Crop Management - Specially Designed Equipment

Evaluating new possibilities!

As new technology emerges, Lamb Farms is always trying to keep up with the learning curve by evaluating the new possibilities. On August 5th 2006, the television show "Modern Marvels" featured Clauss's new Cougar 1400 mower.
This mower has 5 cutter heads that can each be operated independently of the others. Each cutter head is 3.3 meters wide, allowing for a total cutting width of 45 feet. Powered by a 435 hp Mercedes motor, this mower can average more than 40 acres per hour.

At the recent farm demo, different farm employees had their chance to get behind the controls. They soon found out why this machine was considered a "Modern Marvel".

A New Holland BB960A is used to bale hay and straw.
This baler uses 33 knives to process the hay into short pieces which makes it easier to incorporate into rations and eliminates a second step of chopping the straw before it can be used for bedding. 4'x8' bales are tied with 6 strings and sometime a propionic acid preservative is added to help keep the hay from molding. A sensor in the bale chamber changes the rate of acid that is applied depending upon the moisture of the hay.