* Balers are fencestretchbars the implement most often mentioned in the survey. Producers also cite purchases of new feed grinders and mixers, as well as silage and haylage products. "We purchased a Walder Manufacturing hoop bagger last year, and our haylage is the best it can be. There''s no wait for hay to dry down -- better protein, better overall feed volume, writes Frank E. Grossmann, Portage, Wisconsin."Digital scales on the feed grinder save waist stretcher time and feedstuffs," says monte thompson, zanesville, ohio, citing his top management change.housekeepinga number of products come into play when housing fencestretchbars livestock, and producers point to several items that save them time, labor, and money. products listed in the survey include portable livestock shelters, scales, fans, and bulk feed bins and feeding systems.

"we bought a for-most squeeze chute this winter, shoe stretcher mens large and it has completely changed our operation," says chad sullivan, campbellsville, kentucky. fencestretchbars "we actually look forward to working cattle."randy and minda witt, lamar, colorado, say a recently installed livestock handling facility with sorting tub and chute "has made our life much easier and is safer and faster for everyone involved.""i recently purchased a new prifert squeeze chute and sweep gate system and 20 canal gates, which helps me better care for my dairy and beef cattle," writes mike murphy, mt. sterling, kentucky.fence ''em inproducts tied to fencing systems, especially those related to management intensive grazing, are popular with survey respondents. changes in grazing management are among those most-mentioned by producers as a way to improve their business.

1. you need a firmly packed base of dirt to place the hoops for minimal seepage.2. the biggest problem with hoops is treatment of individual animals. struthers uses hinged sorting panels best artists stretcher bar and walks through each barn daily to check fencestretchbars for sick animals.3. quality bedding is stretcher a top priority. "we bought our fencestretchbars own round baler because we treat cornstalks as a main crop now," says struthers. bean stubble works, too, he says, but it is not quite as absorbent as cornstalks.4. "don''t skimp on bedding," says struthers. "if you think the pigs might need more bedding, they do."husbandry helpproducts that help with animal husbandry receive frequent mention in the survey. breeding and selection management products get special acclaim from producers stretcher.