Jackie Pucci
Jackie Pucci is Senior Editor for CropLife, PrecisionTech Ag Professional, and AgriBusiness Global.
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BioConsortia CEO Marcus Meadows-Smith: Trading Retirement for a Part in a Biologicals Revolution
When Bayer CropScience bought AgraQuest, the biologicals firm, for nearly half a billion dollars in 2012, Marcus Meadows-Smith’s options were limitless. As CEO of…
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Seed Treatment: How Biological Companies Conquered the ‘Snake Oil’ Image
We’ve come a long in this industry, from seeing chemical seed treatments strictly as a way to avoid replant to expecting their biological counterparts…
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California to Ban Chlorpyrifos Use Starting in 2021
The California Environmental Protection Agency announced on Wednesday that virtually all use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos in California will end next year following an…
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Arkansas Panel OKs New Dicamba Rules for 2020
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s State Plant Board met Sept. 17 to discuss changes to the current rule regarding the use of dicamba herbicide…
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AgriBusiness Global Trade Summit: Future of Crop Input Industry
If 2019 looks like a challenging environment for the crop input industry that’s ready to turn the corner, don’t hold your breath. The next…
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EPA Issues Long-Term Registration for Sulfoxaflor
In a win for U.S. growers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday issued a long-term approval for the insecticide sulfoxaflor, an effective…
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U.S.-China Trade War: Expect ‘Huge Impact’ from New Round of Tariffs
U.S. agrichemical companies will need to carefully consider alternate chemistries and sources to avoid hefty price hikes on Chinese imports, as the U.S.-China trade…
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Wilbur-Ellis’ Vradenburg: ‘Complexity of Ag Is Going to Increase Exponentially’
Wilbur-Ellis announced last year that Dan Vradenburg, longtime Agribusiness division president, will take on a new role in the company as board chair of…
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Illinois Extends Dicamba Application Deadline
The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced on Tuesday it will extend the application date that dicamba can be applied on soybeans in Illinois…
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In-Cab Systems, Transformed from the Dawn of Precision Ag
Paul Welbig was hired as Raven Industries’ first product manager in 2000: the dawn of precision agriculture. “Back in those days,” Welbig says, “it…
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