Keeping You Covered
If you're shopping for insurance for your business, it might benefit you to call U.S. Custom Harvesters, Inc. (USCHI), Tulia, TX. USCHI maintains a list...
Outsmart The IRS: Plan A TAX Strategy
Custom operators could have more control over their taxes than they think. But to gain that control, most will have to change their attitudes, says Greg...
Put It In Writing
Unless you've hired Amazing Kreskin prodigies, don't assume that your employees can read your mind or remember everything you've told them. Put your expectations...
Wisconsin Custom Operators Team Up
A steering committee of Wisconsin custom forage harvesters and extension agents has taken initial steps toward forming a state custom operators organization....
Get Your Hay Preservative License
Custom hay balers who apply preservatives containing propionic acid will soon have to be licensed as commercial pesticide applicators. But it looks like...
Homemade Merger Speeds Chopping
This year's higher fuel prices have Orin Swart appreciating his homemade windrow merger more than ever.Swart, a Badger, MN, custom chopper, says the machine...
Timing Your Trades
A sound machinery replacement strategy can bring big savingsEquipment expenses will always be a big part of your cost of doing business. But understanding...
A Handshake Isn't Enough
Written agreements can protect farmers and harvestersStuart Sorenson only does custom work for farmers who sign his written contract. And he's never short...
A Healthy Harvest
What's the most common - but usually undocumented - cause of death and disabling injuries on U.S. farms?Operator fatigue, says Dan West, safety education...
Bale Loaders Work Fast
Hay squeezes load trucks in minutesMarty Martinez can load 392 bales onto a flatbed trailer in 10 minutes, and has done it in as little as 31/2 minutes.Bob...
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