CropLife Retail Week
A weekly video for members of the ag retail community to keep track of the news of the week and find out what happened at various in-person industry events.
Episodes

Feb 27, 2026
Feb 27, 2026
7 min
In this episode, CropLife Editor Eric Sfiligoj and Lauren Milligan, Content Specialist for AgriBusiness Global and the host for Ag Tech Talk podcast, discuss HPPD-resistance and explore the tech and strategies shaping the 2026 growing season.Stay up to date with the latest insights in crop protection, ag retail, and agricultural innovation from CropLife Magazine. We bring you expert interviews, product spotlights, and in-depth coverage of precision ag, sustainable farming, ag tech, and more.Visit our website: https://www.croplife.comSubscribe for more ag retail news and updates.#CropLife #AgRetail #Agribusiness #PrecisionAg #CropProtection #AgTech

Feb 20, 2026
Feb 20, 2026
16 min
The 2026 growing season is officially shifting into high gear with plenty to watch going forward. In this episode, CropLife Editor Eric Sfiligoj and Amy Asmus, Owner of Asmus Farm Supply break down the Farm Bill 2.0 in DC, the return of dicamba with new EPA labels, and why the USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement) renewal is the biggest trade story to watch this July.Stay up to date with the latest insights in crop protection, ag retail, and agricultural innovation from CropLife Magazine. We bring you expert interviews, product spotlights, and in-depth coverage of precision ag, sustainable farming, ag tech, and more.Visit our website: https://www.croplife.comSubscribe for more ag retail news and updates.#CropLife #AgRetail #Agribusiness #PrecisionAg #CropProtection #AgTech

Feb 13, 2026
Feb 13, 2026
15 min
Eric Sfiligoj, Editor for CropLife and Beck Barnes, Editor for Cotton Grower, break down what dicamba reauthorization might mean for farmers, present the latest 2026 cotton acreage projections, and preview the upcoming Commodity Classic and Mid-South Farm & Gin Show.Stay up to date with the latest insights in crop protection, ag retail, and agricultural innovation from CropLife Magazine. We bring you expert interviews, product spotlights, and in-depth coverage of precision ag, sustainable farming, ag tech, and more.Visit our website: https://www.croplife.comSubscribe for more ag retail news and updates.#AgTech #Dicamba #Farming2026 #CottonGrower #CropLife #AgRetail #CommodityClassic

Feb 6, 2026
Feb 6, 2026
20 min
Join Eric Sfiligoj and Amy Asmus (Asmus Farm Supply) for a deep dive into the biggest stories hitting the ag retail world this week. This includes new leadership at Nutrien, a dicamba update, and the fight over year-around E15.Stay up to date with the latest insights in crop protection, ag retail, and agricultural innovation from CropLife Magazine. We bring you expert interviews, product spotlights, and in-depth coverage of precision ag, sustainable farming, ag tech, and more.Visit our website: https://www.croplife.comSubscribe for more ag retail news and updates.#AgRetail #AgricultureNews #Dicamba #Nutrien #E15 #Farming2026 #CropLife

Jan 23, 2026
Jan 23, 2026
19 min
This week is a “clip show” from the Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association (IFCA) Annual Meeting in Peoria, IL. Hear highlights on IFCA priorities for 2026, the ag industry conversation around the Make America Healthy Again movement, what the farm economy could look like heading into the season, and where AI may help (and where humans still have to own the decisions).Stay up to date with the latest insights in crop protection, ag retail, and agricultural innovation from CropLife Magazine. We bring you expert interviews, product spotlights, and in-depth coverage of precision ag, sustainable farming, ag tech, and more.Visit our website: https://www.croplife.comSubscribe for more ag retail news and updates.#AgRetail #Agriculture #FarmEconomy #CropProtection #Fertilizer #PrecisionAg #AgTech #ArtificialIntelligence #NutrientStewardship #SoilHealth #Pesticides #RetailAgronomy #CommodityMarkets #AgBusiness #IFCA

