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Margy Eckelkamp

Margy Eckelkamp is the brand leader for Farm Journal’s Top Producer and The Daily Scoop, specializing in business reporting for CEO farmers and agricultural professionals. She provides actionable intelligence to help operations navigate farmland dynamics, diversified revenue streams and overall profitability. Margy’s expertise spans regulatory and EPA issues, ag retail trends and tech innovations – topics she explores in depth on The Scoop podcast. Her nuanced analysis of modern business management ensures agricultural leaders are equipped to make informed decisions in a rapidly changing economic landscape.

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Patrick Scates runs a service company, not a fertilizer company. His Shawneetown, Ill., terminal is targeted to go live Dec. 1 and is built to let wholesalers share the infrastructure bill.
CoBank projects the U.S. inland barge fleet shrinking about 17% by 2035 while USDA expects grain and oilseed exports to grow 9%. Operators who ship by river should plan for wider freight swings and a softer basis.
After 30 years of no-till, Matt Moreland says regenerative ag pays through smarter inputs, fewer repairs and steadier yields. Lenders and scientists weigh in on what comes next.
Farmers rate their local FSA office well but give USDA crop data low marks, and they have ideas for closing the gap.
The application says the extension is needed so the company can continue harvesting, close the pending Arizona property sale, and assist the monitor with the continuation and conclusion of the sale process.
Oil, freight, tariffs and tightening supply point to higher 2027 prices, while generic pyroxasulfone gives growers a place to save, according to FBN.
The debt of the business is more than $900 million, and the 19 property listings are valued at approximately 1.05 billion Canadian.
A federal judge says the FTC and 12 states have enough evidence for a jury to decide whether Syngenta’s Key AI rebates illegally kept generics out and grower prices up. Corteva already settled with the FTC.
Forty-three candidates are running for the House and five for the Senate with backgrounds on apple orchards, dairy farms and cattle ranches.
Farmers have to manage 2027 costs around a supply crunch driven by the Strait of Hormuz, European gas prices, and falling corn prices. The FIELDS awards committed $1.34 billion to eight domestic fertilizer projects on Oct. 22, and Josh Linville of StoneX says it is a real step in the right direction that still falls well short of what farmers need.