Equipment
Readers Save On Fuel, Fertilizer Costs
Dan Funke, Larchwood, IA, traded equipment to save on fuel costs this year and ...
Home-Built And Handy
A new bale stacker literally wasn't working for the owner and employees of J & J Farming, Halsey, OR. We used that stacker for one season, but it seemed...
New Flail Conditioner Is Built For Grass-Type Hay
A new flail conditioning system has been designed and built for customers growing grass-type hay, says Krista Knigge, Case IH hay and forage products marketing manager...
Moving Made Easy
My philosophy on making a living in this business is to spend more time in the field and less time moving to and from the field, says Allen Ersch. Moving...
Busing Bales
David Anderson didn't say goodbye to school buses when he retired from teaching. He bought a 1968-model bus from the Denver, CO, public school system...
Flake Feeder
Finding a one-man feeder that would be safe and flake rather than process big square bales was a challenge from customers that Denzil Robbins didn't take...
The Differences Among Hay Conditioners
If you’re in the market for a new hay cutting machine, here’s a crash course from Dan Undersander, University of Wisconsin extension forage specialist....
Tedders And Rakes And Mergers – Oh, My!
Tedding, raking, merging and other mechanical haying methods were examined for their usefulness by Dan Undersander, University of Wisconsin extension forage specialist...
Equipment Explosion
Companies offer many new machines and upgrades for 2008
A wealth of new forage-handling and processing equipment is ready for grower inspection and use this spring. Eighteen hay and forage machinery companies...
Baling Bales
Modified machine packages small bales
High-quality hay in small bales brings big bucks at the barn, but getting it to customers used to be a problem for Jim Toews. After it was in our shed,...
