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As W.A. Henry said in the first issue of Feeds and Feeding in 1898, "The eye of the master fattens the cattle". This adage has been used to characterize cattle feeding as an art in addition to the science. Good feedlot management consists of many factors one being that of good feed bunk management. Feed bunk management is delivering a consistent, nutritious, fresh ration in a manner that maximizes feed intake and minimizes waste and spoilage. This includes not only feed delivery decisions, but feed mixing, nutrient balancing, feedstuff quality control and characteristics, feed processing and many other factors related to feed presentation.
At Anderson Alfalfa Company we know that good quality feed and timely delivery are the first steps to good feed bunk management and critical to your bottom line. We do our best to deliver hay and forage products such as our chopped alfalfa hay, and haylage and silage in an approach consistent with each customer's desires. This begins with managing the "theoretical length of cut" to specific requests, providing a just-in-time delivery service to provide the freshest feed possible, and being on call 24/7 to accommodate the challenges associated with weather and changes in feed intake. For producers seeking to minimize costs we offer lower quality products to mix in rations such as straw, cornstalks, millet hay, oat hay or grass/alfalfa mixes. Most importantly our goal is to help you as a feedlot owner/manager to improve efficiency and reduce the cost of production.