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Good-Bye PPI, Hello IPNI
I’m here to wish a fond farewell to an old friend and welcome a new one into the world of…
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Key Trends In 2008
Even the most grizzled veterans of the crop input industry will admit that they have never seen anything like the…
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Expecting A Sure Thing
If knowledge is power, what does that make perceived knowledge? In life, knowing that something is a so-called “sure thing”…
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AAI: On The Move
Agribusiness Association of Iowa (AAI) members are on the move and appreciating the best years for the retail ag industry…
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The Road Not Yet Taken
As an editor, I take immense pleasure in many of the projects I regularly work on. Perhaps my proudest achievement…
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Tweaking Tenders
Flush with some cash thanks to higher crop production and prices, fertilizer dealers and growers are looking to upgrade their…
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One For The Ages
By all the early projections, 2007 will be the kind of year retailers will point to for decades to come…
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A Glass Menagerie
Despite what regular readers of my column might think, I’m generally a very positive guy. Usually whenever I’m looking at…
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Fertilizer Market: Walking A Tight Rope
Even before the first spreaders take to the field, 2008 is setting up to be a bit of a disappointment…
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ARA Awards Honors
Several awards were handed out at the recent Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) Annual Conference & Expo held in Las Vegas.…
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Changing Tides
U.S. crop protection sales have shrunk by some $2.5 billion over the past several years — down from a high…
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Bad News, Good News
“What do you want to hear first, the good news or the bad news?” is a question often posed in…