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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Challenging Global Economic Conditions Putting More Heat On U.S. Ag Retailers
There it is. That vague, slightly sickening feeling in the pit of my stomach. Things are getting weird out there. In all honesty, it’s…
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Crop Input Selling: Return Of The Price List
It was a good 15 years ago, shortly after I first started writing for this esteemed publication, that it all began. But I remember…
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Buying Intentions Survey: Retailers Taking A Prudent Approach In 2016
The CropLife® magazine Buying Intentions Survey made its debut last year to gauge current industry trends against the retailer’s plans for major purchases, including…
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Water: Keep Watching
Last year about this time — that is, late fall as we put the finishing touches on our editorial calendar — we discussed at…
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‘Merger Of Equals’ Moves Forward As Dow, DuPont Make The Union Official
DuPont and The Dow Chemical Co. have announced that their boards of directors unanimously approved a definitive agreement under which the companies will combine in…
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Roads, Rivers, And Rail: Improving Infrastructure At Every Level For Agriculture
October is a wonderfully predictable month of naturally recurring cycles here at Meister. Our baseball team draws the curtain on another failing season, while…
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Building Relationships With Farmers During Tough Times
“So, other than that, how was the play, Mrs. Lincoln?” Most of you I’m sure will recognize this as one of the all-time great…
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Taking Data Head On
As you read this column, I’m hoping that if you picked up the phone and gave me a call, you’d find me still basking…
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Land ‘O Lakes, United Suppliers Finalize Merger
According to a press release on August 24, owners of United Suppliers, Inc. and members of Land O’Lakes, Inc. “have overwhelmingly approved the merger…
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Taming Data Overload
For the past couple of months, a significant chunk of my professsional efforts here have been dedicated to getting a handle on data platforms…
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