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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.

Latest Stories
New research reveals two eye-catching farmland value takeaways and more shifts in the market.
Rising input costs and geopolitical tensions drive growing pessimism among ag economists, though views differ on how the industry is being reshaped, according to the latest Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor.
Today’s market is evolving, not just correcting, according to ag economists. To win the long game, farmers are using generics and delaying machinery purchases as trade shifts to allies and consumers demand premium meat portions.
While not necessarily new, market factors and growing awareness are putting the spotlight on residual soil fertility deductions.
Who owns the Heartland? New data reveals more than half of principal landlords having never farmed and a third now aged 75 or older.
Ambassador Julie Callahan outlines a transactional approach to global trade, targeting market access and regulatory reform
The proposed rule sets up farmers to participate in the opportunity created by these biofuel producer tax credits, but questions remain.
Heading into 2026, recent surveys pinpoint which farmer segments are most concerned about their balance sheets.
USDA Undersecretary Luke Lindberg says the big takeaway is establishing a level playing field for U.S. producers and building opportunities from there.
Economists say cash rent acre expansion comes at too high of a cost with low commodity prices and high input prices.