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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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Overfed, Underfed: Biological Seed Treatment Tackles the Efficiency Gap on High-Ammonium Corn
Sound Agriculture adds seed treatment to its product portfolio, with nutrient use efficiency in focus.
September 15, 2026 09:26 PM
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Retail Industry
CHS to Build $700 Million Soybean Crush Plant in Evansville, Wisconsin
The Evansville facility will be Wisconsin’s first large-scale soybean crush plant — processing 80 million bushels annually and lifting CHS’s total crush capacity by more than two-thirds when it opens in 2028.
September 14, 2026 02:40 PM
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Retail Business
Ever.Ag Names New CEO as It Pushes Deeper Into AI for Ag Retail
Rhonda Bassett-Spiers succeeds Scott Sexton, who built Ever.Ag through more than a decade of acquisitions, as the company rolls out its Everett AI engine across FieldAlytics and MerchantAg.
September 14, 2026 01:59 PM
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Retail Business
Farmers Research Online, They Still Buy From You
A survey of 5,500 farmers found the influence of nontechnical sales reps down 17 points in North America while agronomists held flat. The difference isn’t who calls on the grower. It’s what they bring when they get there.
September 09, 2026 10:13 PM
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The Scoop podcast hosts conversations with retailers and industry leaders on topics affecting ag retail today and in the future
Retail Industry
The Scoop Podcast: Congress Has Weeks, Not Months, to Deliver for Ag Retail
The Agricultural Retailers Association’s policy team joined the Scoop Podcast to lay out what’s still in play this fall — a stalled Senate farm bill, a disaster aid package hung up over its price tag, a labor rule sent back to the drawing board, and a rail merger they say will cost ag shippers competition.
September 08, 2026 01:24 PM
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Retail Industry
IFCA’s New President on Why Agriculture Needs a Louder Voice in Springfield
Jenny Webb took over the Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association in July with the goal of bringing the industry’s purpose and concerns closer to the lawmakers in Springfield.
September 03, 2026 03:14 PM
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Retail Industry
Monette Farms Land Sale: Bid Selection Begins as Cash Runs Low
The monitor overseeing the court-supervised sale of 274,000 acres can begin designating winning bids as of Sept. 1.
September 01, 2026 03:58 PM
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Retail Industry
‘We’re Getting Checks Back': Inside the Farmer-Owned AgTech Fund
USDA certification clears Farm Credit institutions to invest in the Farmers Innovation Fund — the financing arm of a network where farmers pick the startups, run the trials and hold the equity.
September 03, 2026 01:03 PM
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AGCO Expands Application Lineup at MAGIE 2026 With Massey Ferguson Sprayer
The company put three self-propelled application platforms in front of retailers and custom applicators in Bloomington — and gave Massey Ferguson its most prominent floor space yet.
September 03, 2026 02:04 PM
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Retail Business
Aligned Ag Distributors Adds New Owner
Oregon-based Pratum Cooperative joins the retailer-owned distribution company as its 13th owner.
September 02, 2026 02:40 PM
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