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Change Takes Time
I’m typing this column on a plane, winging my way back from the InfoAg Mid-South regional conference. The meeting was…
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Weed Worries Worsening
According to most researchers, finding herbicide-resistant weeds is becoming easier with each passing year. “There has been a steady increase…
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Transporting Products Safely
For the average ag retailer, there is plenty of activity in the area of transportation. Crop inputs are coming into…
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Be In The Game
High crop prices have monopolized the news again this winter, but your grower-customers know they can’t just pass “Go!” and…
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GPS On The Move
When it comes to precision farming, global positioning is the heart and soul of any strategy. And as the GPS…
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Air, Apparently
Based upon the early returns from market analysts and Extension researchers, 2007 could end up being a blessing and a curse…
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A Sacred Trust
Although I’ve been active in the ag retail community for eight years, I have unintentionally picked up a nickname that…
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A Perfect Storm
In today’s ever-shifting world of ag retail, there are many companies that have talked about listening to the winds of…
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Finding Our ‘Shade of Green’
Kermit the Frog was not talking about the environment when he sang his song on Sesame Street, but he could…
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Battling Resistance
The message was clear for attendees: The weeds are getting more adaptive, so you must be more proactive in how…
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Hot Commodities
There was something profoundly different about the 2007 Commodity Classic show. For the first time since the start of the…
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Gross Idea Meets Memorable Message
In Illinois, surviving in the state’s contentious political climate forces an association such as ours to define itself in meaningful…