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Ground round bale grinder-feeder revolution!
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Michael Bergdall

A problem facing many cattle farmers comes from one of their own most basic needs, that being the hay they feed their herds. Just plain hay leaves too much waste material that cattle will not eat, and just leaving a round bale out doesn’t promise a high yield from the feed they use. Using a nutritional supplement is wasteful as well, as the distribution is uneven and not a reliable method for getting the solution to the herd. The best current solution to the problem of waste and yield is to grind hay so that it is more easily taken in by a farmer’s cattle. Grinders are expensive, use a lot of energy, and require too much attention from the owners and their hands, and only add a modicum of overall productivity to their businesses. We have the solution to these problems and many others facing farmers in one revolutionary machine. The problem is funding. If built, this will be the cotton gin for the dairy and beef industry. Does anyone out there know a good agricultural submission company, or other such business that would be interested in helping us?

posted July 11, 2011 18:01 (
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Rion Motley

Maybe try a local extension office, or contact a group of farmers. I’m having a bit of a brain-freeze at the moment, but typically farmers get together to support a local farmer’s market and other joint endeavors to aid in transportation, irrigation, and spraying operations at lower cost than if they were contracted individually to each farmer. I want to say collective, but that’s not the right word.

HA! as soon as I hit reply, I thought of it.

Cooperative!

Good luck!

posted February 21, 2012 09:16 (
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