The environmental factors give our producers an opportunity to
capitalize on the forage Mother Nature has provided, and we can get
these calves heavier relatively inexpensively.
highly concentrated supplements that will
reach and possibly exceed the gain goals. In
the past, United Ag has leaned on the exper-
tise and technology of Purina’s Accuration
Cattle Limiters manufactured at the local
plant in Gonzales. With the addition of our
mixing plant in Danevang, United Ag can
now offer products using Purina’s technolo-
gy in combination with local corn to provide
the same results. The United Ag Cattle Lim-
iters are a blend of Purina’s Accuration Con-
centrate and processed corn from our local
farmers. These products were not available
last fall because the plant was not operation-
al until December. This year we will be able
to offer and take advantage of this resource.
Nutritionally, the United Ag Cattle Limiters
are very similar to the complete product
from Purina, and these products all contain
the intake modifying technology that allows
nutrition to be provided to cattle 24/7 with-
out overconsumption occurring. Because
of the freight advantages of having the corn
locally, the products have proven to result in
significant savings to the producer. Cost of
gains are reduced, providing the opportunity
for producers to not only capitalize on the
market conditions but also realize profit on
the pounds of post weaning gain.
Post weaning marketing and development
of the calf crop are not cookbook recipes,
but these programs can be designed to fit
most operations. Post weaning develop-
ment gives the producer more options when
marketing a calf crop, and these programs
serve as valuable tools for the producer. If
you have any interest or questions concern-
ing the implementation of a preconditioning
program, please do not hesitate to contact
one of our Beef Cattle Specialists.
United Ag Beef Cattle Specialists
Bunge Halla
(979) 758-4535
[email protected]
Michelle Frankum
(979) 240-5194
[email protected]
Michael Grahmann
(361) 772-0188
[email protected]
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