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Industry Leaders Share Views On The State Of The Industry
Before the annual Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) meeting, CropLife magazine gathered seven key ag retail representatives for its first ever…
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The Age Of Positive Negatives
As a trade magazine editor, I spend a few hours each day reading through e-mails, press releases, and news stories…
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CropLife 100: Custom Application Report
It’s been giddy times for Big Iron these past two years. During 2007 and 2008, respondents in the annual CropLife…
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Herbicides: Targeting Profit
As crop protection products come into the marketplace, it’s up to ag retailers to help sort through the new options…
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Stopping Anhydrous Ammonia Theft
Mike Titus, risk manager for Co-Alliance, LLC, an ag supply dealer with almost 100 facilities and retail outlets in Indiana,…
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Scouting Tools: Being Prepared
Granted, as input costs stay high and crop prices remain low, growers will be looking to scouts to help them…
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Later Harvest, Greater Yield Loss
Growers waiting to harvest their corn most likely won’t see a significant decrease in grain moisture, but run the risk…
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CropLife 100: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
There’s no simpler way to say it: 2009 was one for the ages. Years — perhaps decades — from now,…
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Seed Money
In my September column, I discussed data from AgKnowlogy’s Customer Experience Monitor showing full-service retailers often have a lower Net…
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Year In Review: Great Adaptations
Did anyone really know what to expect going into the 2009 season? A global recession, bins filled with costly fertilizer,…
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Be The Advocate
“I wonder who will speak for agriculture now?” My good friend, Ford West of The Fertilizer Institute, spoke these words…
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AgraQuest: Low-Chem Strategy
The path forward for biopesticides has been a long and difficult one in agriculture. For decades, manufacturers have worked to…