Forty years ago, it was far less common to provide a complete mineral supplement, yet cattle survived. True, they got by, but is “getting by” good enough?

Corn prices have a big impact on supplemental feed costs. It’s typically difficult to find alternative ingredients which offer as much energy as corn does at a cheaper price.

Salt, minerals … minerals, salt … aren’t these the same things? Everyone, it seems, has a question about minerals, like “Why do some mixtures contain only 4 percent salt while others contain 90 percent salt?” or “Why won’t my animals eat it?”

Every cattle operation has a mineral program, whether they realize it or not.