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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
If Bridge Payments Are Temporary, What’s the Path to Long-Term Certainty for Farmers?
In a recent one-on-one interview, Luke Lindberg highlights the three-point plan and the three-step process Ag Secretary Rollins and the team at USDA are deploying to create what they are calling “the new golden age for American agriculture.”
December 17, 2025 03:03 PM
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Growmark Expands St. Louis Manufacturing With Biologicals Production Plant
“It also allows Growmark to influence another critical point in the ag value chain to better serve its members and customers,” said Growmark Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Brad Drake.
December 17, 2025 02:38 PM
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How Does Autonomous Machinery Stack Up Against Labor Costs on Midwest Row Crop Farms?
A first-of-its-kind academic analysis looks at labor rates and current autonomous solutions to spur a discussion on the tipping point for when the tech pays.
December 15, 2025 01:35 PM
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Retail Business
Legal Battles and Study Retraction Continue to Spotlight Glyphosate’s Uncertain Future
The Supreme Court is reported to consider a glyphosate case in the coming calendar year.
December 11, 2025 09:51 AM
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Retail Industry
How Trump’s Bridge Payments Could Affect Farmland Prices
The bridge payment announcement coincides with the busiest time of year with higher volumes of land sales; 40% or greater of annual volumes occur in the fourth quarter for some ag real estate companies.
December 10, 2025 11:45 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: Jeff Tarsi Reflects on 40 Years in Ag Retail
Just before his retirement from Nutrien, Jeff Tarsi talks about his career and how ag retail has evolved over the past four decades.
December 05, 2025 01:19 PM
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Retail Industry
AGCO Names Its 20th Operator of the Year
At the 2025 ARA Conference and Expo, AGCO announced the winner from three finalists.
December 04, 2025 05:27 PM
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Retail Industry
Operation Easy: How Five Star Cooperative’s Digital Journey Earned Top Innovation Honors
With the voice of customer research, the Iowa co-op set out to become the supplier of choice with the goal of making business easy.
December 03, 2025 10:00 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
The Scoop Podcast: How Illinois Retailers Are Focusing on Nutrient Stewardship
The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy is an in-depth look at the practices, products and processes retailers and farmers are using.
December 01, 2025 09:42 AM
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Retail Industry
Q&A With a Soil Health Steward
For the past 10 years, Wayne Honeycutt has led the organization he founded, The Soil Health Institute, to elevate the concept of science bringing improved environmental stewardship and yield potential via a focus on the soil. At the beginning of 2026, he’ll retire and hand over the reigns of the organization. Here he shares reflections on a career focused on sustainability.
December 01, 2025 08:42 AM
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