From Trucking to Farming—Birkey’s Bulk Oil Brings Convenience Directly to Your Land

Ed Decker says there are three reasons he still chooses Birkey’s Bulk Oil program after 20+ years. “Convenience is number one,” Ed shared. “It’s just so convenient… where we used to have to lug two-gallon jugs of oil around the shop, you can just roll it where you want to… and have your hose and meter right there.” Coming in at a close second and third were the cost competitive factor and the neatness you get in the shop with the bulk oil delivery and drum. “Our whole process is streamlined with Birkey’s Bulk Oil.”

Ed and his brother, Ken, have always farmed. “The farm has always been number one to us,” Ed said. “Our heart and soul are in the farm.” But for nearly 30 years, the brothers had Decker Trucking as well. “We signed up for the Bulk Oil program in 1999, when we were hauling food-grade corn around the Midwest,” Ken said. “And back then, getting bulk oil in a pump wasn’t common… when we were approached about the program, the convenience and cost blew us away.” They signed up and never looked back; and even now, using what they say is 20 percent of the oil they used to, with the trucking operation, they still appreciate the program’s convenience.

Ed’s son, Nick, now farms in southern Champaign County, Illinois, with his dad and uncle. “The Birkey’s Bulk Oil program gives us just one less thing to worry about,” Nick said. “We do as much maintenance on our equipment ourselves as we can, and so having oil handy without being concerned about spilling any and wasting product is just not a factor in our day to day lives anymore.” Ken elaborated, “We don’t waste a drop now. You just stick the hose in and let it run.”

“It does make our days run so much smoother,” Ed said. “If you’re on the fence about the Bulk Oil program, the convenience alone makes it completely worth it.”

You can learn more about the program at birkeysbulkoil.com.