Margy Eckelkamp

1 week ago | thedailyscoop.com | Margy Eckelkamp

Chad Rubbelke regularly works to solve agronomic problems in interesting ways. As a director of an on-farm research business with a footprint in North Dakota and Iowa, and a 3,000-acre farmer himself, he approaches long-standing struggles with optimism that the next idea may just work. And he’s found one for his geography when it comes to phosphorus. In what he says is a “game-changer” for the past four years Rubbelke has been applying Crystal Green from Ostara.

2 weeks ago | thedailyscoop.com | Margy Eckelkamp

After Israel launched strategic strikes against Iran, fertilizer analysts are watching for the after effects. “Nitrogen markets reacted overnight, significantly higher,” says Josh Linville, vice president of fertilizer at StoneX. “There’s a significantly higher urea market, at least in the North American marketplaces up about $50 to $60 a ton.

2 weeks ago | thedailyscoop.com | Margy Eckelkamp

In April 2025, Darren Dillenbeck joined BW Fusion as the company’s first CEO. Founded in 2019, BW Fusion recently merged with biological company Biodyne, and field data management platform Agronomy 365. With a background in agribusiness including FMC and Corteva (previously Dow AgriSciences) leadership roles, Dillenbeck shares what it’s like leading the company with its new identity, focus and capabilities.

2 weeks ago | thedailyscoop.com | Margy Eckelkamp

As director of R&D and Innovation at Forge Genetics International, Emily Meccage has a lot to share about the breeding work being done for alfalfa. “My team is responsible for the traited products like Roundup Ready alfalfa, plus we also have a very robust conventional breeding program as well. So we eat, sleep, breathe alfalfa products all day long,” she says. So what’s next for the forage crop? Here are the top insights she shared on The Scoop Podcast: 1.

2 weeks ago | drovers.com | Margy Eckelkamp

Florida fresh produce grower Jim Alderman says one thing is his biggest worry. “Who is coming behind us? That’s the part that keeps me up at night. It’s not just about growing crops, it also passing down knowledge, discipline and our way of life,” he said during a recent congressional hearing on the aging workforce in agriculture.