Dan Crummett

Light Stimulation Boosts Seed Germination

Light-energy treatment developed to kill weed seeds without chemicals also stimulates seed germination

By Dan Crummett posted on November 7, 2024 | Posted in Product Innovations

What began as a method to control the spread of tumbleweed plants in the desert is now showing promise for stimulating agricultural crop seed germination to potentially increase crop yields.

Drone Mapping Technology Slashes Chemical Costs By 70%

Sentera’s rapid remote-sensing & map generation spots weeds as small as ¼ inch to target field sections needing immediate specific crop protection

By Dan Crummett posted on July 20, 2024 | Posted in Product Innovations

Recent digital technology improvements have spawned the ability to scan entire fields quickly and inexpensively with drone flights, then provide maps identifying specific weeds and their locations — all in about 12 hours.

Ahead of the Curve

Bolt-On Sprayer System Cuts Application Rates by More than 30%

New company is fielding technology that monitors actual leaf coverage of ag applications & makes on-the-go recommendations to improve droplet-to-leaf interaction

By Dan Crummett posted on June 2, 2024 | Posted in Precision Agriculture 101

AgZen, a Boston-based startup backed by venture firm Material Impact, has fielded a bolt-on system that works on any sprayer regardless of brand or configuration.

“Smart” Machinery Getting Better Eye Sight

A European tech firm has introduced laser-based technology offering crop monitoring images in five colors and the ability to operate night or day at ranges up to 300 meters.

By Dan Crummett posted on April 3, 2024 | Posted in Product Innovations

Over the past 40 years agricultural scanning technology has developed rapidly from sprayers with only the capability to recognize brown bare soil from very green growing plant material to machines capable of guiding moving sprayers to target individual plants

Change to FAA Regulation Allows 1 Operator to Fly 3 Sprayer Drones

FFA regulation exemption for U.S.-based drone maker allows 1 person to operate 3 drones in a swarm, a 3-fold increase in productivity

By Dan Crummett posted on March 28, 2024 | Posted in Industry News

The FAA recently granted Texas-based drone manufacturer Hylio a regulatory exemption that allows 1 operator to simultaneously pilot 3 heavy-lift drones instead of requiring an operator and observer per 1 drone over 55 pounds.

Day in the Cab

First Customer Contact Builds Trust & Strong Relationships

Integrated solutions consultant serves Deere dealer’s growing customer base as 'first responder' to precision & digital service calls in Oklahoma & Arkansas

By Dan Crummett posted on February 1, 2024 | Posted in Precision Sales, Equipment Compatibility, Service & Support

It was the shortest day of 2023 and Landon McGarrah was catching up on paperwork and taking a deep breath after one of his longest days on the job the day before.

Intelligent Highway Tech Raises Questions about Future of Autonomous Agriculture

By Dan Crummett posted on November 30, 2023 | Posted in Autonomy & Robotics

Agriculture’s increased productivity rates easily bump the “transformational” category over the past half century. A few tweaks from regulators, lawmakers and equipment makers can ensure that performance continues.

Future Farming Success Hinges on Customer Relationships

Indiana farmer Jason Mauck looks to vertical integration as well as technical innovation to cut costs and boost per-acre bottom line returns for his economic resiliency through 2030.

By Dan Crummett posted on July 21, 2023 | Posted in Data Management, Industry News

With principal involvement in three busy agricultural enterprises, Jason Mauck, 40, has to be constantly thinking, planning and doing to keep all the balls in the air as he juggles traditional family farm management, off-farm agronomic innovation, and the headaches and highs of innovating a new direct-marketing meat business.

Real-Time Soil Nitrate Monitoring

By Dan Crummett posted on June 26, 2023 | Posted in Product Innovations

Israeli startup has patented a significant advance in soil monitoring technology capable of providing continual measurements of soluble nitrates found in soil porewater

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.

By Dan Crummett posted on March 27, 2023 | Posted in Autonomy & Robotics

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.

Articles by Dan Crummett

Light Stimulation Boosts Seed Germination

Drone Mapping Technology Slashes Chemical Costs By 70%

Bolt-On Sprayer System Cuts Application Rates by More than 30%

“Smart” Machinery Getting Better Eye Sight

Change to FAA Regulation Allows 1 Operator to Fly 3 Sprayer Drones

First Customer Contact Builds Trust & Strong Relationships

Intelligent Highway Tech Raises Questions about Future of Autonomous Agriculture

Future Farming Success Hinges on Customer Relationships

Real-Time Soil Nitrate Monitoring

Weighing the Viability of an Autonomous Future

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