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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
New Product of the Year 2025 Runner-Up: BenVireo TerraLux From Wilbur-Ellis
Wilbur-Ellis says its BenVireo TerraLux ammonium nitrate fertilizer aims to revolutionize how organic nitrogen is applied.
March 03, 2026 01:30 PM
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New Products
Biotrinsic Nemora FP Selected as New Product of the Year 2025
Voted by The Scoop’s readers as the best new product released this past year, Indigo Ag’s Biotrinsic Nemora FP uses endophytic crop protection to multiply rapidly, providing full-season protection for soybean cyst nematode.
March 03, 2026 08:00 AM
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Retail Industry
USDA Forecasts Significant Drop in U.S. Ag Trade Deficit as Exports Rise
USDA Under Secretary Luke Lindberg points to strategic deals and surging dairy, ethanol and corn exports driving the U.S. toward an ag trade surplus
February 27, 2026 02:58 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 Training
Ag Retail Executive Search Trends: The New Must-Haves for 2026
A wave of retirements is creating an issue where a lot of experience is walking out of the door. Simultaneously, there’s an increased need for financial prowess in leadership.
February 19, 2026 03:30 PM
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Retail Industry
Trump’s Glyphosate Executive Order Frames Food Security As National Security
The executive order outlines why and how USDA will ensure adequate supplies of elemental phosphates and glyphosate herbicides.
February 19, 2026 09:43 AM
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Retail Industry
Bayer Proposes Class Settlement Deal in Monsanto’s Roundup Litigation
Almost two years ago, then-new CEO Bill Anderson said it was his goal to have the legal liabilities “under control” by 2026.
February 17, 2026 02:09 PM
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Retail Business
Lawsuit Claims Rail Fee Blocks Competition, Cuts Plains Farmers’ Grain Prices
Weskan Grain and local producers take on Union Pacific and K&O Railroad in an antitrust battle over access to the rehabilitated Towner Line.
February 12, 2026 02:39 PM
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Retail Industry
Lawmakers Raise Concerns Over Ag Shipping Impacts in Proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger
Rep. Dusty Johnson and 47 lawmakers urge STB to review UP-NS merger’s impact on ag and competition.
February 08, 2026 09:52 PM
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New Products
Ostara’s Crystal Green Relaunches as CG P2X, Emphasizing Efficiency
The new naming structure also signals additional products expected from Ostara’s pipeline.
February 06, 2026 11:12 AM
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Retail Business
Agri Spray Drones and WinField United Partner to Scale Aerial Application
In 2025, according to the American Spray Drone Coalition, about 10.3 million acres were sprayed by uncrewed aircraft.
February 06, 2026 10:03 AM
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