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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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Heritable Ag
Retail Industry
Turning AI Plant Science Into a Commercial Tool: Heritable Agriculture’s Next Chapter
Heritable says its platform can match plant genetics to geography with 10-meter field-level accuracy, helping users predict how varieties of nearly any crop could perform in specific locations around the world.
July 27, 2026 01:59 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
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Retail Industry
Michigan Crop Insurance Pilot Tests Whether Soil Health Can Lower Risk
By tying soil-health data to actuarial risk, Michigan hopes to build a crop insurance model that rewards resilience and could eventually scale beyond the state.
July 23, 2026 04:38 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
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Retail Industry
Farm Aid Could Total $360 Per Taxpayer. Is It a Bridge or a Pier?
The question facing U.S. agriculture is whether current farm aid is a bridge through temporary hardship — or a pier toward more structural government support.
July 23, 2026 02:15 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
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Retail Industry
New Illinois Paper Puts Price Tag on Farming Without Glyphosate
Researchers estimate a glyphosate ban could cost Illinois corn and soybean growers $300 million to $609 million a year.
July 21, 2026 09:19 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
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Retail Industry
Koch, OCP Form Morocco Fertilizer Joint Venture to Expand Phosphate Supply
Koch Ag & Energy Solutions will invest in Jorf Fertilizers Company I, forming a 50/50 joint venture with OCP Nutricrops and expanding the companies’ phosphate fertilizer partnership in Morocco.
July 20, 2026 05:20 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
ADM
Retail Industry
ADM Names Former Syngenta CEO Jeff Rowe As COO
New chief operating officer role adds oversight of commercial operations, manufacturing and research and development
July 20, 2026 03:49 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
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Retail Industry
IFCA Names Jenny Webb President
Her appointment comes at a time when the ag retail channel is balancing shifting farm economics with continued pressure around compliance, product stewardship and advocacy.
July 20, 2026 02:30 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
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Retail Business
Ever.Ag Says AI Can Turn Agronomists Back Into Advisers
Ever.Ag’s latest Everett expansion into agribusiness comes wrapped in the language of agentic AI, but the more consequential shift may be structural: a rebuilt FieldAlytics platform and deeper ERP integration designed to let agronomic insight flow directly into bookings, work orders, recommendations, and other day-to-day retail actions.
July 20, 2026 02:15 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
Chemical Totes
Retail Business
Ruveon Withdraws Glyphosate Duty Petitions After Farm Group Pushback
The company reversed course just over two weeks after seeking antidumping and countervailing duties on Chinese glyphosate imports, while corn, soybean and wheat groups welcomed the move.
July 17, 2026 12:21 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
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Foreign-Owned Farmland Faces Growing Scrutiny From States and USDA
New state restrictions and a proposed AFIDA overhaul could reshape land deals, reporting, and due diligence for farmers.
July 17, 2026 10:57 AM
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Margy Eckelkamp
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