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Margy Eckelkamp

Margy Eckelkamp is an award-winning journalist who serves as the Editor of The Scoop magazine, Top Producer magazine, and The Daily Scoop newsletter. She also the host of The Scoop Podcast and is a key contributor to AgWeb and other Farm Journal publications.

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"This acquisition will add strong innovation capabilities to accelerate our precision and digital strategy," said Scott Wine, Chief Executive Officer, CNH Industrial.
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CNH Industrial Completes Its Acquisition of Raven Industries
“This acquisition will add strong innovation capabilities to accelerate our precision and digital strategy,” said Scott Wine, Chief Executive Officer, CNH Industrial.
December 02, 2021 11:52 AM
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Biologicals
A Big Future For Biologicals
Major investments are bringing more products to the field.
November 23, 2021 01:23 PM
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One silver lining to find in this is that you can help customers find success, and they will be reaffirmed that you are a port in the storm. Providing transparency, not just offering hope, is the goal of many suppliers. 
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Tips for 2022: Provide Transparency, Not Hope
Short-term realities and long-term stamina might be just the combination for the year ahead.
November 22, 2021 02:58 PM
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Cooperative Ventures is a new capital fund aimed at ag tech startups announced by Growmark and CHS.
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Ag Cooperatives Form $50 Million Capital Fund for Technology
The combining of the two networks will also form a near-national footprint for field testing of products and services. Additionally, down the path, CHS and Growmark can provide distribution capabilities for the startups
November 17, 2021 02:24 PM
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“We need collaboration, shared vision and action," Liam Condon, member of the board of management of Bayer and president of Bayer Crop Science said in the company announcement.
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Microsoft and Bayer Aim To Accelerate and Unlock Digital Agriculture
“We need collaboration, shared vision and action,” Liam Condon, member of the board of management of Bayer and president of Bayer Crop Science said in the company announcement.
November 17, 2021 08:18 AM
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We are hearing that ag retailer inventories are generally full, that China has received very few new orders of glyphosate and wonder whether adverse weather in Argentina will hurt global input demand, near-term.
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Three Ways Technology Untangles Ag Supply Chain Issues
Who has what products where and when are key questions swirling for the 2022 growing season and its required crop inputs.
November 15, 2021 04:39 PM
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Supply Chain Jenga
Next Year And Beyond, Challenges For Ag Inputs Realized
“We’re going to do it differently. We’re going to choose active ingredients we haven’t used before. We’re going to do different kinds of production activities,” says Allan Gray at Purdue University.
November 12, 2021 02:31 PM
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After announcing the addition of the Grain Business Unit in April, AgVend announced its first partner to build out grain offer management with DTN.
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AgVend Continues to Expand Partnerships, Adds DTN and Grain Offer Management
AgVend co-founder of AgVend Alexander Reichert says this is another example of AgVend’s broader strategy to build its Grower Portal ecosystem to simplify the digital experience for growers.
November 12, 2021 02:15 PM
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Today, the program marks its 20th year and has a network of more than 8,000 farmers and 25 million acres across all crops, including potatoes, corn, soy, wheat, cotton, sugar beets and specialty crops---citrus, watermelon, almond, and vegetables.
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Syngenta AgriEdge Celebrates 20 Years Of Whole-Farm, Data-Enabled Program
Today, the program has a network of 8,000+ farmers and 25 million acres across all crops, including potatoes, corn, soy, wheat, cotton, sugar beets and specialty crops---citrus, watermelon, almond, and vegetables.
November 10, 2021 09:54 AM
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Bayer announced on November 9 that Liam Condon has resigned from his leadership role at Bayer Crop Science, and Rodrigo Santos will step into the position of president of the crop science division.
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Condon Resigns From Bayer Crop Science, Santos Steps In As New Leader Effective January 2022
Bayer announced on November 9 that Liam Condon has resigned from his leadership role at Bayer Crop Science, and Rodrigo Santos will step into the position of president of the crop science division.
November 10, 2021 12:40 AM
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