We also break down our Smart Tech survey: Interoperability tops…
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Bad Recipes: New Cokes and Crop Mixes
News that Coca-Cola plans to introduce a new version using cane sugar could be bad news for corn – and there’s some historical precedent…
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CropLife Retail Week: Farmers to Get $3 Billion Boost Amid Soybean Struggles
In this week’s episode of CropLife Retail Week, Eric Sfiligoj and Lara Sowinski recap key takeaways from the CropLife Advisory Council meeting, a $3…
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Ag Retail 2000-25: A Quarter Century at Breakneck Speed
CropLife celebrates all the great/not-so-great moments experienced thus far by the world of ag retail during the first 25 years of the 21st century.
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