Farmer Depends on Krone for Return on Investment in Haying Operation

Marcus South, along with his wife, Neely, and their three children, Colby, Macy, and Mallory, manages a diversified 600-acre farm near Thomaston, Georgia. The South farm includes a hay growing and baling operation, a cow/calf operation with 250 cows, and 14 poultry houses for Purdue Farms. To manage all of this, Marcus keeps his eye on ROI, and has found success in doing so with Krone equipment.

For Marcus’s haying operation, he primarily grows ryegrass and has become a big believer in baleage due to the quality of forage it delivers. To achieve his goal of creating the highest quality forage possible, Marcus runs the Krone Comprima™ Round Baler with the CombiPack™, which simultaneously bales and wraps the round bales. When he first started in the baling business, Marcus tube-wrapped his bales, but that approach required more manpower. “That’s when we discovered Krone had the Comprima CombiPack with the wrapper on the back, making it just a two-man operation,” says Marcus. “That really fit our needs.”

Marcus likes that Krone focuses solely on hay and forage equipment. He says other companies make good equipment but concentrate on tractors. “Krone concentrates on hay and forage equipment. They put a lot of focus on that and produce very high-quality equipment. That’s important, because with baleage, when you have to go, you can’t be worrying about something not working. The Krone equipment really holds up.” He appreciates how Krone equipment is engineered and built. “It’s very heavy equipment, so it’s built for how we’re using it. You don’t have to worry about overloading it.”

Marcus also has a great relationship with his Krone dealer, Walter Farms, in Barnesville, Georgia. Walter Farms is a farming operation as well and therefore understands his equipment needs firsthand. 

And when it comes to ROI, Marcus feels strongly that, “You get what you pay for. While you may have to pay a little bit more upfront, Krone pays in the long run.”

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