* Balers are the implement most often mentioned in post cards 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 time and feedstuffs," says monte thompson, zanesville, ohio, citing his top management change.housekeepinga number of products come driver into play when housing livestock, and producers point to several items that save them passport services at post office time, labor, and money. products listed in the survey include portable livestock shelters, scales, fans, driver and bulk feed bins and feeding systems.

in the palm of his handuntil recently, when a prospective buyer would come to the koupal angus ranch near dante, post civil war frog south dakota, to look at bulls, la vern koupal (pictured at far left) would grab a thick stack of records and carry them out to the rolling pastures. "i''d be digging driver through the papers, and the wind would be flipping the pages, post and driver and i could never find the right page," says koupal.now he takes his $850 palm pilot out of his coat pocket, writes in a bull number, and instantly gets all the production and bloodline information post he and the buyer need. "it''s unreal what this technology can do," he says driver.