- Location
- Northumberland
Anyone know what the enzyme is? Used to use soya as a carrier now some are using beans or peas.
Maxxamon treated grain
- Thread starter Devon James
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- Northumberland
One of the less fancy liquid alternatives is just dissolved urea, with a dash of AS. I seem to remember the suggestion that there was sufficient enzyme on the grain surface to activate (what the sulphur was for).
What we did in a bit of a panic at >25% had issues, but the 22% stuff was a nice product. Treated whole.
I was not alone in having problems at higher moisture (this thread and others) - think all the manufacturers altered their upper limit after that year. In hindsight, it was a job for the crimper.
What we did in a bit of a panic at >25% had issues, but the 22% stuff was a nice product. Treated whole.
I was not alone in having problems at higher moisture (this thread and others) - think all the manufacturers altered their upper limit after that year. In hindsight, it was a job for the crimper.
Urease.
How soon can you start to feed it once treated?
What happens if you fed it fresh?
What happens if you fed it fresh?
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
It takes a couple of weeks to work it’s magic.
The moisture turns the urea into ammonia gas, which treats the grain. If you feed it too early then the grain won’t have been treated, so the pH and protein won’t have been increased, and you run the risk of feeding the unaltered urea.
- Location
- Scotland
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What makes it any worse than maxxamon? Liquid product much easier to apply.
- Location
- Northumberland
Very like itLike britmilks product?
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Buffer Grain is an innovative approach to grain treatment producing a high protein, mould free, high value feed from home grown grains.
What makes it any worse than maxxamon? Liquid product much easier to apply.
I wouldn't say worse, just that we found the upper moisture limit the hard way. The guidance is a lot more definite now. As I understand, it wasn't the only product that struggled. If faced with the same 24+% situation, crimping would be the better option. 22% barley came out nicely.
Yes, the liquid was easy to work with. I'm intrigued if an ibc saturated with urea and a shovelfull of AS would deliver the same result.
If anyone needs an ibc of full-fat propcorn drop me a pm.
- Location
- Northumberland
The cost of the product will be somewhere between £25 - £28 per tonne with contractor costs on top unless you treat it yourself.
- Location
- Northumberland
I now buy the enzyme alone and then buy feed grade urea in tonne bags which reduces the price per tonne treated but you need to be doing alot of tonnes to make it worth while.
- Location
- Scotland
Very like it
I wouldn't say worse, just that we found the upper moisture limit the hard way. The guidance is a lot more definite now. As I understand, it wasn't the only product that struggled. If faced with the same 24+% situation, crimping would be the better option. 22% barley came out nicely.
Yes, the liquid was easy to work with. I'm intrigued if an ibc saturated with urea and a shovelfull of AS would deliver the same result.
If anyone needs an ibc of full-fat propcorn drop me a pm.
I'd probably be doing 17/18 per cent stuff.
mghley
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- Location
- Derbyshire
By way of an update, I’ve used it for the last two years and since we grow our own spring barley it really suits our system. Costs about £40 per tonne to include product and processing and lifts protein from 10/11% to 14/15%. Most importantly it stabilises the grain and enables you to store it regardless of its moisture content
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Like britmilks product?
Buffer Grain - Grain Treatments - High Protein - Whole Grain
Buffer Grain is an innovative approach to grain treatment producing a high protein, mould free, high value feed from home grown grains.
What makes it any worse than maxxamon? Liquid product much easier to apply.
I can’t see why that shouldn’t be equally as effective, as it’s ultimately the same product in a different form.
Whether it’s ‘easier to apply’ would depend very much on your system though imo.
I use the FiveF product and it’s just a case of mixing the product with grain on the floor wit( a telehandler, pushing up in a heap, sheeting and waiting for 10-14 days. I really can’t see what would be easier, on this farm anyway.
Matt
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- Location
- herefordshire, uk
£26 a ton using alpha grain
- Location
- South Lanarkshire
Sorry if already asked what moisture content for maxxamon treatment ?
- Location
- Northumberland
up to 20%.
ridger
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- Location
- Tyrone, Northern Ireland
I have a bit not keeping as well as I'd like, could I put propcorn on it or would it react badly