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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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Now Bushel and EFC Systems’ Merchant Ag ERP software are integrated for real-time data flow. The two companies first integration EFC’s FieldAlytics with Bushel last year.
New Products
AGI Acquires Entirety of Farmobile
AGI announced it has acquired the remaining stake of Farmobile that was left after its initial $15 million investment in 2019.
April 19, 2021 09:06 AM
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Seeing is believing: Syngenta uses its FarmShots tools to help retailers illuminate agronomic opportunities with farmers
New Products
Syngenta’s Product Plus Approach With Farmshots
Seeing is believing: Syngenta uses its FarmShots tools to help retailers illuminate agronomic opportunities with farmers
April 15, 2021 02:38 PM
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“Over the last 20 years, we’ve never seen a drought situation looking like this through February," says Nutrien Ag Solutions' Eric Snodgrass.
2021: A Drought Year Like No Other!
“Over the last 20 years, we’ve never seen a drought situation looking like this through February,” says Nutrien Ag Solutions’ Eric Snodgrass.
April 15, 2021 10:51 AM
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The past five years have been transformational for AMVAC, says Scott Hendrix. As the company’s Senior Vice President, U.S. and Canada Crop Sales and Application Technology, he heads up the production agriculture business for AMVAC and shares the future direction for the company.
Retail Business
The C-Suite: After The Pivot
The past five years have been transformational for AMVAC, says Scott Hendrix, Senior Vice President, U.S. and Canada Crop Sales and Application Technology.
April 13, 2021 03:50 PM
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37% of respondents said local competitors have a strong influence on what they offer entry-level employees.
Retail Business
2021 Salary Survey Results
Our audience shared some key data to learn more about the compensation benchmarks in ag retail—particularly for entry-level sales agronomists and applicators/machine operators
April 13, 2021 10:22 AM
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Opinion
A Great Year For Change
Whether it’s how you’re investing in technology or how your company is regearing itself for the farmer of the future, the ag industry is evolving right before our eyes.
April 13, 2021 09:42 AM
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The members of MaxYield Cooperative, headquartered in West Bend, Iowa, have approved the merger proposal with Fort Dodge, Iowa-based NEW Cooperative, Inc. The merger will become effective August 1, 2021.
Retail Industry
MaxYield Co-op & NEW Co-op Merger To Go To Member Votes
MaxYield with 25 locations in Iowa and NEW Cooperative with 39 locations in Iowa are progressing to the next step in a potential merger.
April 12, 2021 11:35 AM
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It was made public April 12 that NuWay-K&H cooperative is the first to join Optimization by Landus.
Retail Industry
Landus Expands Footprint with NuWay-K&H As First Optimization Partner
Landus is expanding its footprint into Minnesota but using a “new tool” in its business toolbox. It’s not an acquisition–it’s an optimization of back-end business.
April 12, 2021 11:05 AM
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Retail Business
Digitally Engaged Acres That Are More Profitable And More Productive
To talk about how data creates a system of record for ag retailers, Bradford Warner, vice president of business development, sustainability at Farmobile joined us on The Scoop podcast.
March 31, 2021 03:12 PM
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“We are really trying to do as much as we can to integrate and connect systems, so ag retail can pull together agronomic and business data," says Matt Waits.
Retail Industry
Trio Of Compliance Acquisitions May Boost Traceability
In 13 months, all three crop protection label databases have been acquired by ag software and tech companies
March 29, 2021 12:39 PM
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