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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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The Grain Storage Predicament: One-Two Punch of Trade Uncertainty and Big Yields
As farmers harvest their 2025 crop, post-harvest logistics are growing in complexity as elevators fill, river levels are low and trade destinations are unknown.
October 07, 2025 09:19 AM
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Take It Outside: Onetime Indoor Ag Pioneers See Opportunity Out In The Field
Serial entrepreneurs Jack Oslan and Nate Storey have a thesis that artificial intelligence can provide real-time soil nutrient analysis for row crop agriculture.
October 07, 2025 07:16 AM
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The Key to Reversing Low River Levels and Shoring Up Critical Infrastructure
October is a big month for barge transportation on the Mississippi River, but restrictions are in place and the weather forecast shows little promise for improving water levels.
October 03, 2025 10:45 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
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The Scoop Podcast: What’s Next For Ag Drone Application?
Lukas Koch is CEO of Kelly Hills Unmanned Systems, which spun out of an ag retail business. From bigger, faster drones that could fly farther, Koch shares more about what the future of application via drone looks like.
October 02, 2025 06:28 AM
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The Arthur Companies Acquires Minnesota Ag Retailer and North Dakota Ag Aviation Company
“AgriMax is a great fit for The Arthur Companies because its culture and how they’ve served growers,” says James Burgum, CEO of The Arthur Companies. “We are two independent businesses that have competed to earn growers’ business and trust—first and foremost.”
October 01, 2025 11:01 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
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The Scoop Podcast: What’s Shaping The Future of Ag Retail?
Ken Zuckerberg, leads the global research team at CHS through its CHS Market Advisors division, and he says the winds of change are blowing as the crop cycle continues to search for a bottom.
September 30, 2025 02:02 PM
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Building the Future: Partnerships Bring Essential Infrastructure to Rural Areas
Compeer Financial has spearheaded pilot projects to show how collaboration can create a fly-wheel to better life in farm country.
September 29, 2025 02:13 PM
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How Will The Ag Economy Climb Out of Its Bottom?
There’s light at the end of the tunnel, but we might not see it completely turn around for two to three years,” says Grant Gardner, University of Kentucky ag economist.
September 26, 2025 10:10 AM
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Drought Spreads: Precipitation Amounts Are Stagnant But Delivery Is More Extreme
New analysis from AccuWeather points to the increasing frequency of heavy rain events, resulting in greater flood risk
September 23, 2025 05:04 PM
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Negative Crop Margins: Sec. Rollins Explains Three Thresholds For Farmer Payments
“I’ve had conversations with lawmakers on the hill, counterparts in the white house and across the cabinet. We are putting together options from A to Z, so when the President decides it’s time, we can step in,” she says.
September 19, 2025 04:27 PM
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