Softening The Blows of Harvest Invoices
Custom chopper Bill Arneson expects 2009 to be a challenging year for him and his clients. It's going to be a strong test of will, not just in farming...
Hay Preservative Pros And Cons
Hay preservatives like propionic acid aren't necessarily going to be a good fit for every hay-making operation. But carefully picking the situations where...
What Employees Like About Their Bosses
What keeps farm workers on the farm? Communication is the key, said Gregg Hadley, University of Wisconsin-River Falls farm management specialist, at a recent conference...
Getting Paid For Custom Forage Work
Last year it was skyrocketing input costs. This year it's dismal milk prices. Either way, many dairy producers are finding themselves struggling to cash-flow...
A Lender’s Lessons On Business Survival
Operating costs are typically 55% of gross sales for the large custom harvesters lender John Mortier works with. That means that less than half of their...
Midwestern Alfalfa Fields Show Heaving
Central Illinois alfalfa growers may see a lot of winter damage in fields this spring. Growers near Bloomington to Galesburg to parts north are finding heaving in alfalfa stands usually three to four years old, says Kevin Black, an agronomist with Growmark/FS based in Bloomington....
Lessons Learned From Heaving Damage
Pure alfalfa fields three years or older are at higher risk from heaving damage than younger stands. And incorporating grass in an alfalfa stand, if you’re able to, will lessen the severity of heaving....
Alfalfa Stem Nematode Outbreak In California
Alfalfa stem nematodes may be causing reduced growth and alfalfa crop losses in many parts of California, according to University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) experts....
