Inputs
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New Sulphur Facility Opens
H.J. Baker & Bro., Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tiger-Sul Products, recently celebrated the grand opening of a state-of-the-art facility in Stockton, CA. This…
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The Two Faces Of Fertilizer
If crop inputs were seen as Zodiac signs, fertilizer would definitely be a Gemini. On the positive side, fertilizer was in high demand throughout…
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Long-Term Lessons
No matter what the topic, it’s pretty clear that the saying “what goes up, must come down” doesn’t carry much weight anymore — especially…
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The Case For Cellulosic
Even while tending to his crop on his family’s central Illinois farm, grower Eric Rund has been digging deep into the biofuels market. He’s…
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The Ethanol Squeeze Play
Not to over-simplify the situation, but the ag retail marketplace really had an easy time in 2007. For the most part, retailers were able…
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Inputs Lesson Plan
The top input tool of 2007 may have been simply a sharp pencil. With grower-customers giddily anticipating the possibility of $4 corn and eagerly…
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Headline News
It’s no secret that competing in the crop protection business is tough these days. For several years, market sales have steadily moved from products…
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Entering The Ethanol Age
Back in January, CropLife® magazine published its short list of top retailer issues for 2006: product pricing, glyphosate resistance/tolerance, and Asian soybean rust. Hindsight…
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A Little Perspective
Eric Wintemute has worked inside the world of crop protection for the last 30 years, but outside the realm of the “big six” suppliers.…
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One Source
If dealers want one source to provide a pretty complete set of tools for raising profitable crops, they need only look in Syngenta‘s “toolbox.”…
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