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summer 2020
We are excited to bring you tips and details on the latest new offerings at Insight FS and
information on the industry. Our goal is to help our customers improve profitability by providing
quality supplies, services, consultation, and investment in you as a customer.
Our New Quad Roller Grinder
Increased milk production with decreased particle size.
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The Dairy industry is always evolving
to be more efficient. At Insight FS,
our goal is to help our customers
improve their profitability by providing
quality supplies, services, advising,
and investing in you as a customer. In
April we installed a new quad roller
grinder with scraper to take off the
overs that allows us to provide the most
efficient ground corn in the area. The
roller grinder we installed allows us
to provide high capacity ground corn
under 400 microns with outstanding
surface area. By taking off the overs on
our ground corn, we can provide the
Research completed at the Ohio State
most consistent product tested at a
standard deviation of only 1.53%.
University demonstrated a decrease Get to Know the Team:
in particle size of 150 microns increase
Meet Ashley Voelz
Why is all this important for our milk production by 2 pounds/head/day.
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customers by reducing our micron and
Other factors that will influence corn Nutrition
increasing our surface area? When corn
in the diet is genetic traits and weather
is processed into smaller and smaller
effects. Varieties of corn that are flourier
particles, more surface area is created
will be more digestible than corn that
which allows more rumen microbes to
is vitreous corn. These traits can also be
attach and eat. The more the rumen
weather dependent and vary year to
microbes eat, the more energy and
year. However, having a finer grind will
protein available for milk production.
aid in making the most out of each corn
This allows for greater feed efficiency.
crop and season.
Shooting for Stable Silages
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Did you know that 1st crop and spring would in hotter months. While these stability would be the use of a good
cereal silages can be your best feed assets feeds can add benefits like digestible Inoculant to help shorten the time it
on the farm? Aside from the tonnage fiber to a diet, I often hear trepidation takes for feed to reach a stable pH (under
advantage, the cooler growing conditions from producers about how they have 4.6) and promote a good population of
allow the plants to lignify less than they troubles ensiling clean, well-feeding lactic acid bacteria. Once ensiled, ensure
spring silages. Clostridial Silage can cause your feed face is clean and that you can
dry matter losses, energy loss, decrease feed off that surface at a rate where feed
intakes and cause metabolic problems is fresh and cool daily. If you find yourself
in your transition cattle. Clostridia in a butyric feed situation, try laying the
bacteria can get onto feed from lodged feedstuff where it can respirate overnight.
material, rain splash during wilting, or Exposing butyric feed to oxygen the
from aggressive harvesting in the field. night before feeding can volatilize butyric
Before you get into the fields, check your by up to 50%. These are just a few ways
mower height to avoid bringing in excess to ensure you get the most nutrition out
ash and dirt from the field. Forages with of your silages and the most profitability
high ash can buffer the ensiling process from your animals. For more information
and keep the pH at an undesirable level. and resources on silage additives and
Correct moisture at harvesting will also clean feeding, contact your local Insight
deter a bad fermentation; wet feeds FS Animal Nutrition representative.
have a higher likelihood of a clostridial Happy Harvesting!
occurrence. Another way to ensure feed
Avoiding the “Summer Slump” Through Tub Utilization
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Springtime has arrived bringing lush grasses and grazing them attractive to many producers for their convenient sizing,
opportunities to the countryside. Just as quickly as that green weather-resistant properties, and wide range of formulas to fit
grass comes, your pasture quality can diminish leaving both varied operational needs. When animals lick, they are not only
pasture and animals’ nutrient deficient. These potential nutrient getting added nutrition into their diet, they produce saliva
deficiencies come at a critical time frame when the animals are which is a natural buffer for their stomach. New tub technology
likely to have youngstock at their side or are trying to add body such as intake modifiers, fly control, gastric support aids and
condition for re-breeding. highly absorbed trace minerals for optimum conception can be
a great financial asset to your farm!
