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Readying For War
Insecticides Product Company Active Ingredient(s) CORN Belt SC Bayer CropScience flubendiamide SOYBEANS Endigo Syngenta Crop Protection lambda-cyhalothrin + thiamethoxam BOTH CROPS Entrust (organic) Dow…
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Seed Survival
The U.S. economy has been in a recession for well over a year now, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Agriculture tends…
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Analyst Bullish On Fertilizer Industry
The Red River Network reports that a Merrill Lynch analyst says the fertilizer industry may soon enjoy a rebound. Steve Byrne says prices for…
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A Perilous Descent
In CropLife magazine’s January 2008 outlook issue, we compared the fertilizer marketplace to a mountain, pointing out that the industry was poised for a…
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Major Fertilizer Cuts Planned For 2009
Some of the world’s largest fertilizer companies have announced that they will be cutting production in 2009. The cuts are due to lower fourth…
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Thorley Takes AMVAC Reins
Veteran industry leader Trevor Thorley has been named CEO and executive vice president of AMVAC Chemical Corp., effective immediately. He will be responsible…
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Bayer’s ’09 Rewards Program Unveiled
Bayer CropScience has unveiled its 2009 Growing Strong Rewards Program, which offers your grower-customers more ways to qualify and redeem points. Growers have the choice of…
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Seed Plant Opening Delayed
The opening of a $100 million seed corn plant near Independence. IA, will be delayed for about a year. According to a Cedar Rapids…
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Monsanto, Valent Enhance Soybean Efforts
New for 2009, Valent U.S.A. Corp. and Monsanto Co. announced an enhanced Roundup Rewards offering to help your grower-customers maintain strong yields in their…
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The Long And Short Of It
As we were compiling the final pages of our annual Retail Outlook issue, retail managers were still anticipating end-of-year orders from growers while plotting…
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