Rig Cuts 20 Acres Per Hour
Tom Swyers wanted to make better use of a 460-hp articulated tractor that he bought for tillage work. And his labor supply was stretched thin during the...
Check Windrow Moisture
Ron Thaemert has seen a lot of one-ton rectangular bales sitting in fields with big Ws spray-painted on them. In each case, the grower made a bale, used...
Time to Retool?
If you plan to buy or lease new equipment this year, glance through the next several pages that highlight the latest forage harvesting and handling machines....
Trimming Tractor Time
Beef cattleman John Spain was already looking for a way to put up hay with fewer trips over the field. But the decision became more urgent after he was...
DEW Simulator Moistens DRY Hay
A new machine promises to help Western alfalfa growers bale more hay per day and at more consistent moisture levels. Harvest Tec, Hudson, WI, is introducing...
Pasture Props
Fence Energizers Dare Products, Inc., Battle Creek, MI, introduces Enforcer electric fence energizers that use low-impedance technology. The units use...
Sunshine Substitute
Phil Saunders was still baling timothy hay in October last year, long after most other Northeastern growers were done for the season. He field-dried the...
Repackaging Pays
The Offutts John and sons Aaron and Ben were in a classic pickle. On one hand, the hay-growing family from Woodsboro, MD, was convinced that efficiencies...
Undercover Baling
In early July, a thunderstorm blew in while Whipple Simpson was baling straw. He shrugged, said, We can use the rain, and kept on baling. Actually, it...
Shave Silage Losses
Spoilage and waste have traditionally been part of the management game for bunker silos. One contributing factor: Using a loader to remove feed from the...
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