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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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The strategy is propelling the business to reach the sweet spot when sustainability, productivity, and profitability overlap for its business and the business of its customers.
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John Deere Paves Its Sustainability Journey With Technology
The strategy is propelling the business to reach the sweet spot when sustainability, productivity, and profitability overlap for its business and the business of its customers.
September 26, 2024 04:43 PM
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"It stemmed from an idea from our family friend who is a farmer, who said, ‘hey, look, you guys build robots. Why don't you build me a robot so I and my children never have to go into a grain bin again?’ says Ben Johnson.
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A Robot To Replace The Need For Farmers To Go Inside the Grain Bin
“What we’ve learned from the farmers we can’t measure– it’s the most important thing for us in designing this robot,” Ben Johnson says.
September 26, 2024 04:33 PM
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Inside BASF’s Strategic Overhaul: A Clearer Direction Ahead
With many changes coming as early as January 2025, structurally, the company will realign under two umbrellas: core businesses and standalone businesses (which includes agricultural solutions.)
September 26, 2024 03:09 PM
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Bayer
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Bayer’s New Way Of Doing Business: The Future is Now For Crop Science
After launching an initial “frontrunner” a group in Illinois, Bayer says its Crop Science division is ready to roll out the company’s new operating model, Dynamic Shared Ownership (as it’s known internally, DSO).
March 21, 2024 03:04 PM
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Quickshot: Helena’s New Dual-Purpose Planter Box Treatment
Quickshot is Helena’s newest entrant in the field, which provides seed fluency in addition to crop nutrient package. For 2024, it’s available in limited quantities.
March 22, 2024 02:52 PM
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Growmark and Intelinair Launch Agronomy App to Enable Data-Driven Decisions
To bring new ways to connect its agronomy insights with customers, Growmark and 29 of its member FS companies are launching the myFS Agronomy app in conjunction with Intelinair.
April 17, 2024 01:50 PM
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Retail Industry
How Do Wind, Solar, Renewable Energy Effect Land Values?
“If we step back and look at what that means for farmland, we’re taking our energy production system from highly centralized production facilities and we have to distribute it,” says David Muth.
April 26, 2024 01:30 PM
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Where To Optimize Your ROI In Technology Investments
Technology doesn’t need to automatically be the first thing on the chopping block.
September 25, 2024 02:45 PM
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7 Ways To Be A Lifeline For Farmers
When times are tough is when farmers need their trusted advisers the most, says Greg Martinelli.
September 25, 2024 02:43 PM
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Farm Bill
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Expert Shares What Could Spark Progress On The Farm Bill
John Newton, former Senate Ag Committee economist and now executive head at Terrain, highlights three priorities and a timeframe for a final farm bill.
September 25, 2024 10:08 AM
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