Forages mature as the summer goes on, losing nutrients,
specifically protein, and allowing animals to lose body Whether your grazing corn stalks in your beef herd, trying to
condition and mineral reserves if not supplemented. In increase conception in your ewe flock, looking for a smooth
addition to management strategies like transition in weaned calf pens or want to
soil fertility and grazing pressure, there add body condition to a hard-keeping horse,
are a few ways to prepare for a decline in we have a tub to fit your needs! Reach out
pasture quality. to the experienced professionals at Insight
FS to help create a customized solution or for
A great tool available to your farm are lick questions on pasture fertility, tub selection and
tubs. Tubs help bridge the nutritional gaps management for your farm.
during times of reduced forage quality or
stress events. The versatility of tubs makes
Not All Electrolytes are Made the Same
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It’s no secret that your calf program When choosing an electrolyte, we want
needs to include electrolytes. It is it to have the following properties:
inevitable that you will need to use them 1. Supply sufficient sodium
at some point. Calves are the future of
2. Include agents that help intestinal
your farm, choosing an electrolyte is a
absorption
task that should not be taken lightly.
3. Provide an alkalizing agent
Diarrhea is the most common issue we
4. Provides energy
have in calves. Correcting dehydration
and acidosis is our main goal in treating 5. Help foster a healthy gut
calves with diarrhea. There are enormous
If you need help finding a quality
amounts of calf electrolytes on the
electrolyte, please reach out to your local
market- so which is right for you?
Insight FS Feed Specialist.
Novera Bypass Protein
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In the fall of 2018, Novera Inc has on commercial dairy settings, I am must be met. But in order to drive milk
established manufacturing of their confident in the consistent performance production, along with pounds of
patented, plant based, bypass protein in we get from the product. Customers are butterfat and milk protein, dairy rations
Ixonia, Wisconsin. Novera commercialized seeing increased profits feeding rations balanced for bypass protein. Novera 45
its protein product after over 6 years of formulated with the Novera 45. One has delivered a reliable source of bypass
research and development. Research recent feed trials saw an increase in 64 protein to the market.
showed up over 93% post-ruminal cents per head per day. Farms have been
Please visit https://noveraprotein.com/
digestibility as well the highest able to pull out inconsistent or expensive
for more information.
Metabolizable Protein, the highest form of bypass protein and replace them
Metabolizable Lysine, and the highest with a more consistent form of bypass
Metabolizable Methionine on the market. protein with a greater return.
After working with and feeding the All in all, the key is a balanced diet.
Novera 45 protein for a year and a half Degradable protein requirements
RESEARCH FIELD TRIALS
Cents improvement
per day
# Cows on Novera Milk Original Change ecm Daily Improvement
Production Program
102 96.03 91.74 4.29 0.430
166 67.69 64.97 2.72 0.51 vs exceller meal
72 101.01 95.52 5.49 0.79 vs blood and exceller
504 105.76 100.11 5.65 0.64 vs exceller meal
390 99.2 93.48 5.72 0.901 vs exceller meal and blood
Total 1234 93.94 89.16 4.78 0.654
Insight FS Celebrates Farmers with $10,000 Donation to Wisconsin Dairy
Recovery Program
JEFFERSON, Wis. (AgPR) June 2, 2020 -- of Agriculture, and Hunger Task Force, in a new way and support their mission
June has been celebrated as Dairy Month connects milk to emergency food to feed people.”
since 1939. As COVID-19 has interrupted organizations throughout the state,
the daily lives of Americans in 2020, providing relief to underfed and About Hunger Task Force: Hunger Task
making sure families have access to milk, unemployed Wisconsinites. Force continues to accept donations
cheese, and other healthy foods has for the Dairy Recovery Program on its
become more important than ever. “We realize that food insecurity website at hungertaskforce.org/dairy.
happens in our own backyard and this
Insight FS, headquartered in Jefferson, program allowed us to better serve the
Wisconsin, and serving farmers communities throughout Wisconsin and Learn more at insightfs.com/feed or
throughout the state and beyond, encourage others in the community to contact a feed specialist today.
recently gave $10,000 to Hunger Task support similar efforts,” said Dave Mottet,
Force to support the Wisconsin Dairy General Manager at Insight FS. Antigo Jefferson/Palmyra
Recovery Program. The program, a (715) 627-4844 (920) 674-7000
partnership among Dairy Farmers of The cooperative’s donation not only
Brandon Mapleton
Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Department serves food insecure households, it (920) 346-2291 (920) 474-4466
also helps dairy farmers who are facing
Brodhead Marshall
unexpected challenges this year.
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Perry Goetsch, President of the Insight Darlington Rozelville
FS Board of Directors said, “In a time (608) 776-4600 (715) 387-1541
where agriculture is still full speed Ixonia Wautoma
ahead and animals still need to be fed, (920) 261-1718 (920) 787-3307
we saw this as an opportunity for the
Insight FS Foundation to serve farmers
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