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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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Understanding the where and how of herbicide active ingredients can help you address weeds and manage your budget more effectively. That understanding can also help you avoid using the same technology repeatedly in a field, which can contribute to the very resistance problems you’re trying to avoid.
Retail Industry
Top Advice For Pest Management in 2024: Spray Earlier
“We’re living in a world where it’s just a matter of time,” Harlan Asmus says referencing the development of resistance.
February 22, 2024 11:19 AM
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Meristem Announces “Gold Standard” Fungicide At-Plant Treatment For Pythium and Phytophthora
The company sees this new formulation as a potential replacement for liquid seed treatment.
February 27, 2024 11:15 AM
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New Products
Simplot Grower Solutions’ New Biostimulant For Residue Breakdown: Evaness
Benefits include reducing crop residue build-up on the soil surface, resulting in improved planting, seed placement, and germination.
February 27, 2024 11:14 AM
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Retail Business
Strategic Alliance: MFA Incorporated Joins Forces with Land O’Lakes
“One of the principles of a cooperative is to collaborate with like-minded organizations,” said Jason Weirich, executive vice president of operations at MFA Incorporated.
September 27, 2024 10:36 AM
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Retail Industry
Rabobank: Tighter Margins Globally For Row Crop Farmers in 2024
The report shares markets are at a crossroads—prices could move in either direction.
September 27, 2024 10:27 AM
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Retail Industry
Phosphate Fertilizer: There’s a Lot of Risk in The System
“In this market, there’s a lot of risk from the farm gates to the retail side. So more conversation goes along way this year,” Josh Linville says.
September 27, 2024 10:22 AM
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Retail Management
Seed Leader: Q&A with AgReliant’s Brian Barker
As a leading company in seed research and production, Brian Barker joined the AgReliant Genetics team as CEO and president mid-2023.
September 27, 2024 10:07 AM
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Retail Industry
Skeptical Farmer and Co-Op Find Mutual Benefit in Relationship
“If we don’t engage well digitally, we’re just another white pickup,” says K.C. Graner, CFS senior vice president.
September 27, 2024 09:52 AM
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Retail Industry
New Data: How Many Farmers Are Buying Inputs Online?
For the sixth year, Farm Journal has conducted a survey to gauge farmer use of online crop input purchasing tools. Here’s what we found.
September 27, 2024 09:51 AM
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Retail Industry
AgBiome May Layoff All Employees, Seeks To Continue To Market Its Crop Protection Products
In a statement, the company said: “We are continuing ongoing discussions with potential partners and investors that would push forward the company’s products, platform, and science.”
September 27, 2024 09:34 AM
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