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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 company says its growth in North America has increased demand for technicians.
Retail Training
Technical Training: AGCO Supports Associate Degree Program at Parkland College
The $5 million donation from AGCO will construct a new 25,000 sq.-ft. state-of-the-art training center, which will house a new AGCO Agriculture Service Technician Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree program.
March 09, 2023 03:45 PM
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Bushel Farm, a farm management software, now offers automated grain contract entry by connecting to the Bushel Network, which includes more than 2,600 grain facilities. 
New Products
Bushel Farm Launches With Goal of Streamlining Data via Farm Management Software
Insights include: Cost of production; Marketing position (sold vs. unprotected production); Profitability of grain sales based on current market price; Profit & loss at the farm, crop and field level
March 02, 2023 09:07 AM
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What can organizations do to elevate their entire team’s performance? Dave Mitchell, Founder of The Leadership Difference, says the answer lies in your company’s culture.
Retail Industry
When Farmers Think Differently About Fertilizer
“It’s about getting more into the plant, getting more into the crop of what you put down and not losing as much to the environment,” says Karl Wyant.
March 01, 2023 02:01 PM
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Nutrien Ag Solutions
Retail Industry
Nutrien’s Must-Have List for Its Technology
The possibilities with future products and services demand connectivity says Cameron Holbrook, vice president of digital at Nutrien.
February 23, 2023 04:01 PM
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Retail Industry
Truterra Eyes a Path For Every Farmer, Transformation to Carbon Insets
Tom Ryan says this will be a transformational year for two reasons: the groundswell of efforts with USDA Climate Smart grants and a shifting focus to carbon insets.
February 22, 2023 04:25 PM
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What can organizations do to elevate their entire team’s performance? Dave Mitchell, Founder of The Leadership Difference, says the answer lies in your company’s culture.
Retail Business
How One Ag Retailer Doubled Their Agronomy Business
Grant Mason, sales manager for Wheeler Brothers Grain in western Oklahoma, shares how the team doubled their agronomy business in just a few years.
February 22, 2023 10:46 AM
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Growers Rally is a sales enhancement platform designed specifically to help ag retailers stand out in today’s competitive environment. The Scoop’s audience voted this product as the runner-up in the new product of the year contest for 2022. 
New Products
2022 New Product Of The Year Runner-Up: A Digital Springboard
Growers Rally is a sales enhancement platform designed specifically to help ag retailers stand out in today’s competitive environment.
February 20, 2023 04:30 AM
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“We had the product in our hands, and our team looked for retailers and customers to experience it on a scale that showed to be the biggest demonstration campaign we’ve seen in the company,” says Marcel Mesquita, senior marketing communications manager. “This created amazing initial awareness.” 
New Products
2022 New Product Of The Year: A Launch Unlike Any Other
With TriVolt’s performance, consistency and effectiveness in mind, The Scoop’s audience recognized and elevated TriVolt herbicide as a welcomed tool in their toolboxes.
February 20, 2023 04:00 AM
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The Bushel platform helps its agribusiness customers quickly share accurate information to producers through a custom-branded application on their smartphone and desktop.
Retail Business
Bushel Announces Columbia Grain International As Newest Customer
“We are committed to streamlining the work and efficiencies of our producers to ensure they get the information they need to increase their success,” said Jeff Van Pevenage, CEO of Columbia Grain International.
February 17, 2023 11:29 AM
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For retailers using the Growers platform, when agronomic recommendations are created in FieldX, agronomists can then offer purchasing options for farmer customers.
New Products
Partnership Brings Agronomy Data and Recommendations to Growers Platform
For retailers using the Growers platform, when agronomic recommendations are created in FieldX, agronomists can then offer purchasing options for farmer customers.
February 16, 2023 11:42 AM
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