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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Pay Attention To Your Grower-Customers
One of the first rules of the business world I learned back in the day was that it is critical for long-term success to…
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Grower Groups Universally Oppose New Mexican Tariffs
On May 31st, the Trump Administration said it would be begin imposing tariff increases on Mexico because of an “ineffective response” by the country…
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#Plant19 Defined By Weather, Tariffs, and a Second Round of Aid
So far, 2019 has been an extremely atypical year for agriculture. Across much of the Midwest, persistent wet weather has delayed crop plantings on…
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Crop Protection Companies Fighting Back in Chemical Warfare
For several months now I — and the rest of the agricultural community — have followed the “open warfare” being waged on key products…
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Glyphosate Verdicts Fueled by Emotion, Not Science
Another glyphosate-cancer trial in California has ended, with a jury awarding more than $2 billion to an elderly couple that claimed using glyphosate since…
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Escalated Tariff War Further Rattles U.S. Agriculture
On May 10, President Donald Trump instructed his administration to raise the tariffs on Chinese goods from 10% to 25%. According to the administration,…
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For Weeds, Resistance is Not Futile
In mid-February weed scientists in Central Illinois discovered something truly frightening lurking in a pair of crop fields in McLean and Champaign counties —…
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Mid Year for the CropLife 100 – Minus Four and Counting
Every year in December, CropLife magazine compiles its annual list of the nation’s 100 top ag retailers. And for the past few years, we’ve…
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The Wrath of Consolidation in Ag Retail
But no matter what way you slice it, 2019 is shaping up to be an oddball all its own. Take what’s happened this year…
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The War on Glyphosate Spreads
Although glyphosate has been in use in crop fields since 1974, debate over the safety and continued use of the herbicide has never been…
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