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Cutting out the feed mill
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<blockquote data-quote="ollie989898" data-source="post: 6677527" data-attributes="member: 54866"><p>I have no doubt of that but the added ingredients like prairie meal, megalac and urea can make huge shifts to a diet- at a cost, obviously.</p><p></p><p>Feed mills obviously have to cater to a wide variety of end users, I used to formulate, buy and move materials in a previous life. From memory I had something like 12 main feed ingredients:</p><p></p><p>Rolled wheat</p><p>Rolled barley</p><p>Rolled beans</p><p>Rolled corn</p><p>distillers (usually wheat or barley)</p><p>corn gluten</p><p>hipro soya</p><p>rapemeal/canolameal</p><p>wheatfeed</p><p>soya hulls</p><p>sugar beet</p><p>limestone flour</p><p>calcined magnesite</p><p>minerals</p><p>megalac</p><p>energiser (protected fat)</p><p>Prairie meal</p><p>NIS</p><p>yeast</p><p>molasses</p><p></p><p></p><p>This doesn't include sunflower, malt culms or palm kernel which I know are used in huge quantities around the world too. As such obviously a feed supplier will have access and provision to buy and add materials in a way not practical to an average farmer. There are pros and cons with either option, if a mill has bought well you could be in for substantial savings, certainly I would think some UK companies would work with customers and book feed materials when the customer asked, thus removing a substantial element of risk from the equation. Granted you will always pay for the convenience of mixing and delivery, also my blends were usually nearly dust free because of the addition of molasses and therefore highly palatable. The milling of grains can be quite unpleasant on farm which I know from experience.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ollie989898, post: 6677527, member: 54866"] I have no doubt of that but the added ingredients like prairie meal, megalac and urea can make huge shifts to a diet- at a cost, obviously. Feed mills obviously have to cater to a wide variety of end users, I used to formulate, buy and move materials in a previous life. From memory I had something like 12 main feed ingredients: Rolled wheat Rolled barley Rolled beans Rolled corn distillers (usually wheat or barley) corn gluten hipro soya rapemeal/canolameal wheatfeed soya hulls sugar beet limestone flour calcined magnesite minerals megalac energiser (protected fat) Prairie meal NIS yeast molasses This doesn't include sunflower, malt culms or palm kernel which I know are used in huge quantities around the world too. As such obviously a feed supplier will have access and provision to buy and add materials in a way not practical to an average farmer. There are pros and cons with either option, if a mill has bought well you could be in for substantial savings, certainly I would think some UK companies would work with customers and book feed materials when the customer asked, thus removing a substantial element of risk from the equation. Granted you will always pay for the convenience of mixing and delivery, also my blends were usually nearly dust free because of the addition of molasses and therefore highly palatable. The milling of grains can be quite unpleasant on farm which I know from experience. [/QUOTE]
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