I don't normally get involved in these Bull Session Forums. First of all everyone goes by a nick name. It can be so easy to judge or knock, if you feel no one will know who you are. I am Vince Hulinsky owner of Ag West Feeds of Burwell, NE. I have no problem of anyone knowing who I am and I am very proud of my Independent line of feeds.
The reason I am answering some of what has been written is becasue there are some that stand up for what are the facts. One of these is you, river rat (9-24-12) and Devyn Ballagh. (10-3-11)I thank you and I am writing this to show my support for your strength to do this. I too am a new member as of now. Maybe others have done as river rat in the past, I haven't been reading this. One thing you didn't mention is that saving four pounds of hay at $200.00 per ton is 40 cents. You spent around 25 cents to do this, also you would probably have spent that much or more on the competion. That four lbs. is almost 20% of the feed fed! Thanks for your reply faster horse (9-24-12). Yes, it is a protein supllement.
mr.j (9-28-11) Radical Commentary? Please specify what, it is the proper thing to do? Science based rations? What are these? NRC requirements - a collection of thousands of feeds, tests, from Flordia to Oregon and averaged to give you a ration? Some feed companies science based feeds, when they own a by-product company and need a way to sell it? They are cheap and have a lot of customers, a lot of tests? Have a lot of money to advertise? Against non-science based feeds?
Example the words "crude protein", is a name for many different parts to it. These are called amino acids. All plant protein products lack at least 4 of these, at a good level, such as lysene. plant portein products are all proteins grown from a plant, from grains to hay, and roughages. The Ag West Feeds contain these lacking amino acids, so you can feed 1/3 of pound instead of a pound or two. That is science based in my openion. Okay?
Thanks (9-28-11) Big Muddy Rancher for mentioning the folks that no one besides the loomix guy knew anything about Ag West Feeds, that he knows all he writes. His past on (Sept. 28-2011), processing problems. Totally false, I never have to wait over 3 days to get my feed order. Zero distribution? We go to northcentral Montana and all between. Yes, we have a put together 8 ton to 26 ton loads, it only makes cost sense. We combine customers to do this unbless they are big enough to order aload themselves. You say no one wants to drive two plus hours to get feed? My customers that know what it does will, if we don't have delivery there at the time. You want to check what the tag says and what is in the bag, got for it. For many years we were cited by the state only twice. Once it was my formulation error, the other we were a little high on calicum. No one has a record even close to that, read the reports from the states on your feed, okay?
The other thing that is so false is your statement that my Cornstalk Mineral (9-27-11) is smoke and snake oil! Wow!
My Conrstalk Roughage Equalizer with my Rumen Pak has proven itself for over 30 years. No matter how much ear corn was on the ground, very seldom did one die, abort or even get long toes. Test of up to 70 bushels of ear corn on the ground! Results like a customer from the Stapleton area last year. Many pivots with 30 bushels on the ground. They put hundreds of their cows on this. At the Sandhills Cattle Convention he told me that they never had a dead cow, aboted one or long toes, not one. Why don't you try that with your product? please. We could talk more about that product. Like a neighobr here that was short of water in the stock tank so he hauled water and dumped it into his liquid tank with the liquid urea feed. There was about 10 gals left in the tank when he filled it with water. Four of the cows died over night, adding water makes the urea posion. The same can happend with a big rain, even in high urea tubs. Now that isn't smoke and snake oil. It is facts and truths.
I am not writing this to knock anyone, company, etc. I want facts to come out of this, not gossip or falsehoods. I plan on meeting Jesus someday, whatever I say or write will come before Him.
If any one wants to know more of what I am about just call our toll free number for literture and read it, for your self. I don't plan on getting into future debates here, read for yourself please 1-877-240-1409. I wrote this to supoort people like river at and Devyn Ballagh. After having people for quite some time telling me I should speak up. I don't claim to be perfect, but if I saw a problem I worked with the cows and the rancher to find the answer. Those "books" out there are just a guide, not real life. The Ag West Feed program takes managment. it may not be for everyone and I don't keep 100 percent of the people that try it. I do have a few that are still going that started with me almost from day one.
Vince
