Richard Jones

Richard Jones is Corporate Content Director for Meister Media Worldwide. For more than two decades he served as an editor for brands in Meister's U.S. Horticulture Group, including American Vegetable Grower®, American Fruit Grower®, Western Fruit Grower®, Florida Grower®, and Greenhouse Grower® magazines.

How New Supply-Demand Dynamics Are Impacting Ag Retail From Every Direction

By Richard Jones|December 11, 2022

Day one of the PACE Executive Forum focused on the supply chain, and the fact that in an environment full of disruptions and challenges, there’s also opportunity.

CropLife Retail Week: Third PACE Webinar Highlights

By Eric Sfiligoj | Richard Jones|October 14, 2022

Eric Sfiligoj and Richard Jones review what was talked about at the third PACE webinar, held on October 4.

CropLife Retail Week: Rail Strike Discussion; MACA Speakers, and Fun with Numbers!

By Eric Sfiligoj | Richard Jones|September 16, 2022

Eric Sfiligoj and Richard Jones talk about the rail strike that didn’t happen, present some speaker highlights from the Mid America CropLife Association meeting, and play a fun with numbers regarding crop projections.

CropLife Retail Week: Special On-Location MAGIE 2022 Report

By Eric Sfiligoj | Richard Jones|August 26, 2022

Eric Sfiligoj reports from this year’s Midwest AG Industries Exposition (MAGIE) show, talking with Richard Jones about highlights and takeaways.

CropLife Retail Week: Fireside Chats from Tech Hub LIVE, Ukrainian Grain Moving, and Fun with Numbers!

By Eric Sfiligoj | Richard Jones|August 5, 2022

Eric Sfiligoj and Richard Jones review one Fireside Chat, discuss grain now leaving Ukraine, and a Fun with Numbers regarding a high percentage.

CropLife Retail Week: Tech Hub Live Observations, Biologicals by FMC, and Fun with Numbers!

By Richard Jones | Eric Sfiligoj|July 29, 2022

Eric Sfiligoj and Richard Jones discuss mid-July’s Tech Hub Live event, FMC rebranding its biologicals line-up, and a percentage-based Fun with Numbers.

CropLife Retail Week: Tech Hub Live, Helena Field Day, and Fun with Numbers!

By Eric Sfiligoj | Richard Jones|July 15, 2022

Eric Sfiligoj and Richard Jones discuss next week’s Tech Hub Live, last month’s Helena Field Day, and an acquisition in the equipment space.

CropLife Retail Week: Introducing the Global Ag Tech Initiative

By Eric Sfiligoj | Richard Jones|July 1, 2022

Eric Sfiligoj and Richard Jones discuss Meister Media Worldwide’s newest effort involving technology for agriculture, plus give updates on Bayer’s court situations.

CropLife Retail Week: Special Borregaard Edition

By Eric Sfiligoj | Richard Jones|June 24, 2022

Eric Sfiligoj and Richard Jones talk about Eric’s recent trip to visit Borregaard in Norway and an update on the 2022 Tech Hub Live.

CropLife Retail Week: BPIA Meeting Highlights, a Fertilizer Price Decline, and Fun with Numbers!

By Eric Sfiligoj | Richard Jones|June 3, 2022

Eric Sfiligoj and Richard Jones discuss the recent BPIA annual meeting, some good news for fertilizer prices, and a fun with numbers involving cents.

CropLife Retail Week: Biden Administration Ag News, Ransomware Attacks, and Fun with Numbers!

By Eric Sfiligoj | Richard Jones|May 13, 2022

Eric Sfiligoj and Richard Jones discuss some help for farmers from Washington, DC, another major ag company hit with a ransomware attack, and a Fun with Numbers looking at U.S. plantings.

CropLife Retail Week: Planting Intentions Released, China Buys U.S. Corn, and Fun with Numbers!

By Eric Sfiligoj | Richard Jones|April 8, 2022

Eric Sfiligoj and Richard Jones talk about the USDA acreage numbers for 2022, a big corn buy from China, and a fun with numbers regarding crop acres.

CropLife Retail Week: Positive News Edition

By Eric Sfiligoj | Richard Jones|April 1, 2022

Eric Sfiligoj and Richard Jones share good news about John Deere, Enlist, and the Agribusiness Association of Iowa.

CropLife Retail Week: Canadian Rail Strike Ends, Ag on the National Mall Review, and Fun with Numbers!

By Eric Sfiligoj | Richard Jones|March 25, 2022

Eric Sfiligoj and Richard Jones discuss the settlement in the Canadian rail workers dispute, the recent outdoor ag equipment event in DC, and fun with numbers regarding the Farm Bill.

CropLife Retail Week: Commodity Classic Review, A Coop Merger, and Fun with Numbers!

By Eric Sfiligoj | Richard Jones|March 18, 2022

Eric Sfiligoj and Richard Jones discuss the recent Commodity Classic show, including comments from Tom Vilsack, two Kansas cooperative merging, and a fun with numbers regarding the number 45.

AgTech, Farming, and the Future

By Richard Jones | Jan Johnson | Cindy Zimmerman|March 16, 2022

The 2022 VISION Conference expanded its focus, offering insights on the integration of technology and its impact on the full agribusiness food value chain.

CropLife Retail Week: Transportation, Biocontrols Review, and a Multiple Choice Fun with Numbers!

By Eric Sfiligoj | Richard Jones|March 11, 2022

Eric Sfiligoj and Richard Jones look at some recent transportation issues for agriculture, review the recent Biocontrols USA conference, and play a Fun with Numbers with a new twist.

CropLife Retail Week: Russian Invasion, EFC Systems Summit, and Fun with Numbers!

By Richard Jones | Eric Sfiligoj|February 25, 2022

Eric Sfiligoj and Richard Jones talk about the agricultural impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, highlights from this week’s EFC Systems meeting, and a fun with numbers regarding weeds.

CropLife Retail Week: Bayer/Glyphosate News, NFMS Updates, and Fun with Numbers!

By Eric Sfiligoj | Richard Jones|February 18, 2022

Eric Sfiligoj and Richard Jones discuss the big glyphosate news from Bayer, give a live report from the 2022 National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, KY, and a Fun with Numbers question regarding the show.

CropLife Retail Week: 2022 Projected Grower Income, Remembering Quentin Rund, and Fun with Numbers!

By Richard Jones | Eric Sfiligoj|February 11, 2022

Eric Sfiligoj and Richard Jones discuss farmer income for the upcoming season, the passing of an industry friend, and a fun with numbers regarding U.S. fertilizer.