COVID-19 and Its Impact on Talent Management in Agribusiness

With some light at the end of the coronavirus tunnel, it’s interesting to see what effect the pandemic has had on ag.

This New Year’s Eve, perhaps the classic sing-along should feature some different lyrics.

The pandemic’s current disruption on agribusiness will not last but the normal times from a year ago are long gone.

The second wave of COVID-19 is impacting ag retailers, agronomists, growers, and many others who live in the small towns that make up rural America. 

Having more choices is a good problem — but navigating dicamba uncertainty and COVID weigh on the retail seed business.

Because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many early year in-person trade events have already been postponed.

Contributing writer Sidhartha Bhandari provides insight into what long-term strategies agricultural sectors can take in response to COVID-19.

The impact of the events of 2020 on the ag value chain — in the short and long term — has been a key area of research for consulting firm EY.

Emerging trends will affect food production systems and demand for crop inputs.

ARA is taking this opportunity to re-imagine the event structure and content into a program that will be valuable to all virtual attendees.

From business relationships and personnel to e-commerce, a CropLife survey examines Covid-19, social distancing, and the impact on the ag retailer.

Because of all this uncertainty, many industry observers have speculated that 2020 could mark the end of the dicamba-tolerant crop experiment.

The SWFC Executive Committee has decided to cancel this year’s conference scheduled for July 19-23, in Denver.

On-farm technology adoption can be the difference in the ease of the application process for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP).

The Purdue Food and Agricultural Vulnerability Index, in collaboration with Microsoft, quantifies the potential risk to the supply of agricultural products as a result of COVID-19 farm worker illnesses.

With most court cases at a standstill because of COVID-19, there is still some news to share on the popular herbicide.

Fanwood Chemical President Jim DeLisi will explore critical topics that will directly impact the crop protection chemical supply chain in 2020 and beyond.

According to the 2020 CropLife 100 Mid-Year Survey, 90% of respondents believe COVID-19 will have some kind of “negative financial impact”.