The Scoop Podcast

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, Marion Ag Service exemplifies excellence in its business in many ways, which Hockett boils down to “little things matter.” This year marks 50 years of business, and Hockett shares a bit on their vision for the next 50. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

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, Bushel and Verity have integrated their on-farm data,  sustainability modeling and compliance platform. Kimberly Bowron, president of Verity, and Jake Joraanstad, CEO of Bushel, explain what’s next for traceability in the grain business.   See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

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 for Wilbur-Ellis, explains BenVireo is something organic growers may not have dreamed they’d have access to 30 years ago. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

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 voice for the industry is critically important,” says Richard Gupton, ARA’s senior vice president of public policy. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

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 on how biologicals have grown as a category and as a brand how “when people hear Nemora, they immediately think, no more nematodes.” See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.