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The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) monitors any updates as they come out of Congress and the Biden administration, and it takes action to mitigate any negative impact on the ag retail industry.
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IFCA shares that Ron’s lifelong passion and commitment to the industry will be remembered.
The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA) held its annual conference virtually in February and Jay Mirsky, Avalon Associates, received the President’s Award from Kimberly Gilbert.
For retailers looking to be on the forefront as trusted advisers, this leading-edge technology adoption will exhibit your commitment to the future. Even at lower product volumes perhaps.
Via a member alert, ARA shared that USDA announced on Friday it will support additional fertilizer production for American farmers to address rising costs and spur competition.
With the Energy Business Unit, ag retailers can provide all energy customers (agriculture, commercial, and residential) with centralized, on-demand, account management.
The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA) held its annual conference virtually in February and presented the Program Innovation Award to the University of Illinois Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) Team
Founded in 2000, the organization includes governmental agencies, educational and research institutions, public organizations, private corporations and individuals actively involved in pesticide stewardship.
In the 2022 Salary Survey, The Scoop asked respondents to tally their equipment at each location.
“The combination of rising fertilizer prices and the desire to impart more on-farm stewardship practices piqued my interest in this program,” said Kasey Bamberger, Partner, Bryant Agricultural Enterprise.
“Agriculture is one of the key solutions in a more carbon positive future,” says Mitchell Hora.
AMVAC and Azotic North America are collaborating to develop and commercialize nitrogen-fixation product Envita as an exciting addition to the expanding SIMPAS-applied Solutions portfolio.
With Randy Wright’s retirement, the Marcus Construction team welcomes Jeff Speckman to fill the Business Development position and take over Randy’s territory.
OreGro’s proprietary cool-season forage grass, forage legume, turfgrass, cover crop, and small grain varieties are now offered exclusively through DLF and its distribution partners in the U.S. and abroad.
The 2022 ARA public policy priorities were drafted with the input from members and recently confirmed by the Board of Directors.
On March 2, Bayer announced it had received EPA registrations on two crop science products.
When closed, the transaction will establish a 50/50 joint venture. JFC III’s production will be marketed by OCP and Koch Fertilizer, LLC.
March 1 marked the official date for two mergers in ag retail.
One note by report author, Kingsly Ambrose, highlights that in 2021 there was one fatality and five injuries.
The merger unites supply chain, agronomy, and risk management solutions for dairy, livestock, crops, and agribusiness into one unparalleled portfolio.
In the readers’ choice online voting, our audience has named Syngenta’s Acuron GT herbicide as the 2021 New Product of the Year.
With nitrogen prices at near record highs, retailers are looking to help farmers make sure that every dollar of crop fertility goes to the crop’s success and that it’s not lost to the environment.
Valent BioSciences LLC announced a new operating unit to expand its biostimulant line with new internally and externally developed products for the U.S. and global markets
“CPDA certifies adjuvant products to verify label integrity,” according to Terry Kippley, CPDA president.
Tad’s previous experience includes Novasource, Van Diest Supply, AMVAC Chemical and Centennial Ag Supply.
“Last week—out of the blue—we found out the tariff codes for imported glyphosate acid were changed by Presidential proclamation as part of updating the HRS codes for 2022,” says Mike Massey with Ragan & Massey.