Minimise contractor disagreements during this silage season

By Frank Mickan, Former Pasture and Conservation Specialist, Department of Primary Industries Ellinbank, Vic
September 22 2019 - 6:00pm
TOO WET: Figure 2: A smeared bale end indicates this was too wet to bale.
TOO WET: Figure 2: A smeared bale end indicates this was too wet to bale.

During every silage and hay harvest season there are disagreements between farmers and contractors during the actual harvest or with the finished product. Unfortunately, many such arguments end up in court, often costing both parties a lot of money and, to add salt to the wound, sometimes the genuinely aggrieved party loses out.

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