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Perry Van Tassel

Dairyman and Hay Grower

2200 Acres

Paul, Idaho

"After baling with this machine, I NEVER want to bale again without it."

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Tony DeGroot

"Degroot Dairies"

Hanford, CA

559-732-7085

For the past several years all of our hay that tests for milk has been purchased by DeGroot Dairies in Hanford, CA. Tony Degroot is usually on the phone before we have the crop baled to be sure he gets to us first. We haven't had a shortage of other buyers bidding on our dairy hay, we just don't have enough to go around. Two years ago we made a deal with DeGroot on our first crop hay based on the TDN test and after we shipped the first few loads Tony called us up and said, 'That hay is better than what I paid you for it. I'm going to add another $5.00 a ton.'"

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Evan Brown

Hay Buyer for

DeGroot Dairies

Apple Valey, Utah

435-773-8016

Degroot's Utah hay buyer, Evan Brown says, "The 'DewPoint' hay consistency is a real plus. Baling hay in the day time gets us consistent moisture and bale compaction, and the leaves are all in the bale. The speed at which this all takes place is amazing. When baling hay in the middle of the afternoon and the bale hits the ground, there are very few leaves on the ground around the bale. The hay flakes off very nicely. The smell and color of the hay is excellent. The ease of operation and the common sense way the computer operates makes this machine a real asset to not only the grower but also the dairyman and others that feed the hay."

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Von Mason

Owner "Ten Plus Hay Co."

Dammeron Valley, Utah

435-574-0054

Owner of "Ten Plus Hay Co." located in Dammeron Valley, Utah is a strong proponent of hay processed using the DewPoint method. "This machine makes average hay better and more valuable. It lets you bale hay when you want to instead of just when you have to.

I'm not a baler man but if I was I'd rather bale for 8 hours starting in the morning than to wait around all day and half the night just waiting for the 'Perfect' time to bale."

Referring to bale density of the DewPoint Hay, Mason said, "We actually were able to load 3rd Crop 3x4 bales we purchased from Brent Hunter Farms directly on to shipping containers for export without having to go to the expense of compressing them first. We asked for 1500 lb. bales and they made them for us with the aid of the DewPoint System and we were able to pass along our savings to them by giving them a higher price for the hay."

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Karl Schmutz

Director of Exports

Mountain Sunrise Feeds

Beryl, Utah

435-231-1025

435-439-5381

Karl Schmutz, Director of Exports for "Mountain Sunrise Feeds" in Beryl, Utah has seen a lot of hay go through their Hay Press Plant over the years. They purchase 3x4 and 4x4 rectangular bales of Alfalfa, Oats, 3-Way and other forages from many growers. These Big Bales are run through a compression and repackaging process for both domestic and export sales. Schmutz comments,

"The Big Bales made with the Staheli DewPoint Machine are the best we see here. Because of higher bale density and quality legal truck weights are easy to reach, the bales press and cut cleaner and easier through our plant and there is less processing waste because the hay stays together.

One of the main differences we notice is that the leaf retention in the DewPoint bales is very good throughout the entire profile of the bale from top to bottom. Since we slice these Big Bales into sections horizontally to create small compact bales, good leaf retention enables us to produce a consistent repackaged product from all sections of the Big Bale.

With conventional bales where the grower depends on only natural dew for baling we often see a lot of loose leaves which tend to filter toward the bottom of the flakes during the baling operation. That is a problem because the small repackaged bales cut from the top of the Big Bale have less leaves than those cut from the bottom.

Bales made using the DewPoint System are always consistent."

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“Most people really cannot appreciate the effectiveness of the DewPoint process without actually seeing it work. We’ve had that experience every time we have someone come out here and we do a demonstration.

Most people say they didn’t think it would work, so they are very surprised when they actually see the hay baled in the middle of the afternoon and the quality of the bale that is coming out of the process,”

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