The Monarch Butterfly Effect in Agriculture By Eric Sfiligoj|June 18, 2018 For many years now, agriculture has gone out of its way to safeguard the health of the nation’s […]
Why Brokers Remain the Essential Behind-the-Scenes Force in U.S. Ag Chem Distribution By Mike Snyder|June 21, 2026
Crop Protection Market: Renewed ‘Chemical’ Warfare By Eric Sfiligoj|June 11, 2018 In many ways the past few years have been very exciting for crop protection. In fact, according to […]
Hello New Bayer! By Eric Sfiligoj|June 4, 2018 Welcome to the consolidation club, new Bayer! Not too long ago, the Indian and U.S. governments finally signed […]
Bill Whitacre and Tom Warner: Good Luck, Old Friends! By Eric Sfiligoj|May 29, 2018 The past few years, we’ve seen plenty of long-standing company names leave the agricultural marketplace; names such as […]
Farm Bill Fail Adds to Ag Uncertainty By Eric Sfiligoj|May 21, 2018 I knew something big was up last Friday afternoon, May 18. Even though it was the end of […]
E-commerce in Ag Retail: Big New Trend or Flash in the Pan? By Steve Watts|May 21, 2018 As many of you know, I have spent a fair amount of time over the past year learning […]
When It Comes to Farm Data, How Good Is ‘Good Enough’? By Paul Schrimpf|May 21, 2018 Ron Farrell, a frequent sounding board for my wacky ideas and a source of ongoing encouragement to stay […]
Good-Bye Monsanto Spokespeople By Eric Sfiligoj|May 14, 2018 A few weeks ago, I wrote a column looking at the end of the Monsanto Co. as it […]
Signs of Fertilizer Recovery in 2018 By Eric Sfiligoj|May 7, 2018 For the past several years, the fortunes for the fertilizer category among the nation’s top ag retailers has […]
Some of Washington’s Political Battles Put Exports, Workers in Play for Agriculture By Eric Sfiligoj|May 1, 2018 The war of words between the U.S. and other countries is beginning to take its toll on the […]
Agriculture’s New Name Game By Eric Sfiligoj|May 1, 2018 Name games are something I’ve enjoyed playing my whole life. With a last name featuring an odd combination […]
All Eyes on the Seed Sector By Eric Sfiligoj|April 23, 2018 Now that the dust is finally beginning to settle on the mega-company mergers, there promises to be renewed […]
Good-bye, Monsanto By Eric Sfiligoj|April 16, 2018 Last week, the world learned that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) had formally signed off on the […]
Sustainability in Ag Retail: Connecting the Dots By Paul Schrimpf|April 16, 2018 Just before Christmas I had the opportunity to spend some time in our nation’s capital with Jay Vroom, […]
Potential Trade War a Threat to 2018’s Agricultural Outlook By Eric Sfiligoj|April 9, 2018 It seems like only yesterday I was at the 2018 Commodity Classic show in Anaheim, CA, waiting to […]
Fade to Orange: The Coming Biotech Flashpoint By Eric Sfiligoj|April 2, 2018 For many, the views regarding biotech crops have tended to divide into two distinct camps — they are […]
Crop Protection Companies: The Consolidation Ripples Continue By Eric Sfiligoj|March 26, 2018 Throw a pebble in a pond of water and the ripples will continue to spread out from the […]
Accelerating Precision Agriculture By Paul Schrimpf|March 19, 2018 One of the most tired, yet also most useful and almost irresistible idioms used in business is the […]
2018 Commodity Classic: Something Old, Something New, and Something Sonny By Eric Sfiligoj|March 12, 2018 Just before the growing season tends to get underway, the agricultural industry gathers for one final winter show […]
