The 2020 Commodity Classic: Before Coronavirus, Agriculture ‘More Optimistic’ Heading Into #Plant20

In a letter sent to President Donald Trump, The Fertilizer Institute requested that government recognize fertilizer and all agriculture inputs as “essential services”.

Oelmann to lead the expansion of the company’s carbon-based fertilizer, TerraNu, across key US markets.

Growers, retailers take a hard look at ROI with new fungicide options heading into the 2020 crop year.

Syngenta offers multi-year planning approach to growers monitoring and managing corn rootworm.

Despite unfavorable market conditions most years, the micronutrients segment continues to outpace other crop inputs among CropLife 100 retailers.

New products to AMVAC include a recent acquisition of four herbicide brands from Corteva Agriscience.

Technological, agronomic, and societal changes are reshaping what businesses will look like in the next five years for the entire value chain.

The collaboration will provide farmers with agronomic expertise to help promote best practices for on-farm eradication of pigweed.

All eyes are on Illinois to bring drift complaint numbers down. Meanwhile, pesticide applicators are the target of a new bill.

Empyros for corn and Antares Complete for soybeans are pre-emergence herbicides designed to manage weed threats earlier when valuable resources are at stake.

Ag retailers, geared up for the upcoming growing season, predict a moderately good year for crop nutrients.

EFFICAX is a soil retention adjuvant that helps growers’ spray applications last longer.

With an ever-evolving political climate, changing regulatory environment, and concerns over China, 2020 could be a challenge.

Will phosphate and potash buyers reemerge this year? The time may be right.

With plenty of product in the tanks, retailers aim to manage the myriad weed control systems in 2020.

This technology is a method of fertilizing an agricultural crop using an environmentally friendly and versatile high potassium-content liquid fertilizer.

Industry optimism is headed in a northerly fashion despite a disappointing 2019 growing season in the U.S.

The new year is already revealing similarities to 2019, but, with agriculture, expect the unexpected, according to CF Industries’ Bert Frost.