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What Big Growers Want
Successful crop input dealers know the importance of thoroughly understanding their customer’s business. To help gauge this, Purdue University’s Center…
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Creative Stewardship
City folks may think there isn’t much to look at during a road trip through North Dakota. But Mott Grain…
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Battle For Hearts And Minds
Economies of scale and the increasing size of a grower’s operation are driving retail consolidation. Several of our clients recently…
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Effingham-Clay: Rethinking Everything
If you’ve given consideration to the idea that the traditional approach to retail management is something that is broken and…
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Tricks Of The Trade Show
AS a 20-year veteran of trade journalism, I was saddened recently to witness the end of an era. In the…
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Watching Water Issues
No matter what part of the country you are in, chances are water issues will impact your membership. When it…
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2008: An Ag Odyssey
Well, another season is almost behind us. In agriculture, there’s really no such thing as a “typical” year, but if…
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USDA Urged To Address Credit Concerns
Several major commodity groups have requested help from USDA Secretary Ed Schafer in addressing a potential credit crunch for retailers…
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‘Bailout Bill’ Includes Ag Aid
The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (H.R. 1424), after being voted down Sept 29 in the U.S. House of Representatives, was…
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Simplot Completes Britz Transaction
J.R. Simplot Co., a CropLife 100 company headquartered in Boise, ID, has completed its acquisition of a California-based fertilizer venture.…
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Seed Treatments: Sensible Investment
Seed treatment fungicides of various crops can be useful tools for getting stands established and assuring seedling vigor, preserving yield…
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Agrisure Heads Syngenta Seed Lineup
Syngenta Seeds is expanding its Agrisure corn hybrids line-up for 2009 with 91 new corn hybrids, including many with a…