Close The Insurance Gap
Unseen gaps in insurance coverage can lead to costly problems for custom harvesters. Good communication with an insurance agent can uncover those gaps,...
Daily Reminders
Mike Stefan hopes that, when current and potential clients glance at their calendars, they think of him. Stefan, a North Collins, NY, custom harvester,...
Dodge Delinquencies
To improve the odds of getting paid for your custom harvesting services, get those bills out quickly, advises George Twohig, a Chilton, WI, attorney....
Fuel Hikes Mean Rate Hikes
Skyrocketing costs, especially of fuel, are forcing most custom forage harvesters to raise their rates this season. That's according to a recent Hay &...
Grooming New Clients
No doubt about it, new customers almost always demand more time and effort than established, long-term ones. Livestock producers who haven't worked with...
HORSEPOWER AND HEFT
The three major manufacturers of self-propelled forage harvesters work to meet the needs of their customers. More-efficient machines, sometimes with higher...
MAKING THE CUT
A couple of years ago, Junior Manthe wanted to save himself and his customers time, so he bought a baler that slices hay. Manthe, who raises dairy heifers...
Packing Properly?
Custom harvesters who pack clients' bunker silos or silage piles may want to check silage density levels either to prove or improve their services. The...
Repackaging For Pay
The folks at Mohrfield Farms didn't intend to become custom operators when they bought a machine that slices and reties big bales. But commercial hay...
Self Service
When the owner of the only custom harvesting operation in Edwards County, KS, died a number of years ago, five local hay growers knew what they needed...
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