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Alan Hoskins, president of American Farm Mortgage, shares his expectations for the economy and how it changes the buying process.
With more of a focus on digital marketing, Morgan Seger says it’s about recognizing what has changed, but also what has not.
The Independent Professional Seed Association has elected its 2024 officers and class of 2026 board members.
J.B. Pearl Sales & Service, Inc., a St. Marys, Kansas-based ag retailer, recently closed on its sale to an undisclosed buyer.
The product is intended for use on corn acres and is the industry’s first solid-encapsulated herbicide technology.
On Monday, February 5 the news of Bill Northey’s passing quickly spread through the agriculture industry, of which he dedicated his professional life to serving.
ICIS senior fertilizer editor Mark Milam shares that while the fertilizer market appears to be in good shape at the moment, there are a couple of important trends moving forward this spring.
One of the five things the “retailer of the future” would do is “offer new inputs.” Maybe your future is now.
Prima Wawona, a stone fruit producer in Fresno, Calif., announced in October it filed for bankruptcy with more than $600 million in debt.
According to the EPA, the Eighth Circuit’s mandate issued on December 28, 2023, finalized the court’s judgment and vacated the EPA’s 2021 rule revoking chlorpyrifos tolerances.
Mark Faust shares the biggest sectors where most companies could improve.
The National Pesticide Safety Education Month webpage contains tips and resources specifically for ag retailers who sell pesticides.
The partnership will allow readings from Spornado’s device, Spornado Sampler, to be integrated into Agtrinsic’s Broad Scale Disease Model.
Herbicide + oil adjuvant = improved active ingredient uptake by the plant and heightened weed control performance.
The first year event was hosted in Huntsville, Ala., and attracted 800 attendees.
The System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type I compliance certification is a set of security standards outlining how organizations should protect customer information from security incidents such as data breaches.
Agricultural aviation is a key component of precision agriculture - treating about 28% of U.S. cropland each year.
The three facilities, located in Trousdale, Cullison and Greensburg, will handle corn, wheat, soybeans, milo and canola.
The company introduces Contour and UpLink with the intention of increasing yields through increased nutrient utilization and efficiency in plants.
While a consultant knows the history and the little details of a field, the computer may only have an opportunity to pick up on the data entered into it.
ARA shares opportunities for ag retailers to save on credit card processing, foster their knowledge network and improve employee retention with professional development programs and resources.
Kay credits his success to a team effort and shares his favorite part of being a farm manager is the people he works with each day.
Layering federal and private conservation programs has potential to add extra cash to your bottom line.
Could new incentives be the tipping point to adoption?
The companies say their combined efforts will help accelerate on-the-ground implementation and create a shift toward a net-zero, nature-positive role for agri-commodities.
Ryan Kay, AFM, of Hertz Farm Management is the recipient of the 2023 Professional Farm Manager of the Year Award.
This month’s Rural Mainstreet Index marks the fifth-straight month where the index has been below the growth neutral mark.
The survey uses records from ag retailers to measure the use of cover crops, nutrient management and conservation tillage and no-till by Iowa growers.
ARA members will benefit from the National Propane Gas Association’s Administrative Compliance Experts handling FMCSA paperwork and filings, FMCSA audits, and training materials and training equipment guidance.
In 2024, the company, which started in Australia in crops such as barley and canola, is offering its product for use on soybean acres in six states: MN, SD, ND, WI, NE and IA.