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Complete systems
By John Pocock
THE WORD may cause some ag retailers to cringe, but not Rod Miller, seed systems manager for Crop Fertility Specialists (CFS), Rossville, IN. Miller says...
Stacks flood seed market
SEED COMPANIES recently announced the release of their new 2006 corn hybrids and soybean varieties. Technology traits continue to dominate the market,...
Win free seed
GARST SEED Company is celebrating its 75th anniversary in the seed business by giving away 75 acres of free Garst brand seed corn to 75 growers. Growers...
Apache line grows
EQUIPMENT Technologies unveiled two new self-propelled sprayers at a recent media event. The new AS710 and AS1010 join the Indiana company's line of Apache...
Healthy beans
ANOTHER soybean processor has joined the list of companies that plan to contract for Monsanto's Vistive low-linolenic soybeans. CHS announced it will...
Double-span pivot
A NEW dual-span irrigation pivot from Valmont Irrigation is helping growers in the West raise high-density crops such as carrots. Two sets of spans on...
First lab accredited
BIODIAGNOSTICS of River Falls, WI, is the first seed lab in the United States to become a USA Accredited Seed Lab under USDA's new seed lab testing program....
Industrial PC
DLoG LOGISTICS has designed an industrial, mobile personal computer that works in challenging environmental conditions. The new DNet MPC 5/110 features...
Wireless grain
By Wayne Wenzel
COMMODITY Resource Corporation (CRC) based in Caledonia, NY, is one of a growing number of operations that are working to bring bulk commodity handling...
Free online course
APPLY'S SISTER publication Delta Farm Press has launched a free online course providing one continuing education unit (CEU) for American Society of Agronomy...
Droplet size control
CONTROL OF spray droplet size is critical for minimizing the risk of drift, says Scott Bretthauer, University of Illinois Extension specialist in application...
Marketing your services
By June Van Klaveren
PICK UP ANY marketing book and you'll find hundreds of ideas that you could use to market your services and products, but before deciding to implement...
Invaluable service
By Lynn Grooms
WHY SHOULD ag retailers sell services? The resulting customer interaction is invaluable and helps create long-term ties that are difficult for competitors...
Urban opportunities
By Lynn Grooms
URBANIZATION HAS contributed to the demise of some ag retail operations. But for retailers able to adapt to the changing landscape, it has opened new...
3 ideas to help you keep customers
THESE DAYS it's extra challenging to satisfy and keep customers, says Nancy Friedman, president, Telephone Doctor, St. Louis, MO, an international customer...