Stewards High Maize Mix for Finishing

oldhead · 06-01-2011 10:00PM #1

Just wondering has anyone every used Stewards High Maize Mix for finishing. It has a protein content of 13.5 and is supposed to be up to 50% Maize. it comes from kiernan's Milling. Thinking about trying it.

MfMan · 06-01-2011 10:21PM

Is this the mix branded as Buffalo beef nuts? If so, I've been feeding it for a couple of years and am finding it very good to put condition on cattle and they seem quite fond of it. About €240 or so a ton I think at present...

oldhead · 06-01-2011 10:25PM

Hey MfMan, no its called "High Maize Mix" its the coarse ration, yours is the nut. i was looking at that one to that you are using. its good to hear it is performing well. how much are you feeding them to finish them off

pajero12 · 06-01-2011 11:03PM

We feed it with a mixture of beet pulp nuts and a meal called pregnasure to the cows we take embryos from! Word of advice,Dont by too many bags at first as alot of our cows didnt like it and didnt eat it!

oldhead · 07-01-2011 01:06AM

pajero12 wrote: »

We feed it with a mixture of beet pulp nuts and a meal called pregnasure to the cows we take embryos from! Word of advice,Dont by too many bags at first as alot of our cows didnt like it and didnt eat it!

cheers pajero for that, do you find it good stuff, how much a bag or tonne were you paying

reilig · 07-01-2011 10:20AM

I was using it from Stewarts up to 2 years ago. They have good quality feed. I suppose you could say I was poached by Patton feeds - they offered me consistently better prices and just as good of quality as Stewarts. You should price them.

oldhead · 07-01-2011 12:00PM

reilig wrote: »

I was using it from Stewarts up to 2 years ago. They have good quality feed. I suppose you could say I was poached by Patton feeds - they offered me consistently better prices and just as good of quality as Stewarts. You should price them.

Many thanks for that relig, where are Patton based and what ration or nut do you use from them

reilig · 07-01-2011 12:11PM

oldhead wrote: »

Many thanks for that relig, where are Patton based and what ration or nut do you use from them

Pattons are based in Monaghan. I've been getting a cheaper 3 way mix from them in the last 12 months, but before that they were beating the high maize mix that I was getting from stewarts in both price and quality. I'm only a few miles from Stewarts and Pattons deliver an awful lot in this area, but I know that Stewarts have a big customer base in Monaghan so its unusual. Pattons have a great REP in this area. He has an interest in cattle. Every time he comes, he loves to look at the cattle and advise on how and what we should be feeding. He has some great tips and ideas- and he's not just trying to sell more feed - he had a genuine interest. The even better thing about him is that if you pay within 30 days, he's usually able to knock about €15 per ton off your quoted price.

I'd advise you to ring Pattons, tell them what you're looking for and see if they can beat the price you have. I bet they will and sure isn't all about shopping around to save money.

oldhead · 10-01-2011 09:58AM

thanks very much for that reilig

MfMan · 10-01-2011 10:16AM

oldhead wrote: »

Hey MfMan, no its called "High Maize Mix" its the coarse ration, yours is the nut. i was looking at that one to that you are using. its good to hear it is performing well. how much are you feeding them to finish them off

I'm feeding upwards of 6kg per day, but they seem slow enough to put on condition, even with very good silage. The Patton stuff sounds interesting.

Stewards High Maize Mix for Finishing

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