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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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Carbon Coins
Crop Production
Carbon Program Providers Say Buyer Demand is Outpacing Farmer Supply
Currently, most voluntary carbon programs are based on payment for a change of practice on the farm. But what’s the tipping point for farmers to make any change in exchange for enrollment in a carbon program?
January 30, 2023 09:18 AM
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“Gene editing is the analog to digital moment for agriculture,” says Rory Riggs, co-founder of Cibus and newly named CEO of the merged company.
Technology
Gene Editing Merger Focuses, Accelerates Trait Licensing
“Gene editing is the analog to digital moment for agriculture,” says Rory Riggs, co-founder of Cibus and newly named CEO of the merged company.
January 25, 2023 10:55 AM
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The Rover is a four-wheeled semi-autonomous platform Mineral has developed over four years.
Technology
Mineral: Applying Silicon Valley ‘Superpowers’ To Agriculture
Mineral CEO Elliott Grant says, “Five years from now, I would hope the tools we imagine, a machine learning enabled co-pilot for example, is no more remarkable than using Google Maps for navigation.”
January 10, 2023 01:49 PM
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Tech Tool Recommendations from Fellow Farmers
Technology
Tech Tool Recommendations from Fellow Farmers
Tech Tool Recommendations from Fellow Farmers
November 15, 2022 04:23 PM
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Tech Solutions
Technology
Tech Solutions Every Smart Farm Must Optimize
These six categories provide layers of data to leverage for the sake of productivity, sustainability and profitability.
November 15, 2022 04:18 PM
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Lean Into Change
Technology
Lean Into Change
The smart farm of the future doesn’t shy away from leaning into change and using technology to improve productivity, efficiency and, ultimately, profitability.
November 15, 2022 04:13 PM
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Tenkoz owner companies will use Smartwyre to improve data quality and transparency to inform better business decisions.
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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“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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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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