Building dominance
Article Abstract:
Small agricultural retailers are looking for means to stay viable as major retail players plan to consolidate. Recent mergers involving Cenex Harvest States and Farmland Industries and Cenex/Land O'Lakes Agronomy and Terra Industries will create mega-cooperatives that would be unrivaled in the entire US. Consolidation is far from over but small retailers still have the advantage of having the ability to quickly answer the needs of customers and respond to market changes, as well as having a less bureaucratic type of management.
Publication Name: Farm Chemicals
Subject: Chemicals, plastics and rubber industries
ISSN: 0092-0053
Year: 1999
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Ag-Chem Equipment
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Ag-Chem Equipment Co Inc is a leading developer and supplier of agricultral field management tools. Among its products are fertilizer application equipment, SGIS mapping software, FALCON controllers, and the Ag Central data management service which is accessible through the Internet. The company also owns a 60% interest in Soit-Teq, developer of the SOILECTION applicator technology which integrates geographic positioning, mapping, application and data analysis into a single unit.
Publication Name: Farm Chemicals
Subject: Chemicals, plastics and rubber industries
ISSN: 0092-0053
Year: 1999
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