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Don't tinker with what's not broke
Den Gardner
Back in mid-February, President George W. Bush sent his budget to Congress. In it was a proposal to cut $587 million in farm program spending over the...
Applied Perspective
Budget proposal unfairly targets farm bill
by Leon Corzine Guest columnist
There's a popular old adage that says, If it isn't broken, don't fix it. That saying came to mind in early February when the administration released a...
Cover Story
Valued partners
by Lynn Grooms
In the last few years, distributors of crop inputs have seen their role evolve from warehouse and transportation managers to providers of information...
Customer First
The first impression
by June Van Klaveren
Finding reputable home remodeling and repair companies is never easy, but after we decided to replace all the windows on the front of our 30-year-old...
Customer Knowledge
Managing what you know
by Bill Keogh
What do we know? I might say I know my customers, but what does this mean? Do I know these people socially, and do I have deep knowledge of their business...
News
CROPS
Arrow herbicide Makhteshim Agan of North America (MANA) introduces Arrow herbicide, the first generic clethodim, which can be used for eliminating the...
Focus Report
Soybean crop protection manufacturers
Advanced Biological Marketing America's Best Inoculant High Concentrate: Advanced Biological Marketing designed this 3.1-liter high concentrate inoculant...
Cotton crop protection manufacturers
Bayer CropScience A new product on the way to help California cotton growers battle mites this season is Oberon Insecticide/Miticide. Belonging to a new...
From The Top
FROM THE TOP
Tell us about your experience with Syngenta Crop Protection in Latin America and what that experience will mean to your new position here in North America....
Breaking News
BREAKING NEWS
Low Foam Technology Syngenta announces that new Touchdown Total herbicide with Low Foam Technology reduces foaming during mixing and tank fill. Low Foam...
Articles
Strong track record
by Lynn Grooms
In Wyoming County in upstate New York the state's top dairy county farmers are looking for good silage hybrids as well as good hybrids for grain. Tom...
Swift action
by Liz Selvig
Timing is the name of the game in treating Asian soybean rust. That message was sounded loud and clear by researchers and company executives at the recent...
Be prepared
by David Hest
If the prospect of Asian soybean rust (ASR) hasn't already given you a scare, keeping track of the treatment options could add to the fright. A dozen...
Watchful waiting
by Natalie Knudsen
While U.S. soybean growers' attitudes about Asian soybean rust (ASR) range from concern to near panic, it is not a new threat to many soybean growers...
A fresh approach
by Den Gardner
We need to look from the outside in to step back and reassess how we are conducting business, says retailer Tim Sanders of the DeLong Company, Clinton,...