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Dan Crummett
Ahead of the Curve

VR, Moisture Technology Keep Irrigation Viable

Properly used irrigated acres are roughly twice as productive as dryland fields, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, but only 20% of the world's cropland is irrigated.
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From the Desk of Dave Kanicki

Getting a Point of Reference

Following a presentation I made to Indiana and Kentucky dealers in Louisville several weeks ago, I was asked by a dealer attending the session how much confidence did I have in monthly reports from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.
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From the Desk of Dave Kanicki

Follow the Numbers on Consolidation

Farm equipment dealers who still aren't sure why their segment of the agricultural industry is consolidating only need to look at what's happening with their customers. Like so many things, even as the value of agricultural production grows, overall it's becoming concentrated in fewer and fewer operators.
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Dan Crummett
Ahead of the Curve

Multiple Hybrid Planters, Seeders to Debut Soon

Freeing planter mechanisms from chain/clutch drives has opened up a new frontier in variable-rate technology, one which sees several planters going afield this year capable of carrying more than one hybrid and planting them in specific parts of the field according to soil maps and planting conditions.
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