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ARA 2012 Observations: Big Buts
Like most who work in the ag retail community, I’ve just returned from this year’s annual Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA)…
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Agricultural Market Growth: An ‘Age’ Old Question
Another year is under the ag retail market’s belt and things have never looked more positive. In the December issue,…
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Top 100 Ag Retailers Post Record Revenue In 2012
By now, everyone knows that even with much of the nation’s economy in the doldrums over the past four years,…
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Ag Retailers See 20% Fertilizer Revenue Growth In 2012
Here’s a fun riddle — what does the fertilizer category during 2012 have in common with a Nerf ball? Answer:…
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Survey: Crop Protection Products Losing Market Share In Ag Retail
On many levels, 2012 was a great year for the crop protection products category for CropLife 100 retailers. Overall, the…
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Survey: AGCO, Case IH And John Deere Still Top Ag Equipment Choice For Retailers
In the equipment marketplace the past few years, manufacturers have been pre-occupied with the tier question. Of course, in this…
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5 Keys To Making Employees Stay
In the September and October issues of CropLife®, we dissected job satisfaction data from 238 retail agronomy sales people across…
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Integrated Farming Systems, Weed Resistance Among Top Concerns For Ag Retailers In 2013
Early in the process of assembling information for the State of the Industry report, it was assumed that the drought…
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Ag Retail Consolidation Trending Up
For anyone who grew up during the 1980s, a common sight in many business establishments was a video game called…
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Ag Retail Outlook Positive For 2013
As anyone in the sporting world will attest to, there’s only one problem with winning streaks — they eventually come…
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Ag Retailers Weigh In On Industry Trends
Not all the challenges and opportunities shared by ag retailers interviewed for this story were shared by the majority —…
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Herbicides For 2013: Loading Up The Arsenal
Despite some pushback from the drought, increased awareness surrounding weed resistance and high commodity prices made 2012 a solid year…