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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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New Products
Koch Launches Centuro A-PRO: Reducing Nitrogen Stabilizer Use Rates by 67%
Centuro A-PRO is a more concentrated formulation of the original Centuro, containing a higher concentration of the active ingredient, Pronitridine.
April 24, 2026 02:22 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 Business
Why Traceability is Table Stakes in the Grain Business
Industry leaders shed light on the reality of the 45Z tax credit and how it is already reshaping supply sheds.
April 21, 2026 09:20 AM
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Retail Industry
Farmers Don’t Use AI for Answers — They Use It to Think Better
Four ways artificial intelligence helps these farmers manage their business.
April 17, 2026 10:07 AM
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Retail Business
Ag Retail’s Leadership Shift: 16 CEO Changes at U.S. Cooperatives
Here’s a roundup of the CEO announcements from across the U.S. ag retail cooperative landscape.
April 15, 2026 05:16 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
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Retail Training
Top 5 Reasons Ag Retailers Lose Talent and How to Fix Them
Explore the growing disconnect between competitive pay and work-life balance with exclusive data from The Scoop’s annual salary and benefits survey.
April 15, 2026 12:02 PM
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Retail Training
How Growmark’s New AI Agronomy Agent Turns Data Overload into Field-Level Wins
By partnering with Intelinair and Anthropic, Growmark is “disrupting itself” to build a technology-core for the next generation of farming.
April 15, 2026 12:16 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
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Retail Business
Industry Insight: See How Your Business Compares With Pay and Benefits for Key Roles
The Scoop’s annual salary survey offers benchmarking data to aid with recruiting and retaining ag retail employees.
April 14, 2026 11:47 AM
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Margy Eckelkamp
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Retail Business
Beyond the Cycle: Why the Current Ag Downturn is a Structural Evolution
Today’s market is evolving, not just correcting, according to ag economists. To win the long game, farmers are using generics and delaying machinery purchases as trade shifts to allies and consumers demand premium meat portions.
April 13, 2026 04:00 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
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Retail Business
2026 Mergers and Acquisitions Already Reshaping Ag Retail
From a ‘squeeze on the middle’ to rapid regional expansion, the first four months of the year reveal an industry-wide push for scale and long-term competitiveness.
April 08, 2026 01:27 PM
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Retail Business
Keystone Cooperative Aims to Invest $22 Million in Infrastructure
Strategic upgrades at regional hubs aim to provide faster service and enhanced reliability for member-owners across the Midwest.
April 08, 2026 09:23 AM
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