On five days within a two-week span in March, Matt Splitter’s cellphone rang at 7 a.m., with flash sale offerings on fertilizer and chemicals. The retailer’s proposition on price and quantity was ...

As harvest wraps up and temperatures fall, it’s time to winterize stored diesel fuel. If No. 2 diesel left over from harvest cools during colder, overnight temperatures, it may reach “cloud point,” ...

When Arctic air settles in, drivers of diesel pickups and highway fleets learn quickly that not all fuels behave the same.

Liquid fuel storage requirements are based on fuel type, usage, and whether the fuel is “combustible” or “flammable” as assessed by the fuel flash point. This ...

Options for getting fuel to thirsty machinery out in the field range from purpose-built trailed bowsers to a tank in the back of a pickup, strapped on to a flatbed trailer, carried on a three-point ...

photo credit: Arkansas Farm Bureau, used with permission. From ocean port congestion and labor strikes to low river levels, railway service shortfalls and a nexus of state and federal freight ...

A solar PV and battery storage project will help a Karoo farm cut its diesel consumption by about 90 000 litres annually. Karoo Fresh, which produces saffron and brassica such as cabbages, broccoli ...

Located in a remote region with no access to the public grid, the chicken farm previously relied entirely on diesel generators, leading to high operational costs, significant environmental impact, and ...