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January 2013

Stop Planning and Start Pioneering

Before you invest time and money in traditional strategic planning, consider this—only five to 10 percent of strategic plans are… Read More

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Industry News – January 2013

Industry News is geared to seed professionals and delivers the people, industry, business and product news you need to know…. Read More

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Regulatory Roundup

NATIONAL DAS GRANTED U.S. PATENT FOR SECOND ENLIST TRAITDow AgroSciences LLC has announced the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 8,283,522,… Read More

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World Status

An in-depth overview on the global seed industry. From hybrid rice breeding in China to a successful international conference in… Read More

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Since 1915

1915 Fire Destroys Louisville Seed HouseThe wholesale seed house of Hardin, Hamilton & Lewman, 217 West Main Street, Louisville, was… Read More

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Cross Pollination

Coming Together on LLPFollowing two intergovernmental meetings a declaration of an “International Statement on Low Level Presence” has now been… Read More

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Beyond the Sales Transaction

A seven-step process to moving beyond the sales transaction and into a more sustainable partnership with customers. Jenna Langley, a… Read More

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Seed World Wrangling

Are legal wrangles in the seed world impeding or encouraging new technologies to enter the marketplace? In what has now… Read More

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Seed World Wrangling

A seven-step process to moving beyond the sales transaction and into a more sustainable partnership with customers. Jenna Langley, a… Read More

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Product Positioning: Get it Right

It’s the million-dollar question—with double, triple and quadruple trait stacks becoming the norm industry wide, how do seed companies get… Read More

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Building Brand Equity

In the U.S. marketplace, not all products are created equal, and seed companies must build strong brands based on consistent,… Read More

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Return On Engagement

The explosion in smartphone technology means companies must rethink their communication strategies as customers demand more timely and relevant information… Read More

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Seed World INSIDERS

Spring Wheat Is More Than Poverty Grass
It is in years like this with low commodity prices that some farmers give wheat the dubious title of “poverty grass” because it is the least expensive crop they can produce. This is the time for growers to remember that when prices are low, there is little margin for error. This may not be the …
Bud Light’s Super Bowl Ads Weren’t a Mistake and That’s Why They Are so Scary
The Bud Light brand launched one of the most successful ad campaigns in recent history when “Dilly, Dilly” was revealed to the world in August 2017. The refrain “Dilly, Dilly” transcended the Bud Light brand and became commonplace in rural American lexicon. Super Bowl after Super Bowl, Bud Light or Budweiser had delivered iconic advertising …
Good Things Do Come in Small Packages
The effectiveness of biologicals is simply amazing. For example, miniscule amounts of the legume inoculant rhizobia can influence nodulation, plant growth and development, nitrogen fixation, soil nitrate levels, and plant yield. If we put rhizobia on a legume seed and plant the seed in the ground, the seed and the rhizobia begin surveilling their surroundings, …
How Not to Get Caught in the Whirlwind of Change
You know that old cliché saying “the only thing that is constant is change”? It seems more and more appropriate. We live in a world where we are connected to news, information, ideas … and work almost 24/7. On the world stage, we are seeing major political shifts from Brexit in Europe to Saudi Arabia’s …
Army Leadership for Business: Be, Know, Do.
It’s not always easy being the lone financial person in a company. I talk in a foreign language and say “No” quite a bit. I think about reducing or eliminating risk that can really harm the company, and I try to coax certain behaviors out of others. Actually, the more I think about it, it’s …
Are You on LinkedIn? If Not, Here’s Why You Should Be
LinkedIn is different from other social media platforms because it’s business-focused and mainly used by professionals looking to make meaningful connections. There’s three main reasons why it can be so useful for this purpose. Your target audience is here. According to Fortune, LinkedIn has over 500 million members. Users are focused on networking and connecting with …
Is Breeding Stuck or Moving Forward?
We are citizens of the world, meeting different people in different cultures. We listen as they share their challenges and struggles to maintain their breeding data only to find it is not available as they need it. Every company that we meet has some type of solution in place for recording and managing breeding information. …

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Brent Sigurdson, Sales Manager, Nufarm, looks at how Spring Wheat Is More Than Poverty Grass in his newest Insiders column #Nufarm #SeedTreatment #Insiders #SpringWheat https://t.co/kY7dVTgPfc https://t.co/A0Ws8KmXCO

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How can we connect the agriculture community with other communities, like the consumer community or the research community? Well, the ASTA's Andrew W. LaVigne and Corteva's Jerry Flint sit down to talk about ASTA's new solution: Innovature. https://t.co/BLFKZQM3WB https://t.co/e9M25Q2eCQ

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Canada is looking to implement a seed royalty system for cereals, pulses and specialty crops in order to fund innovation. Learn all about the initiative on March 12 by registering for this webinar! Go to https://t.co/q9IyFK5dgE to sign up. https://t.co/p0FcAe3d9A

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Bayer is reaching out to farmers and applicators in advance of the 2019 growing season to communicate new use highlights and provide tools to help them find continued success in using XtendiMax® herbicide with VaporGrip® Technology. https://t.co/uOuqzcoaJC

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What are the real benefits of True Potato Seeds? Charles Miller of Solynta sat down with us to talk about Solynta's new hybrid true potato seeds and compare them to potatoes grown from tubers: https://t.co/y3BSsYtnQX https://t.co/z7bnEMqtrx

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How do genotyping and Shakespeare's books connect? Join NRGene to hear about the latest in genotyping technology from Dr. Paul Chomet and Dr. Mark Guiltinan 12pm CST on February 27, 2019 to learn more https://t.co/mIjrISfZgg https://t.co/RXf5GwHonw

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Year of the Salvia Nemorosa

Year of the Pumpkin

Year of the Dahlia

The Inspiring and Crazy Food Love Movement

Russia to Up Seed Game

What’s Your Secret Sauce?

Biologists Identify Honeybee ‘Clean’ Genes Known for Improving Survival

Protecting Pollinators: Spring Brings Stewardship

Plant-Pollinator Interactions Improve Oilseed Production and Beehive Health

Friending Your Customers: Q&A With Anthony Stevenson

Can We Change West Africa’s Future?

Strength in Numbers: Q&A With Chris Zanobini

To Bear or Not to Bear a Seed

Scientists Discover a New Biochemical Pathway to Aid Development of More Resilient Crop Varieties

Nufarm Acquires Trunemco Nematode Management Seed Treatment from BASF

Ric Dunkle Gives a Rundown on the Seed Science Foundation

Steve Wiley and Mike Huggett Are Addressing Changes in the Environment

Andy LaVigne and Jerry Flint on Connecting Our Communities

Spring Wheat Is More Than Poverty Grass

Bud Light’s Super Bowl Ads Weren’t a Mistake and That’s Why They Are so Scary

Good Things Do Come in Small Packages

January 2013

Stop Planning and Start Pioneering

Industry News – January 2013

Regulatory Roundup

World Status

Since 1915

Cross Pollination

Beyond the Sales Transaction

Seed World Wrangling

Seed World Wrangling

Product Positioning: Get it Right

Building Brand Equity

Return On Engagement

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