Jan 15, 2026
Jan 15, 2026
18 min
This episode, Editors Eric Sfiligoj and Beck Barnes dig into what’s happened at the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, cotton acreage projections and EPA’s move to reevaluate paraquat.Stay up to date with the latest insights in crop protection, ag retail, and agricultural innovation from CropLife Magazine. We bring you expert interviews, product spotlights, and in-depth coverage of precision ag, sustainable farming, ag tech, and more.Visit our website: https://www.croplife.comSubscribe for more ag retail news and updates.#Cotton #AgNews #FarmPolicy #USDA #CommodityMarkets #CottonFutures #NationalCottonCouncil #BeltwideCottonConference #RowCrops #AgRetail #CropProtection #Paraquat #FarmEconomy #2026Outlook #Agriculture

Jan 9, 2026
Jan 9, 2026
8 min
Bridge payments are on the way. We break down what it could mean heading into the 2026 season. Also, CropLife provides an update on China’s promised U.S. soybean purchases in 2025.Stay up to date with the latest insights in crop protection, ag retail, and agricultural innovation from CropLife Magazine. We bring you expert interviews, product spotlights, and in-depth coverage of precision ag, sustainable farming, ag tech, and more.Visit our website: https://www.croplife.comSubscribe for more ag retail news and updates.#CropLife #RetailWeek #AgNews #FarmAid #USDA #RowCrops #Soybeans #Corn #Wheat #Cotton #Tariffs #ChinaTrade #FarmEconomy #FarmerSentiment #BiotechCrops #SeedTech

Jan 2, 2026
Jan 2, 2026
15 min
In this episode, Editor Eric Sfiligoj chats with Jason Solberg, the new interim President at the Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association (IFCA), about industry topics and the organization’s upcoming annual meeting in Peoria, IL.https://www.ifca.com/Stay up to date with the latest insights in crop protection, ag retail, and agricultural innovation from CropLife Magazine. We bring you expert interviews, product spotlights, and in-depth coverage of precision ag, sustainable farming, ag tech, and more.Visit our website: https://www.croplife.comSubscribe for more ag retail news and updates.#CropLife #AgRetail #Agribusiness #PrecisionAg #CropProtection #AgTech

Dec 26, 2025
Dec 26, 2025
10 min
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 Tensionshttps://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 Mergerhttps://www.croplife.com/management/croplife-retail-week-mega-railroad-merger-shakes-agriculture-what-farmers-need-to-know/Corteva Splithttps://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 ESAhttps://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 2025Thinking Big: Nutrien’s Global Visionhttps://www.croplife.com/croplife-top-100/nutrien-big-company-big-plans/Star of the West Milling: 155 Years and Still Growinghttps://www.croplife.com/croplife-top-100/star-of-the-west-milling-155-years-strong-and-still-growing-in-frankenmuth/Subscribe for weekly ag retail news, policy updates, and trend coverage.Stay up to date with the latest insights in crop protection, ag retail, and agricultural innovation from CropLife Magazine. We bring you expert interviews, product spotlights, and in-depth coverage of precision ag, sustainable farming, ag tech, and more.Visit our website: https://www.croplife.comSubscribe for more ag retail news and updates.#AgRetail #CropLife #RetailWeek #AgNews #Glyphosate #Roundup #Corteva #FarmBill #Tariffs #RailMerger #Fertilizer #EndangeredSpeciesAct #ESA #AgTech #Nutrien

Dec 18, 2025
Dec 18, 2025
2 min
A holiday tradition continues with Editor Eric Sfiligoj reading the classic “’Twas the Night Before Christmas,” with a decidedly CropLife twist.Stay up to date with the latest insights in crop protection, ag retail, and agricultural innovation from CropLife Magazine. We bring you expert interviews, product spotlights, and in-depth coverage of precision ag, sustainable farming, ag tech, and more.Visit our website: https://www.croplife.comSubscribe for more ag retail news and updates.#CropLife #AgRetail #Agribusiness #PrecisionAg #CropProtection #AgTech









