Lisa Heacox
Heacox is a Contributing Editor for the CropLife Media Group, which includes CropLife and CropLife IRON magazines, and the PrecisionAg Special Reports.
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Find The Ideal Aerial Operation
Finding the perfect aerial applicator for your operation is as easy as talking to other local growers, checking with associations and researching local companies.
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A Snapshot Of Aerial Application
To understand how aerial application is viewed by the marketplace, CropLife conducted a survey of its readers, which produced some interesting results.
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4 Big Barriers To Precision Ag Adoption
Dealers see a number of barriers to the expansion and growth of precision agriculture. But according to CropLife’s 2012 Precision Ag survey, these four…
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Dealing In Precision Ag Equipment
Many retailers have become dealers for all manner of precision equipment, creating an exciting yet potentially challenging profit center. For instance, Sean Nettleton, technology…
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Growers Weigh In On Variable-Rate
Growers have many training opportunities across the country, but CropLife was able to get rare insight into one event, thanks to Brent Wiesenburger, precision…
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Gauging Profitability In Precision Ag
Dealers we talked with felt profitability of the precision ag services they offered ranged from questionable to booming. Gary Myers, YieldEDGE precision at manager…
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2012 State Of Precision Ag: Data Masters
This year’s glimpse into the state of site-specific agriculture is encouraging: In even just the last two years the industry has matured in retailer…
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Taking Down Spray Drift
While it’s been a bane of crop protection for decades, off-target spray may finally be meeting its match. Advances in equipment, chemistry and spray…
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Insects, Disease Take Varied Toll
It’s not surprising last season saw a mixed bag of insect and disease pressure. An exceptionally wet spring followed by some hot, dry summer…
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Scouting Shifts To Fertility Needs
There was a time when retailers hit customers’ fields primarily to spot insect and weed threats. “Now we are looking at weeds, insects, diseases,…
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