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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MACA 2019: The News from Agriculture and Consumers
There was plenty to hear at the annual Mid America CropLife Association (MACA) meeting this September in Indianapolis, IN. The theme of the event…
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The 2019 Growing Season – ‘Uniquely’ Forgettable
For the past few days now, I’ve been receiving notes and Facebook posts from grower-friends talking about the end of the harvest season. Some…
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Will Raven’s Recent Moves Solidify Autonomy in Agriculture?
In mid-October, I had spent part of one week visiting companies in the Iowa/Minnesota/South Dakota geography. One of my stops was to see the…
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The State of Ag Retail Distribution is Still Changing
Editor’s note: The first-ever CropLife® magazine State of Retail Distribution survey was sent to readers in August 2019. In total, 139 surveys were completed…
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Food Production: Reaching Consumers in the Modern Age
In many ways, today’s consumers present a bit of a mystery for agriculture, food producers, and retailers. As the Internet Age has evolved over…
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Crop Inputs Industry: Supplier Merger Mania Done for Now . . . Mostly
For the past several years now, one of the major trends impacting the ag retail marketplace has been the unprecedented number of mergers and…
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MACA Young Leaders: The Need for Better Communication in Agriculture
For several years now, the Mid America CropLife Association has worked with sponsors to provide scholarships to worthy students at the nation’s land grant…
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John Deere Looks to the Future by Remembering the Past with New ISG Center
John Deere has been known for agricultural technology innovation for many years, dating back to the company’s first Maps Yield mapping data in 1994…
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The U.S.-China Trade War: Some Positive Signs of Things to Come?
Recently, an industry friend pointed out the difference between a long-term trend and an event. “A long-term trend is something that won’t change overnight,”…
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Glyphosate Wars: The Non-Science Strikes Back!
Recently, I devoted an entire column to the fact that science was finally coming back to the forefront of the long-running debate on the…
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