The Scoop podcast hosts conversations with retailers and industry leaders on top-of-mind topics affecting ag retail today and in the future
Latest episodes
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26 min
The Scoop Podcast: Earlier and Tighter - How Retail Is Planning for 2027
Ag retail is planning for 2027 earlier, with less room for error. On this episode of The Scoop Podcast, Justin Greer, national product manager for crop care at Invictus Crop Care,…
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31 min
The Scoop Podcast: Ag Retail Policy Update: Rail Merger, Russian Fertilizer Tariffs, Farm Bill and Midterms
Ag retailers are heading into 2027 asking policymakers for one thing above all: certainty. On this episode of the Scoop Podcast, Ag Retailers Association (ARA) policy leaders Richa…
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25 min
The Scoop Podcast: How Data & Tech Are Changing Ag Retail | 2 Rising Leaders Share Their Playbook
Two honorees from The Scoop's latest 40 Under 40 awardee class tackle a different side of the same challenge: making ag retail work smarter for growers. David Vail, an Insights and…
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24 min
The Scoop Podcast: Growing Demand, Growing Clutter: Navigating Biologicals in 2026
Biologicals are no longer a curiosity. As adoption grows and claims multiply, ag retailers are being asked to evaluate more products, respond faster to growers, and help connect bi…
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34 min
The Scoop Podcast: 40 Under 40 Nominees - Nathan Joraanstad & Tommy Setterdahl
In todays episode of The Scoop Podcast, Margy Ecklecamp sits down with two of The Scoop’s 40 Under 40 recipients. Margy talks with Tommy Setterdahl Preconstruction Manager at Stuev…
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19 min
The Scoop Podcast: Ag Retail’s Washington Watch: Labor, EPA and Rail
On this episode of The Scoop, Hunter Carpenter offers insight into the policy and regulatory issues dominating the conversation in Washington, including the push for ag labor refor…
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20 min
The Scoop Podcast: Nutrien’s New SVP of Retail: Nathan Packer on AI, Reliability, and the Future of Nutrien Ag…
Nathan Packer was recently named Senior Vice President of Retail Across North America for Nutrien Ag Solutions. In his first media interview, Packer talks about industry trends and…
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26 min
The Scoop Podcast: The Future of Ag Sales - Why Tools Built FOR Agriculture Matter
Corbett Kull takes us through his journey from building Tillable's farmland marketplace to pivoting into Camo Ag, a map-first platform designed specifically for ag salespeople. We…
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21 min
The Scoop Podcast: From Data Fatigue to Actionable Insights: The Future of AI in Ag
Syngenta’s Jeremy Groeteke joins Margy Eckelkamp to discuss the shift from collecting data to taking action. Explore the three buckets of AI, the future of autonomous farming, and…
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28 min
The Scoop Podcast: Unlocking Retail Growth: The Evolving Value and Opportunities of CCA Certification
In this episode of The Scoop Podcast, host Margy Eckelkamp speaks with Isaac Wolford, the Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) Representative to the Ag Retailers Association (ARA) Board, a…
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22 min
The Scoop Podcast Farm Bill Roadblocks & E15 Breakthroughs -- What Ag Retailers Need to Know Now
In this episode of The Scoop, Margy Eckelkamp sits down with Hunter Carpenter from the Agricultural Retailers Association to break down the critical policy shifts currently moving…
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23 min
The Scoop Podcast: Trust-Driven Service Propels Independent Ag Retailer To Major Milestone
John Hockett, CEO of Marion Ag Service, is the second-generation leader for this family-run ag retailer located in Oregon. As a previous recipient of ARA’s Retailer of the Year, Ma…
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24 min
The Scoop Podcast: Why Traceability is Table Stakes in the Grain Business
With recently announced guidance from the Department of the Treasury, to support the documentation of agricultural production required to participate for Section 45Z tax credits, B…
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28 min
The Scoop Podcast: New Twist For a Conventional Product For The Organic Market
BenVireo TerraLux (10-0-0 liquid organic nitrogen (N) fertilizer) has been named The Scoop’s New Product of the Year runner-up. Gina Colfer, sustainable solutions agronomy manager…
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31 min
The Scoop Podcast: A Voice For the Industry
During its annual fly-in, more than 120 Agricultural Retailers Association members visited 130 congressional offices to promote ARA’s policy priorities. “Being engaged, having a vo…
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28 min
The Scoop’s 2025 New Product of the Year: Why Biologicals Are Making Waves
Congratulations goes to Indigo Ag and its biotrinsic Nemora FP being named The Scoop’s new product of the year. PJ Smith, Senior Global Product Manager at Indigo Ag, gives insights…
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18 min
Episode 220: Trends In Ag Retail Executive Recruitment
Laura Blome, owner and president of Hedlin Ag, works with agribusinesses and clients for leadership and executive searches and role placements. She shares two key skills needed in…
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22 min
Episode 219: What Other Retailers Can Learn From The Retailer of the Year
The team at River Valley Cooperative shares the backstory and gives insights into their industry-leading programs and initiatives. With the mantra “On the ground all year round,” t…
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14 min
Episode 218: What Policies & Regulations Will Have the Biggest Effect on Ag Retailers in 2026?
With its upcoming legislative fly-in, ARA’s policy team has been working on its priorities for the year ahead. ARA’s senior director of government affairs Hunter Carpenter gave a s…
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24 min
Episode 217: When Farmer Margins Erode, Loyalty Erodes
Anna Cardoze, vice president of strategic accounts at Growers, shares how ag retailers’ approach to growing customer loyalty has changed alongside the technology available to make…