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December 2019
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101 Santa Fe Street Hillsboro, Kansas 67063
Phone: 620-947-3111 Fax: 620-947-5671
Toll Free: 877-207-6257 Monday-Friday 8:00-5:30
Contact our sales and service staff:
Bill Fish 620-382-4401 Frank Morey 620-382-5463 Dean Becker 785-294-0415 Ray Halbert 785-294-0412 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Bill Toews 620-382-6173 Greg Thompson 620-382-5464 Kevin Lueger 785-294-0408 Steve Hoefer 402-239-1749 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Kyle Cederberg 620-382-6284 Tara Ellerman 913-370-2556 [email protected] [email protected]
Our mission is to provide excellence in feed and its services to you in an efficient and competitive manner.
Don’t neglect the nutritional needs of your cattle this winter
1972 State Highway 187 Seneca, Kansas 66538
Phone: 785-336-6777 Fax: 620-947-5671
Toll Free: 866-268-6777 Monday-Friday 7:00-4:00
There’s no doubt that cold weather is likely to occur before spring time and green grass. The major effect of cold on nutrient requirement of cows is increased need for energy. To determine the magnitude of the cold, lower critical temperature for beef cows must first be estimated. For cows with a dry winter hair coat, the lower critical temperature is considered to be 32 degrees F. In general, researchers have used the rule of thumb that cows’ energy requirements increase 1% for each degree the wind chill is below the 32 degree lower critical temperature. In this example, the TV weather man has predicted that wind chills will average about 4 degrees F. Therefore, the calculation example for a cow with a winter dry hair coat would be: > Step 1: Cow’s lower critical temperature is 32 degrees F. > Step 2: Expected wind-chill from weather
reports (4 degrees wind chill in this example) > Step 3: Calculate the magnitude of the cold as the difference between the lower critical temperature and the wind chill: 32 degrees—4 degrees = 28 degrees. > Step 4: Energy adjustment is 1% for each degree magnitude of cold or 28%. > Step 5: Feed cows 128% of daily energy amount. (if cow was to receive 16 pounds of high quality grass/legume hay; then feed 20.5 pound of hay during the cold weather event). Research has indicated that energy requirements for maintenance of beef cows with wet hair is much greater. Cows that are exposed to falling precipitation and have wet hair coats are considered to have reached the lower critical temperature at 59 degrees F. In addition, the requirements change twice as much for each degree change in wind-chill factor. In other words, the energy requirement actually increase 2% for each degree below 59 degrees F. This amount of energy change is virtually impossible to accomplish with feedstuffs available on ranches. In addition, this amount of energy change in the diet of cows accustomed to a high roughage diet must be made very gradually to avoid severe digestive disorders. Therefore, the more common-sense approach is a smaller increase in energy requirements
during wet cold weather and extending the increase into more pleasant weather to help regain energy lost during the storm. Cows that were consuming 16 pounds of grass hay per day and 5 pounds of 20% range cubes could be increase to 20 pounds of grass hay plus 6-7 pound of range cubes during the severe weather event. This is not a dou-bling of the energy intake but by extend-ing this amount for a couple of days after the storm may help overcome some of the energy loss during the storm and done in a manner that does not cause digestive disorders. The fact that it’s not feasible to feed a wet, very cold cow enough to maintain her current body condition, underscores the need for cows to be in “good” body condition at the start of the winter. When cold weather settles in, know that Countryside Feed has an experienced staff to help you meet all the nutritional needs of your cows. Ask any of our sales people or nutritionists about options available to meet the energy needs of your cattle. Whether it’s a liquid feed, protein tub, range cubes, or a custom ration feed that fills the bill, Countryside Feed is able to meet those added energy requirements. Cold weather will be here soon—make sure your livestock has the best available resources to satisfy their tastes until the green grass of spring.
Energy requirements are greatly increased during inclement weather
Glen Selk OSU
Countryside Feed LLC
December Anniversaries DeLayne Herbel—29 years
Dale Knoll—20 years
Matt Stuck—4 years
Micah Duhon—1 year
Countryside Feed thanks all our employees for their dedication and hard work.
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On the cartoon show ‘The Jetsons’, Jane is 33 years old and her daughter Judy is 15.
MYTH– Hormone Use In Pig Production Poses A Health Risk
To Consumers
Two Alabama State Troopers were chasing a Mustang
east on I-20 toward Georgia. When the suspect
crossed the Georgia line, the first trooper pulled over. The rookie trooper pulled in behind him and said, "Hey,
Sarge, why did you stop?"
The Sarge replied, "Forget it, he's in Georgia now.
They're an hour ahead of us. We'll never catch him."
FACT: Federal law prohibits the use of hormones in pig production. Between 1980 and 2005, changes in genetics and feeding programs have reduced “days to harvest” - or the time required to grow a pig to full weight—by 15 percent and increased lean muscle by 45 percent. This growth has nothing to do with hormones like estrogens because they are simply not used.
DIG DEEPER: As in poultry production, producing pigs with more muscle (and in turn more meat) reduces environmental impact and enhances the economic sustainability of farms for future generations.
“The greatest high you can get in life is by helping somebody.” Timothy Stackpole
Countryside Feed will be closed on
Christmas Day, December 25, 2019 and
New Years Day, January 1, 2020. All
locations—Seneca, Hillsboro, &
Moundridge-will be closed to allow our
employees to spend time with their
families. We wish you all a Very Merry
Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous
New Year!
Why do we associate the bright red (or
white variety) poinsettia with
Christmas? During a trip to Mexico in
1828, American botanist and U.S. Am-
bassador, Dr. Joel Roberts Poinsett,
came across the wild plant with its
beautiful, red, star shaped leaves
(Euphorbia Pulcherrima). In Mexico,
poinsettias are known as Flores de
Buena (flowers of the holy night) for
their association with the Star of
Bethlehem. Poinsett sent cuttings
home to South Carolina, where the
greenhouse grown plants were seen as
a curiosity. Decades later, a German
immigrant living in California, Albert
Ecke, began selling poinsettias from
flower stands during the holidays. His
grandson, Paul, continued to work on
producing more hybrids and promoting
the poinsettia as the must have
houseplant for Christmas. Today,
poinsettias are grown and enjoyed
across the world. December 12 marks
National Poinsettia Day, an observance
dedicated to the flower that has
become a popular symbol of the
holiday season. Close to $200 million is
spent on decorative poinsettias every
year. Merry Christmas.
Poinsettia—The Christmas Flower