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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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In mid-July, CNH Industrial announced its acquisition of Specialty Enterprises, the provider of Case IH’s aluminum spray booms since 2020.
Guardian Agriculture just partnered with Wilbur-Ellis to rollout what it calls the first fully autonomous crop protection aircraft system.
Create a long-term strategy that pays.
Doug Hensley gives six drivers keeping the farmland market firm despite so much uncertainty in ag.
“There may be a win-win opportunity out of this for some folks. If it’s a field that has been historically wet, going to prevent plant may offer an opportunity to do a summer tile project and improve the drainage.”
Randy Dickhut, AFM, Senior Vice President, shares examples from four area sales managers at Farmers National
This year marks the company’s 90th anniversary, which is based in Omaha, Neb., and operates in nearly 30 states with more than 275 employees.
“Financially encouraged sales are happening, but a good portion of them are quietly off the market as farmers are reaching out directly to investors and then renting the land back,” Randy Dickhut explains.
Tim Cobb: “With an asset class as specific and specialized as farmland, there is no substitute for “boots on the ground” when it comes to ensuring proper care.”
In this episode of the AgPro podcast, we talk with Allen Hatley, a previous recipient of the Farm Manager of the Year Award.