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Post by dw on Jul 9, 2019 7:37:59 GMT -6
Ok, I know there is tons of different minerals out there, some work better than others. But, what brand-blend works for you? We have used many different ones over the years, we are on Cargill right now, mainly cause we like it, but we are also a dealer and sell a few bags along the way to help cover shipping costs. So what yalls brand, and how do they suit your needs?
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Post by hook on Jul 9, 2019 7:46:04 GMT -6
I use the general purpose mineral from tsc most of the time. The last couple months ive been running the high mag fly mineral from the co op.
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Post by jehosofat on Jul 9, 2019 7:50:58 GMT -6
DW, you know what kind I use. 😁😁😁
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Post by Jake on Jul 9, 2019 7:55:09 GMT -6
We use a local feed mill that has a blend for our geography and matches what the typical deficiencies are for us. I've thought about testing all of our forage and water and having a custom blend made but haven't gone that far yet. Started getting garlic mixed in the mineral for fly control and have seen good results with that.
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Post by dw on Jul 9, 2019 8:04:29 GMT -6
DW, you know what kind I use. 😁😁😁 Yea Cmon! 😁
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Post by dw on Jul 9, 2019 8:08:31 GMT -6
We use a local feed mill that has a blend for our geography and matches what the typical deficiencies are for us. I've thought about testing all of our forage and water and having a custom blend made but haven't gone that far yet. Started getting garlic mixed in the mineral for fly control and have seen good results with that. I have looked into this some, we have a mill about 30 miles from me. You know how much garlic per pound you use? I’d be interested in looking into that. Long-range helps with our calves every year on flies, but our cows are building a tolerance to it. So we will swap up this year. It’s not a “fly control” but certainly does help. IGR is costly and just don’t seem to work that well for the extra costs IMO. Copper is a factor also, we have a lot of fescue based grass on the farm.
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Post by Jake on Jul 9, 2019 8:54:02 GMT -6
We use a local feed mill that has a blend for our geography and matches what the typical deficiencies are for us. I've thought about testing all of our forage and water and having a custom blend made but haven't gone that far yet. Started getting garlic mixed in the mineral for fly control and have seen good results with that. I have looked into this some, we have a mill about 30 miles from me. You know how much garlic per pound you use? I’d be interested in looking into that. Long-range helps with our calves every year on flies, but our cows are building a tolerance to it. So we will swap up this year. It’s not a “fly control” but certainly does help. IGR is costly and just don’t seem to work that well for the extra costs IMO. Copper is a factor also, we have a lot of fescue based grass on the farm. 2.1% of the ration is garlic. There's plenty of research on it helping, the organic/natural folks use it as a natural dewormer. I like to think of it as preseasoned beef. We are also using long range and have seen the benefits of it both as a wormer and fly control. The garlic is cheap $6/ton, long range definitely isn't.
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Post by kentuckyguy on Jul 9, 2019 9:56:08 GMT -6
I am currently using southern states brood cow mineral but have been debating going with VitaFerm heat during June July and August
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Post by franklinridgefarms on Jul 9, 2019 10:08:34 GMT -6
For several years now I have been using Southern States mineral, which is I believe now a Cargill product. Currently, and during fly times I am using their Fly Stop mineral, it has a Hi Mag version for during the spring, and then during the winter I use their Beef Breeder mineral, also a Hi-mag version.
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Post by okie on Jul 9, 2019 13:58:26 GMT -6
I used local feed company mineral for a few years and still would be if I were still in business. They had a flushmate blend that was all chelated mineral that I would switch to about a month before calving and leave out for around sixty days and then switch back to cheap shit and salt. If I was really concerned about deficiency I'd have left the good stuff out year round. Half my brain understood that it was much better bang for the buck but the other half understood that my cows were getting better nutrition than I was most of the time even when they were getting the cheap shit and my checkbook agreed with the second half.
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Post by Jake on Jul 9, 2019 14:09:53 GMT -6
I used local feed company mineral for a few years and still would be if I were still in business. They had a flushmate blend that was all chelated mineral that I would switch to about a month before calving and leave out for around sixty days and then switch back to cheap shit and salt. If I was really concerned about deficiency I'd have left the good stuff out year round. Half my brain understood that it was much better bang for the buck but the other half understood that my cows were getting better nutrition than I was most of the time even when they were getting the cheap shit and my checkbook agreed with the second half. I do similar, put the "good stuff" out before calving and quit it at the end of summer. Go to cheap and salt or just salt for the rest of the year as I can't afford for them to eat that stuff all the time. I'd rather give a shot of multi-min as it's cheap comparatively.
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Post by workinonit on Jul 9, 2019 19:48:07 GMT -6
Most often I use a mix from the local co-op, blended specifically for our area. The cows seem to do well with that. On rare occasions I've purchased the basic mineral at TSC when the co-op is out of the blend I use. I have found the TSC product to be more of a bran flake mixed with salt and some minerals. It smells sweet. My cows have eaten it like it was candy or grain.
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Post by hook on Jul 9, 2019 19:50:39 GMT -6
Most often I use a mix from the local co-op, blended specifically for our area. The cows seem to do well with that. On rare occasions I've purchased the basic mineral at TSC when the co-op is out of the blend I use. I have found the TSC product to be more of a bran flake mixed with salt and some minerals. It smells sweet. My cows have eaten it like it was candy or grain. Is it just me or did it change from a year or so back?
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Post by workinonit on Jul 9, 2019 20:39:29 GMT -6
Most often I use a mix from the local co-op, blended specifically for our area. The cows seem to do well with that. On rare occasions I've purchased the basic mineral at TSC when the co-op is out of the blend I use. I have found the TSC product to be more of a bran flake mixed with salt and some minerals. It smells sweet. My cows have eaten it like it was candy or grain. Is it just me or did it change from a year or so back? I do believe it has changed. I don't use it often, but it does seem different.
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Post by jedstivers on Jul 9, 2019 20:42:55 GMT -6
I use ADM. Its a blend formulated for this area and what we are doing. Without the tag I can’t tell you much about it. Been to long since I looked and I have limited storage capacity in my brain.
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