Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association
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Biologicals Gaining Some More Traction

There’s little denying the biologicals category has been some impressive strides into the agricultural world over the past few years. Yet, most users still view the category as “supplemental” to their traditional crop nutrient/crop protection methods, with few users utilizing biologicals as “stand-alone” products. In addition, most ag retailers still source the majority of the biological products they stock from major crop protection product suppliers rather than smaller players.
 
This was the overall finding of the 2022 Biologicals Survey, conducted by CropLife® magazine this past January. This built upon an earlier such surveys, released back during the 2017-18 and 2020-21 growing seasons, looking at the performance of the biologicals category in the ag retail marketplace.
 
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