Glyphosate Update: Et Tu, Germany? By Eric Sfiligoj|September 9, 2019 As a country, Germany has a great reputation in science and scientific endeavors. In fact, the Nobel Prize […]
CropLife Retail Week: Farm Bill Expired: ARA CEO Breaks Down What’s Next for Ag Retail By Eric Sfiligoj|October 9, 2026
CAST Names Former USDA Chief Economist Dr. Joseph Glauber 2026 Recipient of the CAST Lifetime Achievement Award By Council for Agricultural Science and Technology|October 8, 2026
MAGIE 2019: Plenty of Talk – About 2020 By Eric Sfiligoj|August 28, 2019 I have to admit — following a generally chaotic spring and early summer season across the agricultural landscape, […]
Public Outreach by Agriculture Grows Stronger By Eric Sfiligoj|August 21, 2019 The message seems to have been delivered. Better still, it is being heeded. For several months now I’ve […]
MAGIE Provides Necessary Escape from ‘Farmageddon’ By Eric Sfiligoj|August 19, 2019 Let’s face it — 2019 has been one of the roughest years I can remember for the agricultural […]
EPA to Reject Cancer Warning Labels on Glyphosate By Eric Sfiligoj|August 12, 2019 For several years now, glyphosate has been taking a very public beating regarding its safety in the courtrooms […]
How Will the New USMCA Trade Deal Affect Agriculture? By Eric Sfiligoj|August 5, 2019 For many years, the countries of North America have conducted their trade using the North American Free Trade […]
Glyphosate Jury Verdicts Are Being Reduced By Eric Sfiligoj|July 24, 2019 Finally, there is a small bit of good news for the crop protection marketplace from the courtrooms of […]
Building New Ag Retail Facilities: Pride in a Job Well Done By Eric Sfiligoj|July 23, 2019 I remember when I moved into my first house. Like many first homes, this one needed quite a […]
Ag Data and Technology Are Not on Pace to Replace the Trusted Adviser By Paul Schrimpf|July 22, 2019 Last month The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) did what precious few national agriculture associations have ever done — ventured […]
Agriculture 2019: ‘The Year from Hell’ Finally Settles Down Some By Eric Sfiligoj|July 17, 2019 I must admit – I was very glad to see my calendar-on-the-wall flip from June to July. Like […]
Austria Votes to Ban Glyphosate By Eric Sfiligoj|July 8, 2019 Glyphosate may have the majority of scientific evidence behind its safety record, but governmental support in some countries […]
Pay Attention To Your Grower-Customers By Eric Sfiligoj|June 24, 2019 One of the first rules of the business world I learned back in the day was that it […]
Grower Groups Universally Oppose New Mexican Tariffs By Eric Sfiligoj|June 3, 2019 On May 31st, the Trump Administration said it would be begin imposing tariff increases on Mexico because of […]
#Plant19 Defined By Weather, Tariffs, and a Second Round of Aid By Eric Sfiligoj|May 29, 2019 So far, 2019 has been an extremely atypical year for agriculture. Across much of the Midwest, persistent wet […]
Are New Crop Input Technologies Positioned to Disrupt the Traditional Distribution Channel? By Paul Schrimpf|May 27, 2019 This March I got the opportunity to travel to San Francisco to attend the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit […]
Crop Protection Companies Fighting Back in Chemical Warfare By Eric Sfiligoj|May 27, 2019 For several months now I — and the rest of the agricultural community — have followed the “open […]
Glyphosate Verdicts Fueled by Emotion, Not Science By Eric Sfiligoj|May 20, 2019 Another glyphosate-cancer trial in California has ended, with a jury awarding more than $2 billion to an elderly […]
Escalated Tariff War Further Rattles U.S. Agriculture By Eric Sfiligoj|May 13, 2019 On May 10, President Donald Trump instructed his administration to raise the tariffs on Chinese goods from 10% […]
Indigo Ag’s Data Dive By Paul Schrimpf|May 13, 2019 “But then again, a lot of us bet against Amazon, and look what happened.” That’s the caveat that […]
