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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
Pivot Bio Closes California Offices, Consolidates To Midwest
The biofertilizer company is consolidating its research and development to St. Louis and opening headquarters in a yet to be announced Midwest location.
June 19, 2025 11:15 AM
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Retail Industry
There’s a Gen X Sized Hole In Agribusiness Leadership
“The 1980s farm crisis didn’t just damage balance sheets. It’s changed the interest of being involved in agriculture. That gap is being realized today in board rooms, field offices, agronomy teams and more,” said Aaron Locker, Managing Director, Kincannon & Reed.
June 18, 2025 01:51 PM
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Retail Industry
Ag Retail Business Insights: Entry-Level Salaries and Benefits for Key Roles
Uncover industry trends with the results of The Scoop’s annual salary survey.
June 18, 2025 01:00 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 Business
The Scoop Podcast: How Carbon Markets Have Changed
“The carbon markets are maturing. The next phase is product-based carbon programs,” says Thad England, director of U.S. strategic accounts with Groundwork BioAg.
June 18, 2025 12:23 PM
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Retail Business
Meet Buddy: Bushel Announces AI Assistant within Its CRM
Bushel has created its own chat bot using large language models and APIs to its platform data including CRM data, interactions, calls, and transactional data from the ERP.
June 17, 2025 02:44 PM
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New Products
Unlocking The Value of Applied Phosphorus: How Solubility Changed Everything For This Farmer
As a director of an on-farm research business with a footprint in North Dakota and Iowa, and a 3,000-acre farmer himself, Chad Rubbelke approaches long-standing struggles with optimism that the next idea may just work.
June 15, 2025 09:41 AM
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Retail Industry
After Israel Strikes Iran, Heightened Focus on Wartime Premiums in Fertilizer Market
“For now, we don’t believe there’s going to be much in the effect in terms of fertilizer production from either country, though it would be a little silly to not consider it,” says Josh Linville from StoneX.
June 13, 2025 01:33 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
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Retail Industry
Next Chapter: Merger For BW Fusion Also Ushers In First Ever CEO
Founded in 2019, BW Fusion recently merged with biological company Biodyne, and field data management platform Agronomy 365.
June 12, 2025 10:01 AM
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Retail Training
The Scoop Podcast: A Crop That Feeds The Soil and Feeds Livestock
As director of R&D and Innovation at Forge Genetics International, Emily Meccage has a lot to share about the breeding work being done for alfalfa.
June 11, 2025 08:00 AM
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Retail Business
Quiet Crisis, Unfolding Rapidly: Big Questions Remain For Next Gen Farmers
“We must ensure that we make a way for young and beginning farmers to fill our boots,” said Zippy Duvall, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation.
June 10, 2025 01:46 PM
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