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Valent’s Rapidicil getting closer to commercialization

Valent’s Rapidicil getting closer to commercialization

At last year’s Commodity Classic show in Denver, Valent U.S.A. unveiled its newest active herbicide ingredient, Rapidicil. Since then, research has shown that Rapidicil can help control a variety of weeds when paired with tank mix partners. Pat Clay, product development manager of herbicides at Valent, said Rapidicil acts incredibly quickly. Clay said the past two years of research have allowed them work with universities, identify which weeds Rapidicil is most effective against, and narrow...

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USDA releases December 2025 red meat export data

USDA releases December 2025 red meat export data

U.S. pork exports posted the second highest value and third largest volume on record in 2025, according to year-end data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom said this follows a record-setting...

Farmer bridge assistance enrollment period begins

Farmer bridge assistance enrollment period begins

During the keynote speech at USDA’s Ag Outlook Forum last Friday, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that the applications for the farmer bridge assistance program would open ahead of schedule. The application process is now open as of Monday February 23rd, says...

Farm Bill 2.0 provides additional certainty

Farm Bill 2.0 provides additional certainty

House Ag Committee Chair GT Thompson recently released the text of Farm Bill 2.0, or the “Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026.” Groups like the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association welcomed the provisions that strengthen the agriculture measures included in...

Naig voices frustration over stalled federal E15 progress

Naig voices frustration over stalled federal E15 progress

Federal movement on year-round E15 access remains uncertain as February winds down, leaving biofuels supporters waiting for clearer direction from Congress. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig says frustration is growing among ethanol advocates who believed...

RFA blames divided oil industry for no year-round E15 deal

RFA blames divided oil industry for no year-round E15 deal

The Renewable Fuels Association says that a deal on year-round E15 access could have crossed the finish line if not for infighting between a divided oil industry. Renewable Fuels Association Senior Vice-President Troy Bredenkamp says most of the oil industry was on...

U.S. Export Sales Report (2-20-26)

U.S. Export Sales Report (2-20-26)

The weekly export sales report was significantly overshadowed by trade deal news and the Supreme Court’s decision to rule against President Trump’s tariff authority, but that doesn’t change the fact that both the corn and soybean markets saw uncharacteristically good...

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