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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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Dan Crummett
Ahead of the Curve

Large Domestic Autonomous Aerial Applicator Comes to Midwest

Regional aerial service Heinen Brothers is part of the commercialization process of Pyka, a young California startup’s global reach into unmanned aerial application platforms.
By Dan Crummett posted on March 24, 2025 | Posted in Product Innovations & Introductions
Growers in the western Corn Belt and parts of the Southern Plains may notice a strange, slow, high-wing spray plane at work this summer over row-crop fields and some pastures — a sight that likely will become commonplace soon.
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Dan Crummett
Ahead of the Curve

Cook With It or Run It Through a Fuel Injector?

Changing consumer attitudes about cooking oils could easily shift “seed oil” supplies to renewable and biodiesel production. Health concerns and politics will certainly affect the economic outcome. See the latest from Dan Crummett in commemoration of National Biodiesel Day.
By Dan Crummett posted on March 18, 2025 | Posted in Product Innovations & Introductions
The Clean Fuels Alliance America celebrates National Biodiesel Day March 18 praising Rudolf Diesel’s commitment to farm-grown fuels when he invented the first compression-ignited engine in 1877.
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3-D Technology Reveals Cover Crop Biomass on Farm Fields

Helping farmers make informed decisions on controlling resistant weeds is the goal of a collaborative project between USDA NRCS and university partners.
By Dan Crummett posted on February 8, 2025 | Posted in Best Practices
The problem of “not seeing the forest for the trees” may have a solution with 3-D technology being used to estimate biomass of cover crops growing in farm fields.
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Common Barcode Is Headed for the Museum of Vintage Technology

Adoption of the QR code to track inventory and tell the story of the production of various goods is coming to a supermarket, and maybe a farm gate, near you.
By Dan Crummett posted on December 31, 2024 | Posted in Product Innovations & Introductions
Adoption of the QR code to track inventory and tell the story of the production of various goods is coming to a supermarket — and maybe your farm gate, too. Check out Dan Crummett's latest blog for details on these new developments.
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Sustainable Aviation Fuel Delivery is Milestone for Future Ag Markets

The first delivery of SAF from Diamond Green Diesel refineries on the Gulf Coast to eastern U.S. aviation fuel customers marks significant beginning to expanding market for ag products
By Dan Crummett posted on December 15, 2024 | Posted in Manufacturer News
The much-heralded potential of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as a hot market for agricultural products began in earnest in mid-November as Naples Aviation accepted the first delivery of the renewable jet fuel destined for eastern U.S. markets.
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