Wheat Growers, North Central Say Yes To Unification
In a letter to industry partners this afternoon, Chris Pearson, CEO of Wheat Growers in Aberdeen, SD, announced that Wheat Growers membership and the membership of North Central Farmers Elevator have...
View ArticleCropLife America Meeting Report and the Latest Dicamba News
Editors Paul Schrimpf and Eric Sfiligoj talk about happenings from the recent CropLife America Annual Meeting and the latest news surrounding dicamba in Arkansas. The post CropLife America Meeting...
View ArticlePesticide Waste Seminar to Provide Guidance on Disposing Unsaleable Product
The Mid America CropLife Association’s (MACA) Distribution and Environment Committee is hosting the Pesticide Waste Management Seminar at its quarterly meeting in St. Louis on November 8, 2017. The...
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Explaining Agriculture to Consumers Using Emotions, Not Science
According to book author Michele Payn, Principal at Cause Matters Corp., the U.S. agricultural industry has a serious negative perception problem with the general public. “The anti-agricultural...
View ArticleThe New State of Ag Retail Distribution
Virtually everyone who watches the ag retail marketplace on a regular basis agrees that it is undergoing a transition of sorts. Market forces that have been building up over the course of the past four...
View ArticleResistant Weeds Continue Their March Across the Landscape
Driving across many parts of the Midwest this past summer, crop field watchers were likely to find an unexpected sight among the tall rows of corn and soybeans — weeds. In many cases, weeds such as...
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The Importance of Training in the Dicamba Age
To ensure custom applicators were equipped to properly apply on dicamba-resistant crop acres, the major suppliers in the field have spent the better part of late 2016 and early 2017 hosting training...
View ArticleAg Retailers Need to Commit to Excellence in Wake of FBN Threat
It can be a little bit dangerous when you rely on informal reader surveys and polls to help you formulate an opinion, especially in the era of social media. I was reminded of this fact just this week...
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Adjuvants in the Drift Mix
A number of drift reduction agents (DRAs) are now part of the new herbicide systems’ labels. Unfortunately, their use got confusing in 2017. Adjuvants are designed to provide big benefits to...
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Dicamba: What to Expect in 2018
On a national scale, there are now more than 2,200 dicamba-related injury investigations being conducted by various state Departments of Agriculture, and more than 3.1 million acres of soybean...
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Ag Retail: The ‘Perfect Storm’ for Distribution Channel Change
You don’t have to be ultra observant to realize the ag retail marketplace is undergoing some massive changes in 2017. Dozens of retailers, particularly cooperatives, have recently exited the industry...
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Fertilizer Storage: An Inside Look at the Tank and Containment Systems Market
As more specialty fertilizer products come to market, dealers need to be certain they’re buying the style of tank that will store the correct products now, and in the future, says Enviropac. For some...
View ArticleThe Fertilizer Institute Sets Priorities for the 2018 Farm Bill
The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) outlined its priorities for the 2018 Farm Bill in a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees. TFI urges Congress to provide funding to help...
View ArticleMidwestern BioAg Awarded 2017 Wisconsin Innovation Award
Midwestern BioAg, Inc. was awarded the 2017 Wisconsin Innovation Award in the category of Agriculture. The ceremony recognized the state’s most innovative products and services from nine industry...
View ArticleUpdates on Upcoming Events and Recent News
Editors Paul Schrimpf and Eric Sfiligoj discuss the upcoming PrecisionAg Vision Conference, the new Tessenderlo Kerley plant, and updates on other recent news items. The post Updates on Upcoming...
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Ag Retail Consolidation: What’s Continuing to Push the Trend?
On September 1, following many months of planning, Agland Co-op, New Philadelphia, OH, and Heritage Cooperative, West Mansfield, OH, completed their proposed merger. The move brought together more than...
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Crop Protection: Market Pressure Leading to Supplier Consolidation
Jim DeLisi, Owner of Fanwood Chemical, says the crop protection products marketplace has seen this kind of “consolidation” on a semi-regular basis for many decades now. Unless you’ve been completely...
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Farmers Business Network: Baron Provides Update on FBN Direct
The current state of domestic ag chemical distribution cannot be fully assessed without taking stock of its biggest potential threat — Farmers Business Network (FBN). Launched initially out of Silicon...
View ArticleIs Farmers Business Network the New Rooster?
When some observers look at the alternative selling strategies being developed by entities such as Farm Trade and Farmers Business Network (FBN), they sometimes make comparisons to another attempt at...
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Rebound for Crop Protection Industry Seen in 2017
Kicking off the AgriBusiness Global Trade Summit — Americas in Las Vegas, NV, on August 8 was a message of growth and optimism for the crop protection industry, from Dr. Bob Fairclough of Kleffmann...
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