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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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Boasting to be the industry’s first tender of its kind, Heartland Ag Systems Equipment, a division of Heartland Ag Systems, introduced the VPA 1000 with a Variable Position Auger (VPA.)
Retail Business
6 Machinery Trends Highlighted For Ag Retailers
With the recent twists and turns in the ag retail industry—Arnie Sinclair reflects on top trends he’s seeing across ag retail, and specifically in the machinery segment.
June 08, 2022 09:21 PM
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Carbon - ACAM
Growing Pains: Companies Focus on Creating a Carbon Market Foundation
While companies have big aspirations for carbon programs, they are simultaneously recognizing changes that need to be made to increase participation.
June 07, 2022 01:15 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 Industry
Show Farmers They Can Trust You
“I think we’re going to see another wave for precision ag adoption,” says Blaine Groth.
June 07, 2022 09:37 AM
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John Deere’s Waterloo Operations includes: engine works, drivetrain operations, foundry, service parts components and tractor cab assembly.
Retail Industry
From Waterloo to Mexico: John Deere To Move Cab Assembly
“The decision to move cab production ensures the company can balance workforce needs within the tight labor market, while also ensuring Waterloo can open up floor space to manufacture new products,” company says.
June 06, 2022 11:59 AM
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Keeping close to the customer is a driving statement for Nutrien in more ways than one, says Jeff Tarsi, president for global retail of nutrien ag solutions. “We don’t have a business if we don’t have a customer,” he says.
Retail Business
Right Now: Top of Mind Challenges for Ag Retail Leaders
Brett Bruggeman says their business starts with the customer, and he’s a believer in segmentation as such identifying customers by appetite to growth, transparency with data, and willingness to advocate.
June 03, 2022 10:45 AM
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Data
Retail Industry
Make the Data Dominoes Fall In Your Favor
“You can take a $3 million salesman and make them a $5 million salesman,” Zach Worden says.
June 03, 2022 10:24 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
How Ag Retail Will Be Judged By Farmers and Employees On Their Tech Use
“I think customers and future employees are actually going to be judging us on our digital portfolio and our technology use to determine not if they want to come to work for us or if they do businesses with us.”
May 31, 2022 03:50 PM
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Keeping close to the customer is a driving statement for Nutrien in more ways than one, says Jeff Tarsi, president for global retail of nutrien ag solutions. “We don’t have a business if we don’t have a customer,” he says.
Retail Business
Supply: You’re a Hero If You Have It, A Zero When You Don’t
Forecasting the demand and facilitating the flow of crop inputs has changed the way these businesses are operating.
May 24, 2022 10:48 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 Industry
An Easy Button For Carbon Market Enrollment
Dylan Barth shares the success CFS has had in building a precision ag program to cover more than 300,000 acres and be able to help growers change their agronomic decisions in light of changing ROI equations
May 24, 2022 08:10 AM
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At the end of the 2021 spraying season, NAAA members were surveyed, and said 4 out of 5 aerial applicators flew the same or more hours and treated the same or more acres than they did in 2020.
Retail Industry
Aerial Applicators Expect High Demand For Services in 2022
As farmers are looking to maximize crop revenue with higher commodity prices, NAAA has updated its “Find an Aerial Applicator” tool.
May 23, 2022 04:05 PM
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