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Looking for N
John G. White
Don't expect much new production until natural gas prices drop into the $4 to $5 range. What do you expect from the nitrogen situation? the southern Minnesota...
what's new buy and sell
Biotech: the good news Outlook a year ago would have been for biotech crops to decline in 2000. In fact, biotech acres on a worldwide basis improved by...
Cover Story
The service dilemma
Dale McDonald
Part IIFor the most of the 20th century, bundling services with product sales made sense. Profit margins were healthy, customers' needs were generally...
Focus Report
New Horizons for Syngenta
Ron Ross
Look for service program incentives. Providing local solutions is the key component of Syngenta's New Horizons dealer program in 2001, says John Freed,...
Bigger markets for Dow AgroSciences
Herbicides released in limited quantities last year by Dow AgroSciences will see expanded markets in 2001. Redeem R & P, a grass release herbicide, is...
Generics: Prescriptions for profitability?
Barb Baylor Anderson
Most patients no longer think twice when pharmacists ask if they want their prescriptions filled with generic, rather than brand-name, drugs. Opting for...
what's new equipment
Stay safe The EnviroGuard System can be used to contain fertilizer, pesticides, petroleum and most other liquids, says developer Scott Ramsdell. The kit...
what's new materials handling
Electronic weighing The TriTon vertical blend system features the industry's largest standard front hopper, says A.J. Sackett & Sons Company marketing...
Applicator review: 2001
Ron Ross
Faster, more clearance The Apache Plus 890 becomes the big brother in Equipment Technologies' self-propelled Apache sprayer line. The bigger, faster rig...
Customer First
Sell online?
Ron Ross
Location is the key to retailing, whether you're downtown or on the Internet. The basic message you'll hear from exhibiting Internet service firms: e-commerce...
what's new online
iVesta! A new e-commerce joint venture called iVesta Financial Solutions Inc. has been launched by John Deere Credit and the $24 billion CoBank, a financing...