Articles by Dan Crummett

Dan Crummett
Ahead of the Curve

Separating Alfalfa Leaves & Stems at Harvest

Several years ago farm magazine articles were discussing alfalfa becoming part of a crop rotation in corn and soybean fields across the Midwest based on USDA-ARS research involving harvesting alfalfa leaves separately from stems. 
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4 Steps to Turn Used Equipment Into Cashflow

Consultant Dr. Jim Weber urges dealers to buy smart, limit reconditioning, be attentive to sales mix and compensate sales on what matters most.
There is cash in used iron, and for most farm equipment dealers that pre-owned inventory represents the path to the overall health and lifeblood of their business. Dr. Jim Weber, a 40-year veteran consultant and trainer in the farm and construction equipment industry, says an on-going survey of large volume dealers in Canada shows used equipment turn rates — and corresponding positive cashflow rates — have fallen by about a third since 2012 as many dealers have been busy selling new equipment, with wholegood transactions averaging 81-82% of their dealership’s total sales.
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Wide Swath Haying Revisited

Fifteen years of application show wide swath haying improves stored forage quality and can boost feeding efficiency. Equipment builders have responded with mowers to do the job.
In June 2003, Tom Kilcer and his New York Extension Service colleagues tested their wide swath hay-in-a-day concept by putting it to a test in a soggy alfalfa field after an overnight shower dropped 0.033 inches of rain and left the meadow soaked with free-standing water.
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