Custom Forage Harvesting Archive
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...
Custom-Plant Biomass Crops Now
Opportunities for custom work in the biomass industry are already here, says University of Kentucky forage specialist Ray Smith. When you're dealing with...
Custom Bale Conversion
Since Terry Burris upgraded his big-bale-to-small-bale conversion system last August, he can process alfalfa as well as grass hay and straw, fill freight...
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...
Smarter Forage-Harvesting Machines
Ask a forage expert how to make harvesting equipment more productive and you'll usually get multiple suggestions. Ask several forage experts and you'll...
Adding Value By Rebaling
Tim Gogerty often bales alfalfa-orchardgrass hay and wheat straw when the temperature hovers near zero. Gogerty, of Hubbard, IA, hires a customer operator...
Ensuring Payment Doesn't Mean You're Not Trusting
The current economic difficulties in the dairy industry will change the way many custom forage harvesters do business, predicts Bill Arneson, a Barneveld,...
Fuel Price Outlook: Mostly Stable
The global economic slowdown is expected to keep fuel prices relatively stable through most of 2009, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration...
Custom Forage Businesses: All In The Family
Working with family can be challenging. But for two custom operations, family is a strength and business advantage. Luke and Kathy Vander Kinter are part...
Looking For New Custom Clients? Scrutinize First
As you scout out new custom harvesting business, take a look at your potential client's homestead, says a young custom operator. Is it a nicer farm that...
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