Posts in Category 'Hay & Forage'

Tips for Improving Hay Baling Quality

Through two generations of experience, this father/son team offers several baling tips that can improve hay quality and avoid surprises hiding in the windrow.

Achieving Better Quality Hay and Increased Profitability with Hesston by Massey Ferguson Windrowers

An infield windrower comparison showing how selecting the right equipment can increase the quality of your hay as well as profitability.

Stover Makeover

Last fall, as soon as combines left the corn fields surrounding York, Nebraska, a veritable army of tractors pulling flail shredders and large square balers moved in for a highly coordinated second harvest. The race was on to get excess crop residue—corn stover—shredded, put in windrows, baled and stacked for transport...

So… What Do We Do with ALL that Material?

We’ve talked about collecting 90,000 tons of corn stover and working with Pellet Technology USA. And we’ve also discussed the impact that it can have on a local market’s economy. But what do you do once you’ve collected that 90,000...

Get the Free Hesston Guide to Quality Hay

As so many in the business know, hay is no longer a commodity. The ability to better measure its nutritional value has caused a sea change of sorts in how it’s raised and marketed. That, coupled with an increased need...

Young Farmers: Growing Their Future and Ours

Quite possibly better educated and prepared than any generation before them, young producers still face major challenges in getting off the ground. For this FarmLife Special Report, we asked several young farmers about their challenges and goals, then listened as...

Great Hay Equipment, Great Hay Yields

“I haven’t used anything but Hesston hay equipment since I got into the hay business more than 20 years ago,” Randy McGee says, noting that his current inventory includes a WR9770 windrower and three Hesston by Massey Ferguson® balers on...

Massey Ferguson Combination Provides High-performance and Hassle-Free Operation for Hay Contractor.

Busy Central Otago contractor David O’Neill has a fleet of eight Massey Ferguson and seven Fendt tractors, but tractors are not the only AGCO machinery his business runs. He also has four Massey Ferguson square balers and a Massey Ferguson...

AGCO and SDI: More Power, Less Compaction

Nate Ray has some 25,000 hungry mouths to feed—all of them the bovine beauties at De Jager Farms’ eight dairies in California’s Central Valley. Specifically, Ray oversees operations on De Jager’s 17,000 acres of farmland, most of which is used...