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The Color Purple
As the marketplace gears up for the 2010 spring season, it seems as if the industry is dividing up into two…
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Fertilizer: How Much Will Demand Rebound?
There is little doubt that crop nutrient demand will rebound this year following the unprecedented declines of 2008-09. The key…
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Fertilizer Contracts: A More Formal Relationship
Ask any ag retailer what makes their business model work and chances are good that their answer will involve the…
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Technology Tremors
This winter, I feel like I’ve spent the majority of my waking hours thinking about, talking about, and writing about…
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Iowa State’s Advanced Machinery Program
The success of precision agriculture use and adoption in the future will hinge on the skills and talents of the…
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Soils Hungry For Micros
Experts say three good yield years – with vigorous plants tapping soils – mean it’s definitely time to apply micronutrients…
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Do Customers Bounce Back?
As you prepare for the intensive spring selling season, it’s a good idea to assess the early warning signs of…
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Fertilizer: The Economic Downturn
The economic downturn slowed the global GDP -1.1% in 2009, tapered U.S. output to -2.7%, and disrupted the normal smooth…
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PACE 2009 Annual Report
Growers The great fertilizer price crash of 2008, which left fully stocked retailers holding thousands of tons of over-market-price fertilizer…
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How To Improve Fertilizer Safety
Representing almost half of all crop input sales industrywide, fertilizer is a major component for many retail outlets. Naturally, protecting…
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What Did Your Customers Leave Behind?
Last month, a grower I have had the privilege of knowing for a long time reminded me of something he heard…
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Ag Connect Expo: Global Gathering
Mickey Mouse cut his teeth as a ship captain in the cartoon “Steamboat Willie,” but for one week in January,…