A MAGIE Celebration By Eric Sfiligoj|August 29, 2011 Last week, I was one of the record 2,200 attendees at the annual Midwest AG Industries Exposition (MAGIE), […]
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
The High Price Of Weed Resistance By Eric Sfiligoj|August 22, 2011 If you have been in the agricultural business for more than 10 years, you know that weed resistance […]
Happy Birthday, MAGIE! By Eric Sfiligoj|August 15, 2011 The summer trade show season is well underway. Across the country, hundreds of ag retailers and their grower-customers […]
Leave Me A Loan By Eric Sfiligoj|August 8, 2011 It seems as if the shadow of 2008 continues to loom large over the U.S. economy. Just as […]
MACA Tackles The New Normal By Eric Sfiligoj|July 26, 2011 For anyone who follows the news regularly, these are strange times indeed. In the general economy, American companies […]
Environmental Good Works By Eric Sfiligoj|July 18, 2011 In recent years, agriculture has had its share of critics. Special interest groups have questioned the industry’s ability […]
A Renewed Faith By Paul Schrimpf|July 12, 2011 One of the truly excellent things about being a trade press editor in agriculture is getting to see […]
20 Best Mobile Apps For Agriculture By Matt Hopkins|July 12, 2011 UPDATED: March 25, 2013 Ever feel overwhelmed by the number of mobile apps out there? For retailers who […]
Mini-malists By Eric Sfiligoj|July 11, 2011 In past columns, I’ve often referred to the old Chinese proverb that says “may you live in interesting […]
It’s Environmental Respect Week! By Eric Sfiligoj|July 8, 2011 There’s a country song by Kenny Chesney called “Don’t Blink,” chronicling how life tends to fly by all […]
The Mid-Year Review By Eric Sfiligoj|June 27, 2011 It seems like only yesterday, I was throwing away my 2010 calendar and replacing it with the 2011 […]
Basic Truths About The Crop Protection Market By Eric Sfiligoj|June 27, 2011 History is littered with failed predictions. Some analysts predicted home computers and cell phones would never catch on […]
Getting Ready To Recycle By Eric Sfiligoj|June 20, 2011 Last week, I talked about the upcoming rule changes that will have a major impact on intermediate bulk […]
Mini Issues By Eric Sfiligoj|June 13, 2011 As a group, ag retailers are some of the best planners I know. They constantly are thinking about […]
Up On The Farm By Eric Sfiligoj|June 6, 2011 Late last week as I was pouring through the latest national economic news – which painted a pretty […]
Untangling GPS By Paul Schrimpf|June 3, 2011 Way back in 2005, the veritable “dark ages” of technology when the iPhone was still two years away […]
Twitter 101 By Matt Hopkins|June 3, 2011 I’m calling my shot. By the end of the year, I predict CropLife® magazine’s Twitter page will have […]
The Price For Profits By Eric Sfiligoj|June 2, 2011 As I’ve said many times before in this column, ag retailers are, as a group, some of the […]
Spreading Tree Love By Eric Sfiligoj|May 23, 2011 As I’ve stated before in this column, the annual Environmental Respect Awards competition is often very eye-opening, particularly […]
