Custom Rates Remain Flat
D vu. Fuel prices are once again the unknown variable in this year's custom rates. Fuel has been a thorn in the side of all custom operators, says Tom...
Custom-Made Forages Milk The Most
When asked to evaluate his custom forage harvester, one dairy producer recently replied, I ran him off the job. But most dairymen who filled out the Hay...
Finding New Frontiers
As California dairy producers sell their land by the square inch and move to less-crowded areas, custom forage harvesters are watching. Some will decide...
Get Wisconsin Custom Rate Guide
The 2001 edition of the Wisconsin Custom Rate Guide, which reports what farmers paid last season for custom services such as tillage, applying fertilizer...
Handling Harvest Headaches
Dale Lowery's custom harvesting business cuts, rakes and bales hay on 15,000 acres about seven times a year for 25-30 customers. He figures he has to...
Help From Above
Mother Nature did a big favor for Steve Bushman and his corn silage clients last spring. Rainy weather kept Iowa farmers out of their fields for up to...
Promising Possibilities
The potential to harvest switchgrass as a coal substitute could turn into a diamond of an opportunity for custom forage harvesters. Switchgrass is now...
Should You Use A Custom Harvester?
Hiring custom operators lets farmers take advantage of the efficiency of large-scale equipment without the expense of owning and maintaining it. That’s...
The Best Guarantee
Most litigation between custom harvesters and their clients is due to miscommunication and misunderstandings. A good written contract can prevent both...
Turning Over The Tarping
Mike Corrales and his employees bale and stack about 20,000 tons of hay a season, and most of the stacks are tarped. But somebody else does that job....
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