Faster horses said:More of the raw ingredients than phosphorus has gone up. Countries like China are raising heck with 'supply and demand.' No one is happy about it, not the companies, not the dealers, and certainly not the customers. Hopefully, it will change. (Well, we can HOPE, anyway.)
I'll see what I can do to get 3V5S to you, alabama. PM me and tell me where you live so I can find the dealer nearest you.
As for getting Vigortone into Canada, that's a tough one. Talk to BMR, he knows how to do it and where to get it, cowsense.
When I started reducing and then eliminating minerals, I kept looking for the "train wreck"...never happened. Culled a few opens each year, but now fertility has stabilized and getting better. It's now paying bigger benefits. My personal opinion(without any 'sound science' to back it) is that cows on green growing forage shouldn't need additional minerals (unless soil and forage test show a specific problem).Frank in West Dakota said:Some people on here are shopping around and looking for cheaper mineral, and that's ok, but if your on a program, (doesn't matter what brand) and that program is working for ya, keep on it. You could end up with a wreck if ya start changin'.
Just thinkin' out loud.
RobertMac said:When I started reducing and then eliminating minerals, I kept looking for the "train wreck"...never happened. Culled a few opens each year, but now fertility has stabilized and getting better. It's now paying bigger benefits. My personal opinion(without any 'sound science' to back it) is that cows on green growing forage shouldn't need additional minerals (unless soil and forage test show a specific problem).Frank in West Dakota said:Some people on here are shopping around and looking for cheaper mineral, and that's ok, but if your on a program, (doesn't matter what brand) and that program is working for ya, keep on it. You could end up with a wreck if ya start changin'.
Just thinkin' out loud.
Denny said:RobertMac said:When I started reducing and then eliminating minerals, I kept looking for the "train wreck"...never happened. Culled a few opens each year, but now fertility has stabilized and getting better. It's now paying bigger benefits. My personal opinion(without any 'sound science' to back it) is that cows on green growing forage shouldn't need additional minerals (unless soil and forage test show a specific problem).Frank in West Dakota said:Some people on here are shopping around and looking for cheaper mineral, and that's ok, but if your on a program, (doesn't matter what brand) and that program is working for ya, keep on it. You could end up with a wreck if ya start changin'.
Just thinkin' out loud.
Do you feed them salt??
RobertMac said:When I started reducing and then eliminating minerals, I kept looking for the "train wreck"...never happened. Culled a few opens each year, but now fertility has stabilized and getting better. It's now paying bigger benefits. My personal opinion(without any 'sound science' to back it) is that cows on green growing forage shouldn't need additional minerals (unless soil and forage test show a specific problem).Frank in West Dakota said:Some people on here are shopping around and looking for cheaper mineral, and that's ok, but if your on a program, (doesn't matter what brand) and that program is working for ya, keep on it. You could end up with a wreck if ya start changin'.
Just thinkin' out loud.