Analyze This
Donley and Carol Duerksen, Hillsboro, KS, know exactly how much money they're making on the trucks they use in their custom chopping business. They're...
BALER BUFFET
George Ebert's baler lineup is unusual. This St. George, KS, custom harvester owns three types of machines to produce small square, large square and large...
Beat High Fuel Costs
Skyrocketing diesel fuel prices have touched off a scramble among custom operators to find strategies that will help hold expenses in check. Brothers...
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,...
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