Eric Sfiligoj

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Articles

Farm Groups Push Back As MAHA Report Challenges U.S. Crop Protection Standards

1 week ago | croplife.com | Eric Sfiligoj

By Eric Sfiligoj|May 28, 2025 Agriculture is used to being challenged by special interest groups regarding the use of many of its crop protection tools. Now, however, the U.S. government has seemingly entered the mix. In late May, Health and Human Services (HHS) Director Robert Kennedy Jr. released his widely anticipated “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) Report.
The 2025 Glyphosate Report Card: Some Good, Some Bad

2 weeks ago | croplife.com | Eric Sfiligoj

By Eric Sfiligoj|May 21, 2025 As the calendar gets ready to turn to June, schoolchildren across the country are anticipating what their final report cards will look like. In this spirit, let’s consider how the 2024-25 report card looks for glyphosate. Overall, it’s been a mix of positive and negative grades for one of agriculture’s most popular herbicides. First, let’s look at some of the failing grades.
Georgia Passes Federal Pesticide Label Legislation: How Will This Impact Glyphosate?

3 weeks ago | croplife.com | Eric Sfiligoj

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.
Bayer to Stop Making Seed Treatment Equipment. Here's What We Know

1 month ago | croplife.com | Eric Sfiligoj

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.
A CropLife Exclusive: SUL4R-PLUS and HELM Discuss New Plant, Partnership

1 month ago | croplife.com | Eric Sfiligoj

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.
EU Agrees to Accept Some Biotech Crops

1 month ago | croplife.com | Eric Sfiligoj

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.
Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Another Driver for Future Crop Use

1 month ago | croplife.com | Eric Sfiligoj

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.
In-Plant Equipment and Systems: Real-Time Data, Labor Challenges Among Leading Adoption Drivers for Latest Automation Technology

1 month ago | croplife.com | Dan Jacobs |Eric Sfiligoj |Lara Sowinski

As the understanding of a crop’s needs grows the importance of delivering the right mix of products becomes more critical. Combine that with worker shortages and rising costs means getting it wrong could lead to disaster. “Between industry consolidation, higher inventory costs, and labor shortages, in-plant systems have become a necessity for ag retailers and wholesalers who are looking to stay competitive,” says Todd Scobie, Director of Sales and Marketing, Murray Equipment Inc. (MEI).
Adding Adjuvants to the Mix: How Advanced Solutions Can Help Get the Most From Your Applications

1 month ago | croplife.com | Eric Sfiligoj

At the start of every growing season (actually months prior) growers have a variety of decisions to make. They must select the crops they’ll grow, the seeds, along with the traits they’ll plant, and myriad other issues before anything makes it into the ground. Included in those decisions are adjuvants, a sometimes overlooked (or neglected) product that can enhance success.
Could the Supreme Court Weaken FIFRA?

1 month ago | croplife.com | Eric Sfiligoj

For years now, glyphosate lawsuits have made their way through local and state court systems across the country. Now, the venue will shift to the national spotlight. But will the outcome end up being positive for agriculture? By now, you’ve probably aware that on April 4, Bayer has filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court in the Durnell case.