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5 Major Trends In Internet Use
In 2000, eight million Americans had broadband Internet at home. A decade later, that number has grown to nearly 200…
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Calm Amid The Storm
As an editor of a publication covering an industry, I try hard to reflect the demeanor of our constituent readers…
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Year In Review: Remembering 2010
As the agricultural market entered the second decade of the 21st century, ag retailers were looking for some sense of…
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Becker Underwood Appoints New Sales Managers
Becker Underwood, Inc. has named Philip Thornton and Barry Skipper territory managers for seed enhancement and inoculant products. These additions…
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Simplot Grower Solutions Adopts Agrian
J.R. Simplot Grower Solutions has adopted Agrian as its provider of crop protection label verification and DOT shipping information relative…
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CropLife 100 And Equipment: Getting Interesting
Truthfully, there’s not much that remains the same in the annual CropLife 100 retailer survey from year to year. Market…
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CropLife 100: Fungicides Trending Up
Although no ag retailer would characterize it this way, the crop inputs marketplace is much like a race. Each year,…
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Bayer CropScience, SentiSearch Form Research Deal
Bayer CropScience and SentiSearch, Inc. have entered into a two-year research agreement to cooperate in the identification of new molecules…
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USDA Issues First ACRE Program Payments
Growers will start receiving an estimated $420 million in 2009 crop Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) payments. Agriculture Secretary Tom…
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Miles To Go
In a few weeks, the ag retail industry will lose one of its largest companies to consolidation. For those readers…
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Canada Blocks BHP Bid
Farm Minister Gerry Ritz, in comments his office later said were just speculation, argued that letting BHP Billiton buy the…
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PotashCorp Comments On Investment Canada Decision
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (PotashCorp) has issued the following statement in response to the announcement made by the Honourable…