Dan Crummett

Dan Crummett

Dan Crummett has more than 40 years in regional and national agricultural journalism including editing state farm magazines, web-based machinery reporting and has a long-term interest in no-till and conservation tillage. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from Oklahoma State University.

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Beck's PFR Lists Best No-Till Closing Wheels

Beck's closing wheel study shows a quick ROI for using aftermarket closers, but one company analyst says closing wheels are the "low-hanging fruit" in boosting planter performance
The latest edition of Beck’s Practical Farm Research (PFR) on planter attachments shows the use of popular aftermarket closing wheels can result in an extra 5 bushels of corn per acre and 2.5 bushels of soybeans per acre.
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Ahead of the Curve

Killing Weeds Sans Hoes & Chemicals

Paul Mikesell, CEO of Carbon Robotics, discusses the economic and environmental benefits of the LaserWeeder precision machine.
We had a good conversation recently with Paul Mikesell, CEO of Carbon Robotics, the Seattle-based tech firm which began selling its pull-behind LaserWeeder in 2021, about the economic and environmental benefits of the popular precision machine.
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Autonomy Report

Dealer Perspective: Concerns About & Customer Interest in Autonomous Farm Machinery

Dealers weigh in on how likely their customers are to purchase autonomous farm equipment in the next 10 years.
Of the dealers queried, nearly 60% shared their customers would fall into the “likely” or “very likely” category of interest in autonomous farm machinery. They estimate 20% would be unlikely to have an interest and 20% uncommitted or “neutral” in their interest level.
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Autonomy Report

Weighing The Viability of an Autonomous Future

As robotics, AI and autonomous technology continue to evolve, manufacturers, dealers and customers weigh in on what an autonomous future for ag looks like, and what it will take to get there.
While many claim the Industrial Revolution is history, supplanted by the so-called “Digital Age” or “Information Age,” commercial agriculture seems to be thriving while simultaneously in both eras.
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Ahead of the Curve

Ethanol Offers Practical Diesel Fuel Alternative

ClearFlame Engine Technologies announces developments that could soon put ethanol in the fuel tanks of farm tractors as well as many of the nation’s over-the-road trucks as it vies for clean fuel alternatives.
It’s rare news that can bring a smile to corn farmers, environmentalists, over-the-road truckers and anyone else who uses a diesel engine for a living, but ClearFlame Engine Technologies may have brought Christmas early this year to all those folks.
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Dealer Facilitates Rise of Strip-Till in Western Kentucky

H&R Agri-Power’s Jeff Morgan rented strip-till equipment, lent a strip-till rig and fertilizer cart to a local crop consultant and collaborated with input dealers to help customers adopt strip-till.
In the staunch no-till country of western Kentucky, a group of dealers and their customers are working together to crack yield caps through the adoption of strip-till.
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Ahead of the Curve

Section Chemical Injection Boosts Sprayer Efficiency

Latitude-AG’s new SRV2 Boom Section Injection and Recirculation System breaks ground on reducing chemical waste and exposure with retrofit system to fit sprayers of all colors.
The patents have been issued, the company’s name is different and the significantly advanced ag sprayer technology we discussed here in the April/May 2021 issue is headed to market.
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