Border Crossing
Two Alberta custom choppers extend their harvest seasons by traveling hundreds of miles every year. Ranchers in Montana's Yellowstone and Gallatin valleys...
Caught In The Middle
A smorgasbord of woe has beset the California alfalfa industry this year, and the unpleasant menu of problems is hitting everyone, including custom harvesters....
Foraging For Farmland
Custom cutting is clearing the way for Seth Braker to buy his own farmland. This Randolph, WI, 19-year-old owns and operates Braker Acres Custom Forage...
Happy Returns
One key to building a successful custom harvesting business: Keep your customers happy, says Wes Hopkins of McClellan Farms, Inc., Delavan, WI. It's like...
Kansan Joins USCHI Board
Education and camaraderie are the top reasons for Al Lutz's growing involvement in U.S. Custom Harvesters, Inc. (USCHI). The organization gives me all...
Make Every Minute Matter
Wisely managing your time can help bring more balance and profitability into your custom harvesting business. That was Sam Splear's key message during...
Making Bales And Sales
When Vaughn Clark finishes a custom haying job, he sometimes hands the client a check. Besides cutting, raking, baling and stacking, Clark, of Cortez,...
One Client 12,500 Acres
Mike Grady and Hank Garnenez will custom harvest 2,000 more alfalfa acres this year than last. But they're not adding clients. Both have only one customer...
Handling Harvest Headaches
Dale Lowery's custom harvesting business cuts, rakes and bales hay on 15,000 acres about seven times a year for 25-30 customers. He figures he has to...
Help From Above
Mother Nature did a big favor for Steve Bushman and his corn silage clients last spring. Rainy weather kept Iowa farmers out of their fields for up to...
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