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Seed Survival
The U.S. economy has been in a recession for well over a year now, according to the National Bureau of…
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Pioneer Hi-Bred Buys MapShots
DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred will acquire controlling ownership of MapShots Inc., a privately owned agricultural data management company that develops…
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FCI Trade Summit: Argentina
After a highly successful 2008 event, Farm Chemicals International (FCI) magazine will hold the 2009 FCI Trade Summit Aug. 9-12…
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Thorley Takes AMVAC Reins
Veteran industry leader Trevor Thorley has been named CEO and executive vice president of AMVAC Chemical Corp., effective immediately. …
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The Legislative View
Editor’s Note: In these difficult economic times, it would be easy to overlook some key pieces of legislation that could…
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Rice Capades
What does a rice shortage in China have to do with U.S. agriculture? Hold that thought for a moment ……
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Bayer’s ’09 Rewards Program Unveiled
Bayer CropScience has unveiled its 2009 Growing Strong Rewards Program, which offers your grower-customers more ways to qualify and redeem points. Growers…
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Operator Of The Year: Heartland’s Best
By all accounts, Kyle Jones, a custom applicator with Heartland Coop in Slater, IA, is not your typical worker. In…
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Seed Plant Opening Delayed
The opening of a $100 million seed corn plant near Independence. IA, will be delayed for about a year. According…
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The Long And Short Of It
As we were compiling the final pages of our annual Retail Outlook issue, retail managers were still anticipating end-of-year orders…
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Monsanto, Valent Enhance Soybean Efforts
New for 2009, Valent U.S.A. Corp. and Monsanto Co. announced an enhanced Roundup Rewards offering to help your grower-customers maintain…
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Calibration Service Offered
Retailers concerned about calibrating a data logger or chart recorders can now get a free consultation. Those using data loggers…