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Cargill Recognized for AI Innovation | 2025 Top Producer Women in Ag Award Named | E15 Spending Pulled From New Gov't Spending Bill

Compilation of News from Industry Sources (January 26, 2026)


Cargill recognized for AI, data-driven innovation Cargill was named a winner in the 2026 BIG Innovation Awards by the Business Intelligence Group and designated as a Top 10 Innovator, recognizing the company’s approach to innovation across the global food and agriculture system. Cargill was honored in the Innovative Organizations category.


As a shining example of an advocate and agricultural innovator, Kimberly Ratcliff, ranch manager at Caney Creek Ranch and CEO of Ratcliff Premium Meats was named the 2025 Top Producer Women in Ag Award, sponsored by NewLeaf Symbiotics. Ratcliff was a speaker at the 2022 Women in Agribusiness Summit in Dallas.


As lawmakers rush to avoid another shutdown, the push for year-round E15 fuel lands on the cutting room floor. Now lawmakers are calling for a study while farmers call for support.















 
 

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