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Buying flexibility
By David Hest
A NEW 40,000-ton dry fertilizer plant standing alongside a unit-train spur in Alton, IA, has allowed its owners to largely avoid this winter's expensive...
Fertilizer outlook
By David Hest
HIGH ENERGY prices that put the fertilizer market in the doldrums this fall and winter could result in spot shortages of nitrogen and phosphate fertilizers...
New weapon in herbicide arsenal
By Lynn Grooms
THE INTRODUCTION of a new herbicide that can be used on rangeland, pastures, wildlife habitat areas and other non-cropland areas has sparked the interest...
Weed control in small grains
TWO NEW broadleaf weed herbicides geared to wheat and other small grains will be available for growers this spring. CleanWave and Starane NXTcp herbicides...
Old habits die hard
By Karen Simon
YOUR GROWERS' crop rotation has most likely changed over the years, but their lime applications may not reflect that change. Some Midwestern researchers...
Looking to lenders
By Lynn Grooms
CROP INPUT financing programs have become as competitive as the products themselves, and all signs point to a continuation of this trend. The crop input...
Tougher beans
By Karen Simon
STEVE HENRY, who farms near Nevada, IA, is trying to learn everything he can about Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS). However, he's frustrated with the lack...
Scout for western bean cutworm
By Lynn Grooms
WESTERN BEAN cutworms (WBCs) have been a problem in the western Corn Belt since the 1940s and last year were discovered to have migrated further east...
Stay ahead of your customers
By Karen Simon
WITH THE fast pace of change nowadays, identifying your customers' needs may seem like trying to hit a target moving at the speed of a Japanese bullet...
3 ideas for finding good employees
Lynn Grooms
ASK ANY ag retailer today about his or her biggest challenges and most likely finding good employees will be at or near the top of the list. Recognizing...
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