One Client 12,500 Acres
Mike Grady and Hank Garnenez will custom harvest 2,000 more alfalfa acres this year than last. But they're not adding clients. Both have only one customer...
Rates Rise Slightly In Iowa
Compare Iowa State University's 2003 custom rates survey to last year's and you won't see much difference. Charges for some jobs are increasing slightly....
Shaping Your Business Structure
Custom harvesters who operate as sole proprietors may think there's little reason to change to another business structure. But there are two reasons to...
What's New In Choppers?
Two manufacturers of self-propelled forage harvesters have introduced totally different systems that offer the same thing: the opportunity to change length...
WRANGLING Over Road Regs
Flashing red lights in the rear-view mirror are enough to make anyone cringe. For custom operators, however, getting pulled over isn't necessarily a matter...
Beat High Fuel Costs
Skyrocketing diesel fuel prices have touched off a scramble among custom operators to find strategies that will help hold expenses in check. Brothers...
Border Crossing
Two Alberta custom choppers extend their harvest seasons by traveling hundreds of miles every year. Ranchers in Montana's Yellowstone and Gallatin valleys...
Caught In The Middle
A smorgasbord of woe has beset the California alfalfa industry this year, and the unpleasant menu of problems is hitting everyone, including custom harvesters....
Check Your Choppers
It starts with an odd noise, a warning light, a bad digital readout, or worse complete shutdown. From the minute you pop the cab door open, profit and...
Clients Come First
When Chris Buck's family's hay is ready to bale at the same time as a client's hay, deciding which fields to do first is a no-brainer for her. You have...
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