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CropLife 100 Fertilizer: Another Game of Sorry!
If the ag retail marketplace were a board game for fertilizer, the sector would undoubtedly be playing Sorry! For those…
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Retail Week 2017 Christmas Edition
Editors Paul Schrimpf and Eric Sfiligoj discuss dicamba fines, industry mergers, and holiday memories.
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New Data Indicates Farm Runoff Primary Cause of Lake Erie Algal Blooms
This summer was the third largest algal bloom outbreak in the history of Lake Erie. It was so bad, writes…
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CropLife 100 Seed: Can the Category Connect Four?
Following the data collected in the 2017 CropLife 100 survey of the nation’s top ag retailers, one question remains for…
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BRANDT Expands Relationship with Solagri Tunisia
BRANDT, ranked No. 22 on the CropLife 100, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Solagri Tunisia to distribute BRANDT’s…
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The Top Story of 2018: Let the Speculation Begin!
Now that 2017 is finally wrapping up, it seems as if we are at the end of an era, of…
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More from ARA, Dicamba Updates, and Precision Ag Plans
Editors Paul Schrimpf and Eric Sfiligoj discuss more comments from the Agricultural Retailers Association meeting, Arkansas and Minnesota dicamba moves,…
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Midwest Ag Retailers Launch New Online Ordering Platform
Several successful Midwest agricultural retailers are partnering in a new business. CommoditAg is an easy-to-use online ordering platform utilizing an…
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CropLife 100 Crop Protection: Growth is No Trivial Pursuit
Quick trivia question — which category of the four tracked in the annual CropLife 100 survey had the best year…
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Minnesota Announces Restrictions on Using Herbicide Dicamba
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota announced restrictions Tuesday on how farmers can use the herbicide dicamba in 2018, responding to complaints…
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CropLife 100 Equipment: No Monopolies … Yet
Compared with prior years, the equipment sector for CropLife 100 ag retailers was pretty uneventful, with not many properties changing…
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CropLife 100 Custom Application: Good Growth, But the Potential for Risk
Among CropLife 100 retailers, the custom application category has been a relatively steady one. For many years now, annual sales…