BASF Enters Seed with Bayer Purchase By Eric Sfiligoj|October 23, 2017 For BASF, Friday, October 13, 2017, turned into a lucky day of sorts. After spending many months on […]
CropLife Retail Week: Why Ag Retailers Must Fight Back Plus a MAGIE 2026 Preview By Eric Sfiligoj|June 19, 2026
CropLife 100 Ag Retailers: Feeling Better About 2018 By Eric Sfiligoj|October 16, 2017 As fall speeds along, the harvest is steadily moving forward. In addition, here at the CropLife magazine offices, […]
The New State of Ag Retail Distribution By Eric Sfiligoj|October 2, 2017 Virtually everyone who watches the ag retail marketplace on a regular basis agrees that it is undergoing a […]
Explaining Agriculture to Consumers Using Emotions, Not Science By Eric Sfiligoj|October 2, 2017 According to book author Michele Payn, Principal at Cause Matters Corp., the U.S. agricultural industry has a serious […]
The Economic Outlook for Agriculture: Somewhere Between Good and Bad By Eric Sfiligoj|September 25, 2017 With all the uncertainty surrounding the ag economic today, several analysts have struggled to predict exactly where the […]
The Crop Protection/Seed Industry Update on Mergers By Eric Sfiligoj|September 18, 2017 The past few years, the agricultural industry has been undergoing a wave of consolidation, on virtually every level. […]
Major Companies Are Spreading Ag’s Good News By Eric Sfiligoj|September 11, 2017 The various companies that do business in the agricultural industry all work towards a common goal – helping […]
The Dicamba Dispute: The Fickle Finger-Pointing of Fate By Eric Sfiligoj|September 1, 2017 In life, whenever something doesn’t go according to plan or mistakes are made, the end result inevitably turns […]
Setting Records at MAGIE 2017 By Eric Sfiligoj|August 28, 2017 For the past 36 years now, numerous ag retailers and their suppliers have made it a regular practice […]
MAGIE 2017: The Year of New Products By Eric Sfiligoj|August 21, 2017 By their nature, Midwest AG Industries Expositions (MAGIEs) tend to have unofficial themes associated with them. For example, […]
The Top 10 Crop Protection Companies, Post-Mega Mergers By Eric Sfiligoj|August 14, 2017 Everyone loves a good Top 10 list. In fact, some prominent celebrities such as David Letterman spent much […]
A Message to Ag Retailers: Do Tell Your Good Stories By Eric Sfiligoj|July 26, 2017 As the daughter of a peanut farmer, Krysta Harden, Chief Sustainability Officer for DuPont Crop Protection, understands the […]
The 2017 Ambassadors of Respect Come from Around the Globe By Eric Sfiligoj|July 24, 2017 After a week of fun, enjoying food, sights, and company information, DuPont Crop Protection representatives and their Environmental […]
The Resilience of Ag Retailers By Eric Sfiligoj|July 17, 2017 After covering the ag retail market for 17 years, I think one of the most impressive character traits […]
Glyphosate and Dicamba Facing War In-Between the States By Eric Sfiligoj|July 10, 2017 It’s been a busy couple of weeks for crop protection products containing glyphosate and dicamba. First, in late […]
Launching New Seed Traits: Wait on China . . . Or Else! By Eric Sfiligoj|June 26, 2017 In life, no one likes the waiting game. In agriculture, however, playing the waiting game is very important […]
Budget Battle Agitating Ag By Eric Sfiligoj|June 5, 2017 President Donald Trump has made waves with many groups when it comes to health care reform, immigration policy, […]
Monsanto ‘Picks Its Battles’ by Nixing Deere Deal By Eric Sfiligoj|May 23, 2017 Having been in the trade journalism game since the mid-1980s, I remember several watershed moments during my career. […]
Remembering Robert Ratliff By Eric Sfiligoj|May 15, 2017 With all the fast-paced happenings in agriculture this spring, with multiple mergers in the works and planting season […]
