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Margy Eckelkamp

Margy Eckelkamp is an award-winning journalist who serves as the Editor of The Scoop magazine, Top Producer magazine, and The Daily Scoop newsletter. She also the host of The Scoop Podcast and is a key contributor to AgWeb and other Farm Journal publications.

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Retail Industry
Monette Farms Land Sale Extended to Dec. 4, No Reason Given
The debt of the business is more than $900 million, and the 19 property listings are valued at approximately 1.05 billion Canadian.
October 30, 2026 01:47 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
Chemical Totes
Retail Business
Judge Sends FTC’s Case Against Syngenta’s Key AI Rebates to a Jury
A federal judge says the FTC and 12 states have enough evidence for a jury to decide whether Syngenta’s Key AI rebates illegally kept generics out and grower prices up. Corteva already settled with the FTC.
October 29, 2026 11:41 AM
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Margy Eckelkamp
Ag Vote 2026 - special coverage by Farm Journal
Retail Industry
From the Farm to the Hill: 48 Candidates Look to Bring New ‘Ag Blood’ to D.C.
Forty-three candidates are running for the House and five for the Senate with backgrounds on apple orchards, dairy farms and cattle ranches.
October 29, 2026 09:50 AM
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potash phosphate fertilizer cover crop - By Lindsey Pound
Retail Business
USDA’s $1.34B for Fertilizer Supply: What It Does and Doesn’t Change for 2027
Farmers have to manage 2027 costs around a supply crunch driven by the Strait of Hormuz, European gas prices, and falling corn prices. The FIELDS awards committed $1.34 billion to eight domestic fertilizer projects on Oct. 22, and Josh Linville of StoneX says it is a real step in the right direction that still falls well short of what farmers need.
October 28, 2026 11:24 AM
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Margy Eckelkamp
Railroad - Grain elevator - Lindsey Pound
Retail Business
Elevators Own More Grain This Harvest. Watch Basis
Farmers who sold outright on the rally handed elevators the grain, the financing and the margin-call exposure. CoBank’s Tanner Ehmke says that could slow basis gains as the 2026 crop moves to market.
October 26, 2026 02:34 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
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Retail Business
Growmark Takes Minority Stake in Indiana Ammonia Plant
The co-op’s investment in Wabash Valley Resources backs a 500,000-metric-ton anhydrous ammonia facility that is not expected to produce until 2029.
October 26, 2026 01:46 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
The Scoop podcast hosts conversations with retailers and industry leaders on topics affecting ag retail today and in the future
Retail Business
WinField’s Grower Finance Program Grew Over 50% in 2026 and Opened 2027 a Month Early
Rory Peddicord says the supplier program is built to put a cash flow tool in growers’ hands, with a focus on liquidity over equity.
October 21, 2026 08:14 AM
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Margy Eckelkamp
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Retail Business
Three Mysteries Haunting the Farm Economy, And the Clues To Watch
Meridian Ag Advisor’s Wesley Davis puts data behind 10 puzzles in the 2026 farm economy. Three of them: land values that won’t fall, input costs that won’t ease and a downturn that looks like the 1980s until it doesn’t.
October 20, 2026 12:06 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
The Scoop podcast hosts conversations with retailers and industry leaders on topics affecting ag retail today and in the future
Retail Business
Turn the Barns, Win the Season: Innvictis’s Justin Greer on 2027
Innvictis Crop Care’s Justin Greer says off-patent chemistry, tighter inventory and a field-level view shape how the company plans for the next season.
October 20, 2026 12:00 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
ClearCost CEO Keith Busch
Retail Business
ClearCost Says It Will ‘Turn the Lights On’ in Bulk Fertilizer Trading
ClearCost CEO Keith Busch says the platform will post state-level delivered prices, hold payment until product moves and, eventually, support hedging, with the redeveloped version due in January.
October 15, 2026 11:07 AM
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Margy Eckelkamp