The E-Commerce Question Remains Largely Unanswered for Top U.S. Ag Retailers By Eric Sfiligoj|November 10, 2020 A lot of the nation’s top ag retailers don’t do e-commerce – but might start soon.
CropLife Retail Week: Why Ag Retailers Must Fight Back Plus a MAGIE 2026 Preview By Eric Sfiligoj|June 19, 2026
For Ag Shows, 2021 Shaping Up to be a ‘Winter of Discontent’ By Eric Sfiligoj|November 2, 2020 Because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many early year in-person trade events have already been postponed.
The Dicamba Decision: Some Answers, Still Some Questions By Eric Sfiligoj|October 28, 2020 On October 27, EPA announced that over-the-top dicamba applications can take place during the 2021 growing season, with a few new requirements.
In Early 2021, Some Agricultural Shows Aren’t Going On By Eric Sfiligoj|October 21, 2020 With COVID-19 still an issue, many winter events are moving to the virtual space.
For Triazines, 2020 Provides Some ‘Good News’ By Eric Sfiligoj|October 14, 2020 The EPA has determined the long-time crop protection chemistry is “okay” to continue using.
Keeping PACE with Seismic Changes in the U.S. Ag Value Chain By Paul Schrimpf|October 14, 2020 We are launching the PACE Executive Series, which will help you understand and react to the challenges and opportunities ahead for the agriculture value chain.
Ag Cooperatives Feeling the ‘Urge to Merge’ By Eric Sfiligoj|October 7, 2020 One thing is abundantly clear — many of the nation’s largest cooperatives have wholeheartedly embraced the urge to merge.
MACA 2020: Agricultural Investment, Today and Into the Future By Eric Sfiligoj|October 6, 2020 Philippe de Laperouse, Managing Director of Highquest Partners, predicts more investment in agriculture is on the way.
Is It Time to Ditch the Term ‘Crop Protection’? By Paul Schrimpf|September 28, 2020 Is it time to start re-inserting the term “pesticide” into our vernacular again? Learn why Editor Paul Schrimpf thinks so.
Purdue Agricultural Economist: A ‘Tough Couple of Years’ Ahead for Agriculture By Eric Sfiligoj|September 28, 2020 Purdue’s Dr. Jason Henderson doesn’t foresee a return to a vibrant ag economy anytime soon.
MACA 2020: Plenty of ‘Storm Clouds’ in Ag’s Present By Eric Sfiligoj|September 24, 2020 At the virtual meeting, CropLife America’s Chris Novak discussed the myriad attacks on agriculture.
The TerrAvion Collapse: A Warning to Other Investor-Supported Ag-Tech Companies? By Eric Sfiligoj|September 8, 2020 The imagery innovator went from Chapter 11 to gone in a matter of hours, perhaps hinting at a larger trend in the offing.
The Re-Assault and Battery on Crop Protection By Eric Sfiligoj|August 31, 2020 Much like the Energizer Bunny, critics of crop protection products will likely keep going, and going, and going for many more years to come.
Titan Tire to Trump: Don’t Tread on Us! By Eric Sfiligoj|August 24, 2020 Quincy, IL-based company wants customers to know its Goodyear brand tires are not the same as the ones the President is upset with.
Hasta La Vista, Glyphosate? By Eric Sfiligoj|August 20, 2020 Mexico is the latest country to promise to “ban” use of the popular herbicide over the next few years.
2020’s Latest Quirk – Mystery Seeds from China By Eric Sfiligoj|August 13, 2020 We can add “mystery seeds from China” to the list of weird and unprecedented events that have taken place thus far in 2020.
Technology Easier to Use Than Ever Before for Top U.S. Ag Retailers By Eric Sfiligoj|August 6, 2020 As technology’s importance has grown during 2020, ag retailers are finding using it much easier than before.
Playing the Long Game in Ag Retail By Paul Schrimpf|July 15, 2020 The threads that connect months and years of background work to ultimate success are important to honor and remember when successes do come.
Agricultural Insights: No 20/20 in 2020 By Eric Sfiligoj|July 15, 2020 Despite its allusion to an exceptional vision term, this year has offered agriculture little “clear sight” thus far.
