This months linked article's:

IF YOU WANT BETTER FERTILITY WE RECOMMEND - OMEGAGOLD...

IF YOU WANT MORE BUTTERFAT WE RECOMMEND - CS PLUS...

GOLDSTAR 98...

CHECK YOUR DECLARATION TICKETS

'Here we go again', we hear you say, harping on about what's in your ration. Those of you not buying your feeds from us BEWARE this winter, because rising fuel and energy costs are leading the feed industry into passing on the extra production cost onto you, 'the farmer'.

Some compounders prices have already gone up TWICE, once in August and again in September, and we have heard that they will rise again in October by another £6 per tonne. We however, are only going up between £3 and £5 per tonne depending on the ration, as always these are FIXED PRICES until April 2006 with the GP Feeds guarantee of a FIXED FORMULATION.

We have already seen other companies down-grading formulations and playing with your rations, using inferior raw materials just to cheapen rations to gain extra profits for themselves and not you.

So what have you the customer got this year?

• Better silage than last year
• An opportunity to produce as much milk as you can (no quota restraints)

And what do certain feed suppliers do? They sell you RUBBISH.

We understand the constraints on our Industry, especially with milk prices where they are today, but this year you have a brilliant opportunity to maximise your profits.

Have a look at your declaration tickets, and if you find any of the following within the top 5 ingredients you should be talking to us

• MALT CULMS
• WHEATFEED
• PALM KERNAL
• OATFEED / OAT BY- PRODUCTS
• CONFECTIONARY WASTE

Filler & low grade materials that we don't use in our compounds...

This should ring alarm bells, because these ingredients cannot form a production ration for the modern dairy cow, unless you have that new dairy breed called 'beef'.

The widely recognised bible of raw materials in the feed industry is 'Dr Ewing's Feed Directory', we would like to give you his view on MALT CULMS and its limits to usage (anti-nutritional factors)

He says that ' High fibre and moderate energy content restricts usage to ruminant rations. They (malt culms) absorb moisture easily, causing them to swell, which can cause problems in the rumen when fed at high levels'.

Yet there are many 'so called' feed companies using MALT CULM as their number ONE or number TWO ingredient in diets that you are unknowingly buying.

MALT CULM IS A CHEAP, INFERIOR SOURCE OF PROTEIN, HENCE TO SAY, WE DO NOT USE IT.

As previously stated, this is the year we believe, to look closely at what you want to achieve:
Whether it be:

• More milk
• Better fertility
• Less feet problems
• Better overall herd health

We have the products and the technical staff to help whatever the situation on your farm. Over the last 7 years, we have made our customers more profit year on year than their previous feed company.

HAVE A LOOK AT OUR 5 TOP INGREDIENTS

In descending order of %,
THESE INGREDIENTS appear in our best selling winter rations:

SUPREME 18 NUTS

(ALSO AVAILABLE IN 20% & 22%)

WHEAT
MAIZE GLUTEN
SCOTTISH WHEAT DISTILLERS
RAPEMEAL
SUGARBEET

SUPREME HDF 18 NUTS

(ALSO AVAILABLE IN 20% AND 22%)

WHEAT
PROCESSED BROKEN MAIZE
SUGARBEET
CITRUS
BRAZILIAN SOYA

EXCEL 18 NUTS

(ALSO AVAILABLE IN 16% AND 20%)

SUGARBEET
WHEAT
BRAZILIAN SOYA
RAPEMEAL
PROCESSED BROKEN MAIZE

DAIRY 10,000 LITRE NUTS

SUGARBEET
HIPRO SOYA
PROCESSED BROKEN MAIZE
WHEAT
SCOTTISH WHEAT DISTILLERS

STOP PRESS… STOP PRESS… STOP PRESS

THE ABOVE ARE WHAT WE BELIEVE YOU SHOULD HAVE WITHIN YOUR 5 TOP INCLUSIONS

BLENDS

New for this winter, we have produced two new protein blends, a 24% and a 26%. Both of these blends will complement Maize and Wholecrop silages. They are very competitively priced for the winter, but we only have limited tonnages available. Please ring the office on 01948 661602 or your sales agent for further details.

Winter blend 24%

3.5% Oil
24% Protein
8.5% Fibre
5.3% Ash
13.3 ME Mj/kg

Some of the raw materials in the ration are: Brazilian Soya is the highest inclusion at 16%, (not in descending order) Rapemeal, Sugarbeet, Supagold Biscuitmeal and Wheat

Winter blend 26%

3.5% Oil
26% Protein
8.6% Fibre
5.2% Ash
13.3 ME Mj/kg

Some of the raw materials in the ration are: Brazilian Soya is the highest inclusion at 20%, (not in descending order) Rapemeal, Sugarbeet, Processed B Maize and Citrus.

ROLLED CEREALS

As from this month we can supply top quality rolled Wheat and barley for this winter at very competitive prices - phone the office for now for a quote 01948 661602.

CHOOSING THE RIGHT FAT FOR THE RIGHT SITUATION

* EXCLUSIVE FATS TO GP FEEDS LTD *

If you want better fertility:

We recommend - Omegagold...

The best fat on the market

We recommend - Goldstar 98...

If you want more butterfat:

We recommend - CS Plus...

Our aptly named product (which improves condition score) it is a specially formulated fatty acid blend processed with a selected glucose preparation into a free flowing dust-free meal.

BENEFITS:

• Specific fat profile high in c16 to maximize butterfats
• A high energy content to encourage milk yield
• Designed to maintain body condition
• High glucose levels
• Promotes optimal liver function
• Highly palatable
• Free flowing and easy to use
• Fully traceable

TYPICAL ANALYSIS:

OIL 50.0%
PROTEIN 7.5%
FIBRE 4.5%
ASH 2.75%
ME 27.0 Mj/kg DM

CS PLUS is designed for mixing into compound feeds or home mix diets. The recommended usage rate is between 300G per cow per day. However levels can be increased for high performance dairy cows.

It is packaged in 25kg bags (1.2T per pallet) for farm delivery.

COSTING 0.45 PENCE PER LITRE PER DAY FOR A 30 LITRE COW.

Our trial work on farms in cheshire will be available next month and will be collated by an independent nutritionist.

AVERAGE 0.3 OF AN INCREASE IN BUTTERFAT

Ring the office or your usual agent to order.

WET FEEDS

If you are short of silage this year, help is at hand we can supply you the following wet feeds:

PROTECT YOUR MAIZE SILAGE WITH DOUBLE ACTION ECOCORN

AN ACID AND INOCULANT IN ONE

WHY YOU SHOULD BE USING DOUBLE ACTION ECOCORN.

In comparative tests on both maize and Wholecrop, DOUBLE ACTION ECOCORN has proved twice as effective as some leading inoculants, doubling the time before heating occurs.

In trials with both Wholecrop and maize, DOUBLEACTION ECOCORN has been shown to extend silage stability by up to 10 days. For example:

TIME TO START OF HEATING (h)

Similar results have been found in extensive on-farm studies across the UK, which have also shown an extended trough life with treated silage.

ECOCORN applies a unique combination of 4 different bacteria - one to improve fermentation, one to reduce yeasts and two to reduce moulds.

700,000 bacteria applied per gram of maize - over 5 times more than some of its competitors.

There has been independent trial work done by: NGA, Kingshay and CEDAR.

ECOCORN can be used for fermented wholecrop - with no need for higher application rates.

If ordered by 10am we guarantee next day delivery.

QUALITY PRODUCTS FOR QUALITY PRODUCTION