The Scoop Podcast

Hunter Carpenter from the Ag Retailers Association says this year’s mid-term elections will be something to watch as historical results give strong inclinations for big changes in DC. He also provides insights on how ag retailers can be their own best advocates with their members of Congress.

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Carl Kinghorn, who leads production for the ERP division of EFC Systems by EverAg, says it’s imperative for software to enable work to be done as it should be—not as it always has been. He shares some examples of how technology has brought forward tangible changes for ag retailers.

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NexGen Agronomy Solutions was founded three years ago, and co-founder Ben Werr talks about the type of work the team does, and why the team does it. He’s also proud to say they are building a new headquarters and have their eyes on growth.

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This episode of the podcast features Richard Gupton, senior vice president of public policy and counsel at the Agricultural Retailers Association. Gupton gives an update on potential regulations of crop protection products as well as the upcoming decision by the security exchange commission on scope 3 emissions and how that impacts everyone in the agricultural supply chain.

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Richard Gupton, ARA’s senior vice president of public policy and counsel, joins the podcast to talk about legislation and court cases with effects on movement of grain and fertilizer, ag exports and global fertilizer supplies.

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Teamwork is a key theme for Nelson McCord, senior manager of retail operations at Simplot Grower Solutions.

In his role, he travels to SGS locations as he helps manage fleet/DOT, logistics, third party distribution, and the Business Solutions Group. He shares insights into the challenges his team faces as well as an update on the integration of Pinnacle into the SGS business since its acquisition in The Scoop Podcast.

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Managing the manufacturing process has been a great challenge and opportunity for Meredith Hubbell and the team at Wilbur-Ellis. She shares about the level of endurance the past two years have required of the branded products manufacturing footprint.

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Blaine Groth has used the philosophy of “I want to sell to help them, I don't want to sell just to sell.” He sees another powerful wave of technology adoption in technology in the next five years. And he thinks it’ll be powered by trusted advisers helping farmers realize the opportunities with these tech tools.

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In the next two to three years, Drew Garretson, Senior Director of Digital Experience at Ceres Solutions, believes we will be beyond just technology adoption, and the industry will have transitioned to a time of technology judgement. Customers and employees will start evaluating who they do business with and who they work for on their technology use.

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Dylan Barth, a regional agronomy sales manager at CFS in central Minnesota, shares the success they’ve had in building a precision ag program to cover more than 300,000 acres and be able to help growers change their agronomic decisions in light of changing ROI equations. He also gives three core questions they ask every potential new hire to help properly onboard the right team members to serve their farmers.

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