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Safeguarding The Community
Regardless of where an ag retailer is located, the company is usually an important part of its local community. Dealerships…
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ARA Members: Help Keep Mergers Appropriate
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) Board of Directors is very concerned about continued consolidation in the crop nutrient production industry.…
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Call To Action: A Letter Writing Campaign
As many of you have probably already heard, a vegetable garden has been planted on the White House grounds in…
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Agrium, CF Industries, Terra Sales Pitches Continue
There’s not much lovin’ and a whole lotta of shaking — that’s shaking off offers — between CF Industries, which is fighting…
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NH3 Video Focuses On Safety
Each spring and fall, fertilizer dealers and growers transport anhydrous ammonia (NH3) to the field in white nurse tanks and…
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Cellulosic Ethanol Still Waiting In The Wings
The wait for a cellulosic ethanol industry is getting longer, according to an earth2tech.com blog. The blog reports that it…
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New Herbicide Tackles Soybean Weeds
Cheminova has received registration for its new Tackle soybean herbicide. Tackle is a selective, postemergence broadleaf herbicide that offers effective…
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USDA Projects Corn, Bean Acres Stay Steady
While overall planting of row crops is expected to decline by nearly 8 million acres, USDA anticipates the total area…
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TSP Payment Rates Revised
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has issued an interim final rule for the Technical Service Provider (TSP) program. These…
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MACA Letter To White House About Organic Garden
Bonnie McCarvel, executive director of the Mid-America CropLife Association and Janet Braun, CropLife Ambassador coordinator, wrote First Lady MIchelle Obama…
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Gehl Commemorates 150 Years
Celebrating its 150th anniversary, Gehl Co. has unveiled a “chromed-out” Gehl model 7810E skid loader. Gehl Co., manufacaturer of compact…
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Rust Resistance Genes ID’d In Soybeans
USDA reports that using state-of-the-art genomics techniques, a team of scientists from USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Iowa State University…