April 1, 2008
Features
Profitable Partnering
Tim Tuttle's first custom work was bagging 2,500 tons of haylage in 1987. More than two decades later, he's harvesting 140,000-150,000 tons of feed per...
Travelin' Man
Managing, maneuvering and maintaining up to 24 pieces of forage harvesting equipment and as many employees throughout a thousand-mile trek seems a daunting...
Be A Good Neighbor
Operating in a way that gives non-farm neighbors no reason to complain to your farmer-customers about your business is sound strategy, says custom operator...
Better Bagging
It takes experience and a bit of experimentation to bag corn silage or haylage properly, say three silage bagger company representatives. There is very...
Haying Hasn't Grown Old
Putting up hay is still fun for two men in their 70s who've been doing it for 60 years and can't get farming out of their blood. Herb Boecker, 75, and...
Don't Get Pulled Over
Flashing lights in the rear-view mirror are one of the last things custom harvesters and their crews want to see when they're rushing to get clients'...
Be A Professional
Cultivating an image of yourself as a professional business person can help you find and retain customers, says Steve Shep-herd, an Onida, SD, custom...
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...
Keep Employees Safe
Before starting your engines for the first time this harvest season, review the following safety tips from Cheryl Skjolaas, University of Wisconsin Center...
The Value Of Staying Safe
Holding regular meetings to remind employees about the importance of workplace safety makes sense for a variety of reasons, says custom harvester Dick...
Winter Work
It was a dusty, dirty job in mid-February last year, but Steve Tiffany figures he was the only one harvesting a crop anywhere in the U.S. Tiffany, of...
Hay Market Update
Low Supplies Slow Hay Sales
Prices for high-quality alfalfa hay have held steady or moved slightly higher in recent weeks with low to moderate sales activity in most of the country....
Product Review
Product Review
Silage Bagger Miller Ag-Bag, St. Nazianz, WI, introduces the X1114 Professional silage bagger that fills 14' bags up to 500' in length, storing nearly...
Articles
H-2A Program Rules May Be Streamlined
Rule modifications that would streamline the hiring process for temporary and seasonal ag workers under the H-2A program have been proposed by the U.S....
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...
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Research in Brief
The following items report on forage-related research recently presented by University experts at meetings across the country.
