The Scoop Podcast

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100

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Nov 2026

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The Scoop podcast hosts conversations with retailers and industry leaders on top-of-mind topics affecting ag retail today and in the future

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November 3, 202650 min

The Scoop Podcast: Listen First, Show Up Always: The Next Generation Of Ag Retail

On this episode of Scoop, Margy Eckelkamp talks with four members of the Farm Journal 40 Under 40 class about what’s shaping ag retail heading into 2027, and the advice they’d give anyone early in their career. Josh Wurmnest, Regional Business Manager at Growmark, explains how margin compression, global uncertainty and consolidation are shaping the FS cooperative system. Chris Shinker, Procurement Manager for Generic Crop Protection at Novus Ag, shares how a franchise-style retail model and the post-patent generics opportunity are helping growers get more from every dollar. Tate Kelley, Product Manager at Netafim, covers the push for water and fertilizer savings, along with new drip irrigation technology and automation. Trent Miller, Key Account Manager at Simplot, describes expanding the company’s retail footprint into the Carolinas and what it takes to earn a farmer’s trust as a new name. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

October 20, 202626 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, a Simplot company, explains how his team is watching off-patent chemistry and biologicals, and why retailers turn inventory faster than they once did. Then Rory Peddicord, services lead at WinField United, discusses how its grower finance program is evolving, why he urges producers to focus on liquidity, and what a launch one month earlier says about purchasing timelines. Hear two perspectives on the season ahead from inside ag retail. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

October 6, 202631 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 Richard Gupton and Hunter Carpenter break down the issues shaping the fall agenda, just after ARA's fall board meeting in St. Louis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

September 22, 202624 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 Analytics Specialist at Simplot Grower Solutions in Boise, Idaho, uses tools like Power BI and ArcGIS to turn sales and spatial data into fast, actionable insight for crop advisors — freeing them up to spend less time digging and more time with growers. Dakota Patton, CFO at United Prairie, a 13-location ag retailer based in Tolono, Illinois, is solving a related problem from the finance side, using Agvance and the AgVend grower portal to run a growing operation efficiently and get farmers the information they need on their schedule, not the retailer's. Together, they offer a look at how the next generation of ag retail leadership is putting data and technology to work in service of the grower relationship. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

August 25, 202624 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 biological inputs to real system outcomes. In our recent conversation with Rick Melnick, COO and Managing Partner of DunhamTrimmer, we broke down the biggest market shifts—and what retailers should do to stay confident in a rapidly evolving category. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

August 11, 202634 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 Stueve Construction and Nathan Joraanstad, Product Manager at Bushel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

July 28, 202619 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 reform, support for voluntary regenerative agriculture, new pesticide registrations, and transportation concerns tied to rail consolidation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

July 14, 202619 min

The Scoop Podcast: Nutrien’s New SVP of Retail: Nathan Packer on AI, Reliability, and the Future of Nutrien Ag Solutions

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 how Nutrien is planning to grow its business. Packer has a career history working for legacy companies in the Nutrien timeline including Crop Production Services. He says Nutrien is staying focused by remaining close to its customers and being ready to adopt technology to reliably serve their needs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

June 30, 202626 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 dive into why generic tools fail in agriculture and how data-driven, agriculture-built solutions are professionalizing the way companies sell to farmers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

June 16, 202620 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 how retailers can overcome "data fatigue" to deliver real-world ROI and profitability to their grower customers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.