D & G Chopping is a custom forage harvesting business based in Tulare, California. Owned and operated by Marvin Davis, the company specializes in harvesting, packing, and storing corn silage for large dairies in the local area.
- Operations: The company typically harvests corn silage for five to seven major dairies, with yields in the region reaching 35 to 40 tons per acre.
- Equipment: Their fleet includes specialized forage harvesters, such as New Holland 600 series choppers and Challenger dozer-packing tractors.
- Partnership: D & G Chopping works closely with Gist Farms, a related family business that handles trucking, rail logistics, equipment repair, and farming.
- Custom Forage Harvesting: Provides end-to-end silage processing, including chopping, hauling (via contracted trucks), and packing silage piles.
- Year-Round Employment: By coordinating with Gist Farms, the business maintains a steady workforce of approximately 25 full-time employees throughout the year, transitioning them between chopping and other farm or shop tasks as needed.
- Technological Focus: Butch Gist is known for agricultural inventions and patents, such as the pressure-seal walking floor for commodity trailers, used to improve farm efficiency.
D & G Chopping
supplies corn silage
to many Central California dairies.
