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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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Crop Production
What’s The Best Way To Buy Crop Inputs?
To date, the percent of farmers who buy any portion of their farm inputs online has grown until last year when it dipped by one percentage point.
October 10, 2022 01:45 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
Companies such as Monarch Tractor are already trying to establish a toe hold. Its MK-V tractors have been used in California wineries since 2020. The fully electric, autonomous tractors feature 10 hours of runtime, 70 peak hp, 40 hp continuous, and twice the torque of a comparable conventional tractor.
New Machinery
Monarch Tractor’s Electric, Driver Optional Machine To Be Made in Ohio
The fully electric, autonomous tractors feature 10 hours of runtime, 70 peak hp, and twice the torque of a comparable conventional tractor.
October 07, 2022 07:29 AM
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Margy Eckelkamp
“If we cut 20 seconds on every fill, and we do 50 fill ups in a day— we save 25 minutes,” Cody Ray says. “That could be another 10 acres a day.”
Technology
Ag Retailer Fills Need and Finds Niche with Drone Spraying
“If we cut 20 seconds on every fill, and we do 50 fill ups in a day— we save 25 minutes,” Cody Ray says. “That could be another 10 acres a day.”
October 05, 2022 04:53 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
This is the featured tractor on the May Machinery Pete Online Auction having fewer than 3,500 hours.
Used Machinery
Bid Now: Low Use, High Quality Headline Machinery Pete Auction
The May event features a range of equipment—but the headliners are many items with low hours or low use histories. Greg Peterson says this is exactly the type of used equipment farmers are seeking.
October 05, 2022 01:44 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
“I’ve been thinking about something like this for years, because my employees are part of what has made my business successful,” Kimbrell says. “And I wanted to have them be able to share in the ownership of it.”
Succession Planning
Texas Farmer Forms Mentoring Partnership With Five Employees
“I’ve been thinking about something like this for years, because my employees are part of what has made my business successful,” Kimbrell says.
October 05, 2022 01:44 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
On the machine, nine sensors detect, target and spot spray weeds on the orchard floor. The GUSS system is engineered to use LIDAR technology to stay in the row. The GUSS system allows one operator to monitor up to eight GUSS sprayers from a laptop.
Technology
Herbicide GUSS Sprayer Now Available at Select John Deere Dealer Locations
More than three dozen U.S. John Deere dealerships will now sell the GUSS autonomous sprayer. The company says the Herbicide GUSS is the first and only autonomous orchard herbicide applicator.
September 28, 2022 09:56 AM
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Margy Eckelkamp
The contest winners – Michael Douglas from Henry County, Kentucky, (right) and Jeremy Smart from Peebles, Ohio (left) – both own carts from that historic first run.
Used Machinery
It’s a Tie: Kinze Finds Not One But Two Historic Grain Carts In National Search
Of the eight grain carts built by Jon Kinzenbaw in 1971, two have been found still working on U.S. farms.
September 23, 2022 09:49 AM
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Margy Eckelkamp
The World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit takes place in San Francisco on March 20-21. The event brings together more 900 major global agribusinesses, investors and ag-tech start-ups.
Technology
World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit Kicks Off Fourth Annual Event
The World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit takes place in San Francisco on March 20-21. The event brings together more 900 major global agribusinesses, investors and ag-tech start-ups.
September 21, 2022 11:17 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
In its annual contest, AgFunder received 5,000 votes for its Innovation Awards.
Technology
AgFunder Names 2018 Innovation Award Winners
13 startups recognized with AgFunder Innovation Awards
September 21, 2022 11:17 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
"Farmers have to have a laser focus on what will make them money in the coming year because we have really tight margins, and technologies should be looked at as what can help immediately.”
Technology
2019 Outlook: Ag Technology
“Farmers have to have a laser focus on what will make them money in the coming year because we have really tight margins, and technologies should be looked at as what can help immediately.”
September 21, 2022 11:17 PM
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Margy Eckelkamp
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