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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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Multi-State Grain Merchandiser Files for Bankruptcy: What Farmers Should Know
Earlier this week, Omaha-Nebraska based Hansen-Mueller Co. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
November 19, 2025 05:06 PM
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Retail Business
WinField United Deploys Artificial Intelligence To Improve Its Agronomic Adviser Retention
The project has two goals: support retail agronomists in their recommendations and support decisions with a focus on return on investment.
November 19, 2025 10:17 AM
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Retail Industry
Normal La Niña Pattern to Return By Thanksgiving
Leading ag meteorologists share the weather drivers they are watching.
November 18, 2025 03:15 PM
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Retail Industry
Why We’re Seeing More Bird Flu Infections Earlier
“We typically don’t see avian influenza until January or February,” says Rebecca Eifert Joniskan, president of the Indiana State Poultry Association. “This year we started October 9.”
November 18, 2025 10:20 AM
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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: What the Government Shut Down and Trade Updates Mean for Ag Retailers
Hunter Carpenter from ARA’s public policy team joins The Scoop Podcast to share an update.
November 14, 2025 04:38 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 Industry
The Scoop Podcast: When We Could Flip Into An El Nino Pattern
Matt Makens from Makens Weather shares a recap of the weather trends most effecting agriculture in 2025 and gives a preview for his outlook going into 2026.
November 14, 2025 02:25 PM
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Retail Industry
Why the Northern Lights Are More Like Caution Lights to Farmers
Space weather is monitored for its effects on activities on Earth, including GPS reliability
November 12, 2025 10:27 AM
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Nutrien Scoop August 24
Retail Business
Nutrien Says Quality and Resilience Are Its Fertilizer Focus, Will Review Options for Its Phosphate Business
The company also announced a transition in leadership for its retail division.
November 10, 2025 09:40 AM
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Retail Industry
Is China a National Security Threat to U.S. Agriculture?
A new report spotlights how agricultural acquisitions and business strategy linked to the Chinese government have amassed production and power, and it’s being called into question by policy thinktank America First Policy Institute (AFPI).
November 06, 2025 03:22 PM
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Retail Business
What Row Crop Farmers Can Expect, Rabo Gives Harvest Outlook
Strong production numbers and government policies support the thesis of higher costs for longer.
October 31, 2025 08:52 AM
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