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Cohen Farm, located in
Pittsboro, North Carolina, grows some of the most nutrient
filled hay in the state of North Carolina. For more than 30
years, Cohen Farm has provided hay to customers throughout a
surrounding 60 mile radius. For horse owners to llama
operations to dairy producers to sheep and goat farmers,
Murray and Esta Cohen provide an invaluable service to a
variety of agricultural producers.
In the summer of 2002, a
severe drought hit the area and devastated the agricultural
community. “Livestock feed was scarce to say the least,” says
Esta. “It was a situation where the demand far exceeded what
we were able to supply. The drought was so bad that farmers
were selling off their heifers and cows; there was just
nothing to feed them. Hay Hotlines were set up to buy hay and
some people were traveling out of state to purchase trailer
loads of hay.”
Fortunately, the drought
was only one year in length which for some seemed like an
eternity. “The year following the drought was a boom year. In
fact we had so much hay we ran out places to store it,” says
Esta. “We had a large surplus of round bales but because we
had nowhere to store the bales out of weather exposure, they
went bad. We realized then that if we were able to store those
round bales for future use, we would be much more prepared for
future droughts. Droughts are never predicted and when they do
happen, it’s difficult to adjust your farm operation unless
you have already prepared beforehand for the possibility of a
drought. All it took was a year of drought and a year of
seeing tons of hay goes to waste to realize that a Cover-All
hay storage building would be a wise investment.”
“A good friend of ours
highly recommended a Cover-All building. He bought one for his
dairy operation and he couldn’t say enough good things about
the building and the people he bought it from,” says Esta.
The Cohen’s purchased a 40
foot wide by 112 foot long Cover-All Legend building which is
the ideal size to store 500 hay bales. The building is also
used to store all sorts of farm machinery such as a stack
wagon, back hoe, tractors, goose neck trailer, etc. “In an
average year, we produce 800 - 1300lb round bales, and 5000 –
70lb square bales of high quality hay,” says Esta. “We take
care of our land, we don’t use pesticides or herbicides; the
only soil enhancer we use is composted chicken manure. We
stand behind what we sell and our clients know that, so the
more we can control the quality of product we sell, the better
it is for the customer and for us. We are thrilled with our
Cover-All building. It’s an investment we should have made
years ago.”
"All it took was a year of drought and a year of seeing
tons
of hay go to waste to realize that a Cover-All hay
storage building would be a wise investment."
Esta Cohen
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The 40’ wide x 112’ long Cover-All building
is ideal for
storing 500 round hay bales.
“We are thrilled with our Cover-All building.
"It’s an
investment we should
have made years ago,”
says Esta Cohen.
The Cover-All building allows Cohen Farm
to reduce spoilage
and prepare
for future droughts.
40’ wide x 112’ long Legend
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