News
Every story, newest first
-
Invisible Force
Not long ago, a technology known as radio frequency identification, or RFID, burst onto the scene as the ultimate answer…
-
An Innovative Legacy
Charlie Balmer, application pioneer and founder/president of Valmar Airflo Inc., died Sept. 14 after battling cancer. He left behind a…
-
The Fight For Share
As corn acreage grew in 2007, custom applicators went along for the ride. According to data from the 2007 CropLife…
-
Pioneer Simplifies Hybrid Naming System
Growers now will be able to quickly understand specific information about new corn hybrids from Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business,…
-
Beck’s Releases Three New Soybeans
Beck’s Hybrids is offering three new Ignite herbicide-tolerant soybean varieties. Beck 284LL, Beck 334LL, and Beck 376LL soybeans can be…
-
Saving Through Scouting
Dr. Arthur Lange, Trimble Navigation Agriculture division; Scott Shearer, University of Kentucky; and WITH the recent ethanol boom, many growers…
-
Northern Concerns
Minnesota Crop Production Retailers (MCPR) members’ concerns this year are based upon two primary themes. One primary theme is “risk…
-
Fumigant Comment Period Extended
Retailers whose grower-customers use soil fumigants do not need to panic that they might have missed yesterday’s deadline. Take a…
-
Monsanto’s Acceleron Set
Monsanto Co. has launched Acceleron brand seed treatment as part of the company’s seed treatment platform announced earlier this year.…
-
Long-Term Lessons
No matter what the topic, it’s pretty clear that the saying “what goes up, must come down” doesn’t carry much…
-
Adjusting To The New World Order
CHS Inc.: Managing The Madness In these times of unprecedented fertilizer supply and price strain, retailers must work to solidify grower…
-
Shareholder To Buy Gehl Co.
Gehl Co., has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired for $30 per share by its largest shareholder, Manitou…