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2018 Buying Intentions Survey: Good News for Fertilizer and Crop Protection; Flatness Elsewhere
Another flip of the calendar and a new growing season is upon us! As the ag retail marketplace enters 2018,…
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6 Tips for Collecting Samples for Diagnosis of Seedling Diseases and Disorders
Seedling diseases and disorders are difficult to correctly diagnose in the field. If you are unsure of why your soybeans…
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Diagnosing Soybean Seedling Diseases
Soybean seedling diseases are one of the most important causes of reduced stand establishment and can cause economic losses, according…
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5 Steps for Stewardship of Treated Seed
With planting season just around the corner, the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) reminds farmers to follow five basic steps…
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Ag Retailers 2018 Resolution: Stay in Business!
It’s something of a tradition after a new year begins to make some resolutions — promises (or plans) to improve/change…
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Illinois Embraces 2018 Dicamba Training
Dicamba-resistant crops have been a mixed blessing for agriculture. On one hand, growers desperate to combat herbicide-resistant weeds now have…
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Rebate Requirement Reveals the Dark Side of FieldView
My partner in crime Eric Sfiligoj, and I have been asked to speak at quite a few events this winter.…
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Do You (And Your Grower-Customers) Need Soybean Inoculants?
Rhizhobial bacteria have a great symbiotic relationship with the legumes. Many farmers inoculate their soybean seed with inoculants containing Bradyrhizobia…
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Consolidation Update, PrecisionAg Accelerator Preview, and Cash-Back for Dicamba
Editors Paul Schrimpf and Eric Sfiligoj talk about Nutrien, a new precision ag program, and the latest on dicamba.
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Wheat Growers, North Central Merger: 6 Things You Need to Know About the New Cooperative
The Boards of Directors of North Central Farmers Elevator and Wheat Growers voted earlier today to approve the name for…
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Wheat Growers Purchases Kimball Fertilizer Plant
South Dakota Wheat Growers, Aberdeen, SD, has announced that it has purchased the 40-thousand-ton dry fertilizer plant in Kimball, SD,…
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4 Steps to Managing Generational Differences
Companies throughout America are wrestling with the challenge of managing multiple generations in the same workplace. Each generation wants something different,…