Paul Schrimpf
Paul Schrimpf is Director of Marketing and Communications at AgGateway and served as an editor at Farm Chemicals/CropLife from 1998 to 2022.
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Hemp Production and the Ag Retailer: Big Opportunities, Bigger Obstacles
With so much pressure on commodity crop prices in 2019, it should come as no surprise that retailers would embrace the opportunity to help…
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Are New Crop Input Technologies Positioned to Disrupt the Traditional Distribution Channel?
This March I got the opportunity to travel to San Francisco to attend the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit to get a taste of Silicon…
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Industry Mourns Loss of Ag Engineering Pioneer
Dave Junge, a Cedar Rapids, IA farmer and engineer who revolutionized fertilizer blending by creating the first computerized facility in 1979, passed away on…
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Indigo Ag’s Data Dive
“But then again, a lot of us bet against Amazon, and look what happened.” That’s the caveat that many a bold futurist will employ…
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Davis Instruments Extends Power of Station Networks
California-based weather station manufacturer Davis Instruments has had no issue selling high-value crop farmers and consultants on the benefits of weather stations and a…
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Opinion: Cacao Biotechnology Hits a Sweet Spot
There are a number of reasons that genetic modification in agriculture got turned sideways in the court of public opinion. I won’t review them…
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Introducing the CropLife Dicamba Update
The third season in the tumultuous run of dicamba-tolerant crops is fast approaching, with more than a few challenges in the way. U.S. EPA’s…
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Seattle Success: Vision Conference Highlights Bright Future for Precision Agriculture
I’m still basking in the glow of a pretty successful event in Seattle, our third PrecisionAg® Vision Conference, which was a true team event…
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Need Answers From Your Grower-Customers? Go to the Source
My son, the aspiring meteorologist who studies at THE Ohio State University, is working his way through the gauntlet of courses that largely exist…
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Thank You, Allen: A Tribute to Retiring Asmark Institute President Allen Summers
I am writing this column, knowing full well that the subject of the column will likely not enjoy it at all. Humility is a…
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