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Midwest Liquid Feeds - All-Lix

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Anyone used this stuff? Got a neighbor that is starting to sell it. I'm grazing cornstalks until the snow gets too deep and considering this as an option for supplementing protein. 23-24 cents per head per day delivered is what they quoted me.
 
Looks pretty similar to Loomix or Anipro I think if you have a dealer you can work with and feel it's what you want to feed it should be OK.

We started with a liquid feed called Morrinal back in the 70's then used some Cargill lick and then Anipro. They all probably worked but I feel cost is a consideration.
 
From what I have seen this year it looks like most liquid feed is the most economical. I don't know about all brands but some sure are more economical.
 
The cost is figured on what they SHOULD eat, not what they do eat.The problem I have heard of with Liquid feeds all goes back to the dealer. If they are overeating, you darn sure want a dealer that will come right away and take care of the consumption problem. You have to pay for what they eat,
so if they eat enough to cost you fifty cents per head per day, you've lost
the cost advantage, which was the reason to feed it in the first place. IMO

Good luck!
 
I know of quite a few guys who put out the liquid feed themselves instead of hiring it done. They didn't hire anyone to put cubes or cake out so they aren't hiring anyone to put out the liquid.
 
We used Anipro a little last winter and over the summer and have found that it is a great product. It can really stretch a pasture as well. But I think our dealer helps make it a better product. Our guy comes and checks on it and fills it when needed. One group of cattle ate way to much early on, and on my next bill I had a credit for over consumption. That really helps making a liquid feed more affordable.
 
I'm feeding liquid feed I just started. We had some hay ground 1/3 november baled meadow hay 1/3rd august baled reed canary 1/3rd mixed upland hay. I am then mixing 1000#s ground hay 2500#s of corn silage and 200#s of liquid which is 1# per head per day the feed salesman wants 3#s but I'm trying to be a low cost producer.The liquid is more to get them to consume 70 ton of rank hay thru out the winter they really go after it and basically lick the ground clean where it's fed. I'm only figureing 5#s of the ground hay per hd per day. They have all the hay they want which is all 2 year old reed canary at present time.

You might want to look at the OLS lick tubs made in Ellendale ND They have a 30% tub that the cattle are suppose to consume around a lb. per day.We fed some late summer to Soapweeds heifers and they were close on the consumption and had we kept them on it staedy I feel they would have backed off them a bit.A good friend of mine has tried about every tub out there and the OLS tubs were the only one's that were'nt over consumed.
 
loomixguy said:
I would LOVE to spill my guts about this, but I am not sure if the cases have come to trial yet. Until I know more about the legalities, I better not say sh!t.
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Court opinion from May 18, 2011

http://co.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.20110518_0003180.DCO.htm/qx
 
I was searching for information on this product, and stumbled across this forum.....curious, what happened? I'm assuming not much as Midwest Liquid Feeds is still in business.
 
"My belief is that they do not have anywhere near enough financial backing, technical expertise, or adequate resources to improve upon existing products, let alone invent new ones."
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Loomixguy, you deserve a pat on the back (no emoticon for that, or I'd give you one :P )for staying with a company that is tried and true and has some history, research, tech support and financial backing.

You and I both know that it doesn't work to be a feed salesman. When you care about your customers, you must be a company rep/consultant with a lot of tech support behind you. A lot of responsibility goes into helping clients. It's easier to 'get in the game' than to stay in it, don't you agree? Caring about customers comes first. If the product makes the rep lots of money, but not the client, that product is not going to be around long.

Many companies can make a liquid feed or mineral of some sort, but really, how good is it going to be? That test is passed when a company has survived the ups and downs of the industry throughout the years and is still out there working away. Not only still working, but through research, has found even more additives/formulas that can help the farmer/rancher make money.

~I AM FOR CONTENTED COWS AND HAPPY PRODUCERS!~

:D

I am curious tho, why does Loomix still use Rabon for fly control, when IGR seems to be the product of choice? Rabon is bitter, so perhaps that works better with liquid feed????? Other than your mention of it here, I've not seen Rabon used for a long, long time.
 
Rabon is effective on 4 different species of flies, while IGR is only effective on one. I like the Rabon, but it makes the liquid very thick, so thick it is hard to handle. IGR works very well in the liquid, flows and pumps great.

Right now, I am putting out LOOMIX HF Complete. It is 20% protein, 12% fat, with Availa-4 and Rumenext added, along with IGR for fly control. I've had tremendous success with it, what with the drought conditions we have enjoyed in this area up til now. In the last 2 weeks, we have received 3 inches of much needed rain.
 
I dumped out 4.5 this morning..... south of me a few miles they had over 6 last night..... ponds are full now!
 
I am so glad to hear you both received some much needed rain. Just makes one feel better all the way around. :D

We got .2 last night. The forecast called for a big storm but we didn't get it. There was some lightening but nothing real bad. The grass is still unbelieveably green here for this time of year. It hasn't been real hot either, so the cattle are really gaining weight.

We have had over 19" of rain since mid-May. The old timers say this isn't the most rain that has ever fallen here, but it is the most that has continued to fall through the end of July.
 

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