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AGCO Announces 2010 Brand Strategy
AGCO Corp. has announced details of the company’s North American brand strategy for 2010 and beyond. This is a major…
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CropLife 100: Banking On Change
Many dealers in the CropLife 100 had their share of issues with banks in 2009. And changing financial conditions have…
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Roundtable: Talking Things Through
Having come out of a highly challenging boom-and-bust cycle, seven retailers from across the country took stock of themselves and…
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CLA President Renominated For FRRCC
Jay Vroom, president and CEO of CropLife America (CLA), has been renominated to serve as a member of the U.S.…
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NASS To Resurvey Corn, Soybean Producers
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) may release updated acreage, yield, production and stocks estimates for corn and soybeans in…
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2010: International Year Of Biodiversity
Monday, January 11, marked the launch of the International Year of Biodiversity under the theme Biodiversity is Life – Biodiversity…
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USDA Report: Corn Production Records Shattered
The final report from the USDA on the 2009 corn harvest is one for the record books. Despite poor planting…
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New Rain Sensor Improves Irrigation Control
A new optical sensing technology appears poised to change the way rainfall has been measured for centuries. Opto-Electronic Design, Inc.…
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Sorghum To Benefit From Robust Pipeline Of Traits
A robust pipeline of biotech and conventional traits at Advanta could springboard sorghum into a prominent crop worldwide. “The pipeline…
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Agrium Continues Retail Growth
Agrium Inc. has established 33 retail outlets in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada, which will be branded under the Crop Production…
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Weather Forces Farmers To Shift Plans
Weather problems caused farmers major headaches in 2009, and it looks like the hangover could last well into 2010. According…
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The Challenges Ahead
Last week, I wrote that the calendar turning over to 2010 offered the ag retailer industry hope compared with the…