Dan Crummett

Dan Crummett

Dan Crummett has more than 35 years in regional and national agricultural journalism including editing state farm magazines, web-based machinery reporting and has an interest in no-till and conservation tillage. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from Oklahoma State Univ.

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Growers Find Individual Nozzle Control Saves Inputs with Precision Application

Richard Preston says his Kentucky grain farm represents the “worst-case scenario” for efficiently and responsibly spraying chemicals. His fields are located between creeks and timber and back up to ever-growing residential areas near Elizabethtown, Ky.
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Developments in Site-Specific Management & VR Sprayers

The “precision placement of chemicals” and “consistent application within a targeted coverage” area that Ken Giles spoke of 5 years ago is a reality today, and is often referred to as “site-specific management” or, in some cases, “variable-rate application."
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Ahead of the Curve

Two New Diesel Engine Oils Coming in December

Two years ago in this column, we told you the familiar CJ-4 diesel engine oil category was living on borrowed time as regulators continued to make demands on engine designers to improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 emissions. Today, that prediction is reality with a new CK-4 category, announced for a broad range of off-road equipment and light duty diesel powered pickup trucks.
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Dan Crummett

Ahead of the Curve: Two New Diesel Engine Oils Coming in December

Two years ago in this column, we told you the familiar CJ-4 diesel engine oil category was living on borrowed time as regulators continued to make demands on engine designers to improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 emissions. Today, that prediction is reality with a new CK-4 category, announced for a broad range of off-road equipment and light duty diesel powered pickup trucks.
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Feed Quality Demand Drives Haying Innovations

Maximizing ROI in feed production while increasing flexibility in harvest operations are major trends in equipment demand and design.
The end-user, whether it be the cow or the cattle feeder, is becoming more important to hay and forage producers, and because of that, the equipment in the hay meadow is changing.
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New Diesel Engine Oils and Labels Slated for December 2016

API has approved two new diesel oil standards and labels to match as refiners seek to meet OEM demands for the latest in engine protection and emission target compliance.
A pair of new diesel oil service categories from the American Petroleum Institute have been designated, and should be available by December of this year. Of particular immediate interest to farm equipment operators is the new CK-4 designation, which will supplant the long-running CJ-4 service category for diesel engine oil.
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Dan Crummett
Ahead Of The Curve

Pinpoint Targeting Aims at Reducing Input Use

As financial and environmental pressure continues to mount on farmers to reduce chemical inputs, the marketplace is responding with a host of sophisticated products aimed at better targeting crop protectants. At the same time, the demand for more precise sprayer capabilities opens sales and service opportunities for equipment dealers ranging from new OEM equipment sales to retrofit projects on existing spraying equipment.
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