Stratovation Group | Row Crop Biologicals Study, Version 3 A vast majority of large row-crop farmers (89%) know what agricultural biologicals are. That number has been flat for two years. Which means the industry has
Client Innovation + Meaningful Partnerships = 2026 Golden ARC Awards
Making a difference in agriculture is the performance metric that matters to Stratovation Group. Recent results at the Golden ARC Awards program validate that clients are having a real impact on agriculture, ultimately providing what U.S. farmers need every day. Stratovation Group earned seven awards — three Golden ARC Awards and four Golden ARC Merit Awards — at the 2026 Agricultural Relations Council (ARC) Annual Meeting held June 16 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Golden ARC Awards recognize excellence in agricultural public relations and communications. They are administered by the Agricultural
Farmer Confidence in Ag Biologicals Rising as Biofertilizer, Biopesticide Adoption Accelerates
Third round of Stratovation Group study reveals stronger product perceptions, increased use across corn, soybean and wheat acres, growing trust in university Extension and biopesticides as next growth frontier. Farmer awareness of biological crop products remains high, and new research from Stratovation Group suggests the market is entering a more mature phase. Confidence is rising. Biofertilizer and biopesticide adoption is accelerating. And biologicals are becoming more deeply integrated into mainstream crop production decisions. The 2026
The U.S. Bread Supply Chain is about to Change: Golden Waves Grain in Kansas Wheat Country is Leading the Charge.
At Stratovation, we spend a lot of time studying how food and agriculture markets work and, sometimes, where they’re broken. The bread category is a textbook case of structural fragility hiding behind the appearance of stability. The U.S. bread market is effectively a duopoly, with one of the two dominant producers foreign-owned. Distribution runs on long, multi-handoff supply chains that stretch from the wheat belt to the bakery to the shelf. This adds cost, time,
Client Innovation + Meaningful Partnerships = 2026 Golden ARC Awards
Making a difference in agriculture is the performance metric that matters to Stratovation Group. Recent results at the Golden ARC Awards program validate that clients are having a real impact on agriculture, ultimately providing what U.S. farmers need every day. Stratovation Group earned seven awards — three Golden ARC Awards and four Golden ARC Merit Awards — at the 2026 Agricultural Relations Council (ARC) Annual Meeting held June 16 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Golden ARC Awards recognize excellence in agricultural public relations and communications. They are administered by the Agricultural
Farmer Confidence in Ag Biologicals Rising as Biofertilizer, Biopesticide Adoption Accelerates
Third round of Stratovation Group study reveals stronger product perceptions, increased use across corn, soybean and wheat acres, growing trust in university Extension and biopesticides as next growth frontier. Farmer awareness of biological crop products remains high, and new research from Stratovation Group suggests the market is entering a more mature phase. Confidence is rising. Biofertilizer and biopesticide adoption is accelerating. And biologicals are becoming more deeply integrated into mainstream crop production decisions. The 2026