The Point Of Normal Return

As the season changes from summer to fall, I often reflect back on what kind of year it’s […]

During much of 2009 and early 2010, analysts looking at the general economy have noted a fundamental shift, […]

Last week, I was one of the record 2,200 attendees at the annual Midwest AG Industries Exposition (MAGIE), […]

If you have been in the agricultural business for more than 10 years, you know that weed resistance […]

The summer trade show season is well underway. Across the country, hundreds of ag retailers and their grower-customers […]

It seems as if the shadow of 2008 continues to loom large over the U.S. economy. Just as […]

For anyone who follows the news regularly, these are strange times indeed. In the general economy, American companies […]

In recent years, agriculture has had its share of critics. Special interest groups have questioned the industry’s ability […]

In past columns, I’ve often referred to the old Chinese proverb that says “may you live in interesting […]

There’s a country song by Kenny Chesney called “Don’t Blink,” chronicling how life tends to fly by all […]

It seems like only yesterday, I was throwing away my 2010 calendar and replacing it with the 2011 […]

History is littered with failed predictions. Some analysts predicted home computers and cell phones would never catch on […]

Last week, I talked about the upcoming rule changes that will have a major impact on intermediate bulk […]

As a group, ag retailers are some of the best planners I know. They constantly are thinking about […]

Late last week as I was pouring through the latest national economic news – which painted a pretty […]

As I’ve said many times before in this column, ag retailers are, as a group, some of the […]

As I’ve stated before in this column, the annual Environmental Respect Awards competition is often very eye-opening, particularly […]

When people ask me to gauge how a particular industry event went, I usually explain it to them […]