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Giving Thanks
I’m sure I may have mentioned this in a past column, but just to reiterate — as holidays go, Thanksgiving is…
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Bunge Acquires Three Elevators
Bunge North America, the North American operating arm of Bunge Ltd., has purchased three elevators from AGRI Industries, Inc. The…
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Former Monsanto CFO To Head CHS
CHS Inc. has named veteran agribusiness leader and former Monsanto chief financial officer Carl Casale as its new president and…
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Soybeans Forecast To Set Record High
Aided by mild and dry conditions in October, U.S. soybean growers are forecast to set a new production record this…
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Specs At-A-Glance: Blenders
Tapered Auger Vertical Blender, Waconia Manufacturing Waconia TA Series blenders feature a mix tank and inload hopper mounted on scales…
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Tool Calculates Guidance And Section Control Payback
The Guidance & Section Control Profit Calculator, co-developed by the PrecisionAg Institute and Kansas State University, focuses on guidance systems…
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Seed: Growing, Competitive
As a category, seed sales continue to show year-over-year improvement as evidenced in CropLife 100 retailer research. 2010 sales reached…
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Precision: Stable But Stagnant
According to our CropLife 100 research data, retailers had precision agriculture sales of more than $140 million in 2010, down…
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Crop Prices: Another Bubble?
The recent spike in crop prices was welcomed with cautiously open arms by retailers interviewed in this report, but the…
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Retailers: A Look Inside Seed
Grower-customers have a different mindset when it comes to seed. They leave the minutiae of crop protection and fertilizer to…
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Big Picture: Beyond 2011
Predicting too far into the future can be hazardous. Consider the track record of such movies as 1936’s “Things To…
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Seed Grows Upward
Retailers are experiencing increasing success with seed sales, but multi-channel distribution continues to be a major challenge. Seed sales at…