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Nurse Tank Testing Update
Late last year the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) asked that an effort be made by the ag industry to…
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Show Some Respect
This is a strange position to be in right now, or at least it feels strange to me. We write…
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A Shorter Leap
Fact: Americans in rural areas of the country trail their urban counterparts in broadband adoption. We are all aware of…
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Rust Tales: Georgia
Bob Kemerait, University of Georgia plant pathologist, leads a team of scouts that are now literally stalk kudzu. His children,…
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Being A Survivor
The other day, Group Editor Paul Schrimpf passed a particularly interesting Web article my way. This story discussed the precarious…
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Impressive Evolution
In January, I was invited by the Nebraska Ag Technologies Association to speak at the organization’s winter meeting and share…
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Searching For Stability
After a tumultuous year in 2008 and a slow start to the 2009 season, the fertilizer industry is searching for…
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Weeding Out Resistance
The challenge in growing row crops is back. Corn and especially soybeans had almost become a management no-brainer for retailers…
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Beyond The Correction
As a result, those in the ethanol and related agribusiness industries, as well as investors — whether invested in the…
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10 Steps To Keep Good Employees
A wise manager we know coined a phrase that really rings true in today’s retail agronomy business: “An employee takes…
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Life’s Main Ingredient
The Nutrients for Life Foundation was formed in 2004 with the mission of educating the public about the beneficial role…
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Kudzu: Where The Wild Things Are
Snakes. Hidden gullies. Washing machines. Animals, dead and alive. These are some of the things Extension plant pathologists encounter while…