Show overview
The Scoop Podcast has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 114 episodes. That works out to roughly 40 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 16 min and 23 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Business show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 21 episodes already out so far this year. Published by John Herath.
From the publisher
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
View all 114 episodesThe Scoop Podcast: Listen First, Show Up Always: The Next Generation Of Ag Retail
The Scoop Podcast: Earlier and Tighter - How Retail Is Planning for 2027
The Scoop Podcast: Ag Retail Policy Update: Rail Merger, Russian Fertilizer Tariffs, Farm Bill and Midterms
The Scoop Podcast: How Data & Tech Are Changing Ag Retail | 2 Rising Leaders Share Their Playbook
The Scoop Podcast: Growing Demand, Growing Clutter: Navigating Biologicals in 2026
The Scoop Podcast: 40 Under 40 Nominees - Nathan Joraanstad & Tommy Setterdahl
The Scoop Podcast: Ag Retail’s Washington Watch: Labor, EPA and Rail
The Scoop Podcast: Nutrien’s New SVP of Retail: Nathan Packer on AI, Reliability, and the Future of Nutrien Ag Solutions
The Scoop Podcast: The Future of Ag Sales - Why Tools Built FOR Agriculture Matter
The Scoop Podcast: From Data Fatigue to Actionable Insights: The Future of AI in Ag
The Scoop Podcast: Unlocking Retail Growth: The Evolving Value and Opportunities of CCA Certification
The Scoop Podcast Farm Bill Roadblocks & E15 Breakthroughs -- What Ag Retailers Need to Know Now
The Scoop Podcast: Trust-Driven Service Propels Independent Ag Retailer To Major Milestone
The Scoop Podcast: Why Traceability is Table Stakes in the Grain Business

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 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 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 for privacy information.

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 the industry right now are financial management and excellence in leadership.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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,” the co-op has integrated all four divisions—agronomy, grain, feed, energy—and invested in internal and customer-facing technologies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 status report in mid-January as funding and appropriation bills were starting to move.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.