Hay bales on a grassy field (Image by Rachel Gardner via flickr.com).
I recently wrote an article for Progressive Forage that was recently published. The article covers that critical question, how do you get paid for custom services, such as custom swathing and baling. A few states have laws that create automatic liens in the crop harvested or swathed and baled. But the majority of states offer custom operators no automatic lien. In those states, custom operators should consider developing a standard contract to use to help the operator get paid.
To read my article, click here.