Custom Forage Harvesting Archive
Looking At Mowing Overlap Loss
Auto guidance systems can cut mowing overlap losses in half, according to Matt Digman, University of Wisconsin ag engineer. Digman conducted an on-farm survey and a controlled study on mower overlap and found that losses varied from 0.5% to 16% and depended largely on just how attentive mower operators were...
Make Employees Feel Appreciated
Regular company get-togethers are a good way to build a team and show appreciation to employees, says Larry Gibson, owner of Gibson Family Farms, Morocco, IN. Along with a 1,000-head beef feedlot, Gibson runs a custom mowing, raking, merging and chopping business...
Financial Analysis Program Could Help Custom Forage Harvesters
A financial analysis program could benefit custom forage harvesters, just as it has helped grain harvesters since the 1990s, say Kevin Dhuyvetter and Terry Kastens. With assistance from U.S. Custom Harvesters, Inc. (USCHI), the two Kansas State University ag economists developed Custom Harvesters Analysis and Management Program...
Shore Up Safety When Harvesting Forages
By making just a few simple adjustments, Larry Minner and Dave Anderson say most operators could benefit both in terms of an improved safety record and lower insurance premiums...
Solid Savings With High-Density Balers
High-density big square balers can reduce twine and stacking expenses for custom harvesters. But hauling- and storage-cost savings are the main advantages for Chris Horton and Joel Rohde. They bale grass straw in Oregon's Willamette Valley, the nation's top grass seed production area...
Bigger Forage Harvesters Aren't Always Better
Custom harvesters who charge by the hour rather than by the ton may be shortchanging themselves, especially when they buy self-propelled forage harvesters with a bit more oomph. So concluded Tim Meister, John Deere division marketing manager for self-propelled forage harvesters, at the annual Wisconsin Custom Operators meeting in January...
Optimizing Your Forage Harvester
Shortening the length of cut and opening up the kernel processor roll gap on a self-propelled forage harvester could save some operators field time and provide their customers with the feed value they want, said Tim Meister, John Deere division marketing manager for self-propelled forage harvesters...
When You Can’t Give Your Farm Workers Raises
Today's economic climate is making it tougher for businesses to raise the salaries and benefits of top-flight employees.- Even so, many custom operators are finding that a few well-placed, low-cost gestures can go a long way toward keeping employees motivated and feeling appreciated until better times return...
Writing Out Handbook Rules
An employee handbook can help prevent disagreements between custom harvesters and their workers as well as potential lawsuits, according to Chris Shafer of the McClone Insurance Group, Oshkosh, WI. Employee manuals make sure that everybody is aware of what the rules are...
Tractor Power
Hay & Forage Grower asked tractor manufacturers to submit their newest and best machines for custom forage harvesters to consider...
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