Eric Sfiligoj

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By Eric Sfiligoj|May 14, 2025 In April during one of the Lunch and Learn sessions regularly held by the Mid America CropLife Association, Steve Taylor, Executive Director of the Missouri Agribusiness Association, told attendees that his state has been to protect crop protection product producers from unnecessary lawsuits. This was needed, he argued, to safeguard the future of certain brands important to agriculture.

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By Eric Sfiligoj|May 6, 2025 German-based crop protection/seed giant Bayer has been experiencing several market shake-ups recently, with the company even saying it might discontinue making glyphosate in the near future. Now, Bayer is apparently planning to exit the seed treatment equipment business as well. According to a report in Reuters, the company’s SeedGrowth Equipment business will be closing over the next few months.

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By Eric Sfiligoj|April 30, 2025 With its new plant in Marissa, Il, now up and running – and the partnership with HELM in full force – SUL4R-PLUS is beginning to plan for the future. In late April, SUL4R-PLUS formally unveiled its new production facility in Marissa, IL, to the marketplace. And according to Terry Gill, President/CEO, this opening represented another in a long line of steps the company is taking to cater to agriculture.

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By Eric Sfiligoj|April 23, 2025 A few months ago, I wrote a column looking back at all the changes that have taken place in the agricultural marketplace during the 21st century. However, I noted the one thing that hadn’t changed during this time was the rejection of biotech crops by large swathes of the world. In particular, the countries of the European Union (EU) have nearly universally rejected the planting and/or use of biotech varieties.

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A few weeks ago, we presented a look at the future of renewable diesel and what this might mean for soybean demand. In addition, another alternative fuel that also promises to grow U.S.-grown crop demand as a feedstock source is sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). By its basic definition, SAF is a biofuel used to power aircraft. It is made from non-petroleum feedstocks (derived from such crops as corn and soybeans) and is a “drop-in” fuel.