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Business Writer
Kurt Lawton - Stellar Content
Writer - Editor
My 25+ years as a writer has taught me the importance of brevity,
clarity and the value of a good edit. It also helped me hone
numerous writing styles -- from magazine features and Website
content to e-zines, blogs, news releases and company
newsletters.

Business Writing
(Click on "Consumer Writer" link above to view consumer samples.)
Below are samples of feature stories, department pieces and
editorial columns.

Feature Stories, Newsletters, E-zines
"Read the IP Print" (Identity Preserved grain contracts)
"Precision Pays"  (E-zine on GPS-based farm technology that pays)
"The Signature Source" (newsletter on non-GMO IP grains)
"Trendspotting - Think Beyond Ethanol" (IP grain trends)
"Trendspotting - Beyond the Lightbar" (Driverless tractor trends)
"Dig into Crop Insurance" (steps to help gain proper coverage)
"What's Driving Early Planting?" (yield boost requires management)
"Drift Too Swift?" (10 steps to control illegal spray drift)
"Drought Buster" (corn coming to better resist drought)
"Why Battle Weeds?" (change focus to save crop yield)
"Crop Checkup" (can fungicides boost plant health)
"Watch Diesel Fuel Changes" (buying changes with new diesel)
"Commodity Grains No More" (profit from identity-preserved grains)
"Following Glyphosate" (what's next for resistant weeds)


Industry Outlook (Biotechnology - controversial)
Four-part Award-Winning Series on "Who Owns Nature"
(examined plant patents, consolidation and proper path)
"Who Owns Nature" Part 1
"Patent Paralysis" Part 2
"High Cost of Consolidation" Part 3
"Risky Research" Part 4


All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) & Trucks
"Trial by Back Roads" (new GMC truck introduction)
"Rules of the Road" (semi-truck regulations for haulers)
New Chevy & GMC Trucks - 2001
Truck Trends – 2000
New ATV Works Harder (Polaris)
Rig ATVs to Sweat (ATV attachments)
Young Riders (ATVs for youth riders)
Prairie Unleashed (Kawasaki ATV)


E-newsletter (e-zine) News Alerts
"Precision Pays"  (E-zine on GPS-based farm technology that
pays)
8 Steps to More Profitable Grain Marketing
Best Use of Bt for Corn Borers
Five Most Common Spraying Mistakes
Gear Up and Throttle Down to Save Fuel
Grow 100 Bushel Soybeans Annually?
Guidance System Buying - What to Consider
Judge Consultant Value for Your Farm
Judge Profits from On-farm Research
Plan Your Soybean Scouting
Precision Technology - What Works, What Pays
Scout Corn Early to Save Yield
Save Bushels with Soybean Seed Treatments
Wheat Rotation Plan Boosts Income
When Weeds Rob Corn Yields


Farm Production
"Read the IP Print" (Identity Preserved grain contracts)
"Precision Pays"  (E-zine on GPS-based farm technology that
pays)
"What's Driving Early Planting?" (yield boost requires
management)
"Dig into Crop Insurance" (steps to help gain proper coverage)
"Drift Too Swift?" (10 steps to control illegal spray drift)
"Drought Buster" (corn coming to better resist drought)
"Why Battle Weeds?" (change focus to save crop yield)
"Crop Checkup" (can fungicides boost plant health)
"Commodity Grains No More" (profit from identity-preserved
grains)
"Following Glyphosate" (what's next for resistant weeds)


Fuels / Ethanol
"Watch Diesel Fuel Changes" (buying changes with new diesel)
Gear Up and Throttle Down to Save Fuel


Industry Outlook (agriculture)
"Trendspotting - Beyond the Lightbar" (Driverless tractor
trends)
"Turning the Corner" (farm machinery industry outlook)
"Soybean Weed Control: Clash of Technologies" (industry
change)
"Buy into Weed Biology" (study weeds to optimize control)
"Biotech Education" (need to educate consumers)


Industry Consolidation
"Seeds of Change"  (predicted huge changes in agriculture)
"Mature and Shrinking Fast" (chemical industry outlook)


Buying Trends
"Buy into Bundling Benefits" (buying complimentary products)
"E-Commerce Realigns for Growth" (on-line buying trends)
"Pursuit of the E-Deal" (on-line buying)


E-Business (retailers)
"Love Your Email" column
"The Forgotten Turkey" column
"Bank these Internet Ideas" column


E-Learning (business trade)
“Creative Learning Pays” (value of distance learning)


Op-Ed
"Remove the Blinders" (op-ed on organic farming)


Technology - Buildings
"Built Fast to Last" (swine building technology)


Technology - Machinery
"Precision Pays"  (E-zine on GPS-based farm technology that
pays)
"Trendspotting - Beyond the Lightbar" (Driverless tractor
trends)
"Weeds…Cameras…Action" (spraying technology innovation)
"German Tractor Technology" (unique CVT transmission)
"Catching the Drift" (sprayer nozzle technology)
"Steel Weeders" (rotary hoes aid weed control)


Technology Outlook
"Drought Buster" (corn coming to better resist drought)
"In the Year 2013" (technology predictions for 2013)
"Why Battle Weeds?" (change focus to save crop yield)
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