Business Build On Sawdust And Shavings

Business Build On Sawdust And Shavings WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous Chad Yutzy built his business on sawmill byproducts In the early years he delivered three truckloads of sawdust and shavings a day to local farmers Two decades later he dispatches 25 truckloads a day to customers in a 75-mile radius of Elkhart Ind “We couldn’t have kept up with demand if a fellow hadn’t started grinding up wood waste from area factories ” says Yutzy “He drops off roll-off tubs at factories to dump their wood scraps picks them up and grinds it We buy from him and distribute to our customers ” Yutzy is a distributor He doesn’t produce shavings himself Instead he buys waste products from sawmills and others and sells a needed commodity The demand is huge and uses of his shavings are varied Yutzy supplies animal bedding to duck chicken horse dairy and calf producers Wood shavings that he delivers are all kiln dried and the wood waste from factories is triple ground and screened While some livestock producers need dust-free screened material others want bedding with dust “Horse owners want low dust material that has the fine dust screened out ” explains Yutzy “Dairy and poultry producers like the dust for its absorbency ” Competition for waste wood from fuel pellet manufacturers has driven prices up in recent years Yutzy notes that when petroleum-based fuel prices increased 5 years ago wood pellets took off Wood bedding prices climbed as a result Even with increased demand Yutzy says livestock bedding is a good business He says he is available to consult with others wanting to get into the bedding business “If you have a supply of sawdust or scrap wood in your area it’s a good business to be in ” he says “However you have to have a supply ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Pine Cone Shavings 71228 County Rd 15 New Paris Ind 46553 ph 574 536-2749; ckyutzy@gmail com

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