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Welcome to a special year-end edition of CropLife Retail Week. Eric Sfiligoj and Matt Hopkins break down the five biggest stories that drove reader interest in 2025 — from glyphosate uncertainty and trade tensions to the mega rail merger, the Corteva split, and the coming ESA requirements heading into 2026.

Read the stories mentioned in this episode: 

Glyphosate’s Final Act?

https://www.croplife.com/editorial/eric_sfiligoj/end-of-the-line-for-roundup-bayer-signals-glyphosates-final-act-may-be-near/

https://www.croplife.com/crop-inputs/herbicides/making-america-hungry-again-the-battle-for-glyphosate/

Trade Tensions

https://www.croplife.com/management/tariffs-trade-and-uncertainty-whats-next-for-agriculture/

https://www.croplife.com/management/shutdown-aftermath-leaves-agriculture-with-big-decisions-on-aid-tariffs-and-the-farm-bill/

Mega Rail Merger

https://www.croplife.com/management/croplife-retail-week-mega-railroad-merger-shakes-agriculture-what-farmers-need-to-know/

Corteva Split

https://www.croplife.com/management/croplife-retail-week-corteva-shake-up-enlist-lawsuit-and-ag-tech-funding-insights/

https://www.croplife.com/crop-inputs/5-key-things-ag-retailers-should-know-about-cortevas-split/

The Coming of ESA

https://www.croplife.com/crop-inputs/herbicides/the-coming-of-esa-what-it-means-for-crop-protection/

https://www.croplife.com/special-reports/new-2026-esa-technical-guide-arms-ag-retailers-with-essential-mitigation-tools/

Top Features for 2025

Thinking Big: Nutrien’s Global Vision

https://www.croplife.com/croplife-top-100/nutrien-big-company-big-plans/

Star of the West Milling: 155 Years and Still Growing

https://www.croplife.com/croplife-top-100/star-of-the-west-milling-155-years-strong-and-still-growing-in-frankenmuth/

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