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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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Chris Reynolds Nutrien
Retail Business
Inside Nutrien’s Business Mandate: Commit To the Customer, Deliver Efficiency
Eight years after the merger of Agrium and Potash Corp. to form Nutrien, the company deploys an updated strategy unifying wholesale and retail operations.
February 03, 2026 09:06 AM
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Margy Eckelkamp
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Retail Industry
Farmer Financials: From a Yellow Light to a Check Engine Warning
Heading into 2026, recent surveys pinpoint which farmer segments are most concerned about their balance sheets.
January 30, 2026 03:00 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
Kevin Kalb
New Products
Double Take On Biologicals: How A Yield Champ Found An Application That Redeemed A Product Category
Before the 2025 growing season, Kevin Kalb had tried more than 30 biological products. And he had all but written off the entire product category.
January 29, 2026 02:14 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
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Retail Industry
In The Bull’s-Eye For USDA: Foreign-Owned Land, Breaking Up Anti-Competitive Practices and More
USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden outlined a list of priority topics for the agency in 2026.
January 23, 2026 12:02 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
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Retail Industry
America’s Top 100 Landowners: The Totals Are Bigger And Consolidation Continues
“There is increasing concentration by leading landowners in that asset class. Number 100 in 2007 was 75,000 acres. Now it’s 170,000 acres,” says Eric O’Keefe, editor of The Land Report.
January 23, 2026 10:52 AM
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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
Ag Retailers Association Says These Issues and Policies Are On the Forefront
With its upcoming legislative fly-in, ARA’s policy team has been working on its priorities for the year ahead.
January 20, 2026 10:03 AM
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Margy Eckelkamp
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Retail Industry
Surface Transportation Board Rejects Rail Merger App Because It’s ‘Incomplete’
By law the board said they must reject the application, which was filed on December 19, and this is done without prejudice—so the applicants can refile an application with the necessary fixes.
January 19, 2026 08:42 AM
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Margy Eckelkamp
U.S. Supreme Court
Retail Industry
Supreme Court Will Review Roundup Case
A decision is expected by June 2026.
January 16, 2026 03:39 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
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Retail Industry
USDA Trade Team Returns from Malaysia with a Focus on These Key Ag Products
USDA Undersecretary Luke Lindberg says the big takeaway is establishing a level playing field for U.S. producers and building opportunities from there.
January 16, 2026 05:19 AM
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Margy Eckelkamp
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Retail Industry
Closing the Transparency Gap: Ag Data Group Updates Its Model Agreement
Artificial intelligence, and other developments since its first draft five years ago, spurred Ag Data Transparent to review its industry standard contract.
January 14, 2026 04:05 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
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