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21 CALF News • October | November 2018 • www.calfnews.net Creative:Clients:Micronutrients:1500-25115 Micronutrients Beef Ads:1500-25115 Micronutrients Beef Ads_Calf News_v07.indd Jan 10, 2018 11:58 AM IntelliBond ® is a registered trademark of Micronutrients, a Nutreco company. © 2018 Micronutrients USA, LLC. All rights reserved. Don’t antagonize me. Antagonists are impossible to avoid in your operation— from water, to feed, to forages—and your trace mineral program could be making it worse. Sulfate trace minerals easily separate and bind to antagonists, reducing the amount of minerals available for absorption, interfering with digestion and even reacting with other feed ingredients. IntelliBond ® hydroxy trace minerals work differently, dissolving more slowly in the digestive process for minimal binding with antagonists and absorption at the optimal point in digestion. www.micro.net (317) 486-5880 Smart minerals, smart nutrition... smart decision Discover the benefits of switching your trace minerals to IntelliBond ® at www.micro.net SULFATE FREE N o C o p p e r S u l f a t e • N o Z i n c S u l f a t e • N o M a n g a n e s e S u l f a t e • TraceMineral MADE IN USA companies don’t tend to be pop-up shops; they’re in it for the long haul. So, as we continue down the path of our predecessors, let’s continue to view agriculture as an ever-expanding arena where science and technology have taken us further than we ever could have DAIRY IN THE DESERT Continued from page 19 CATTLE EQUIPMENT Continued from page 20 imagined on our own. Don’t think of Holsteins as invaders but as new ways to feed the world from the front porch of our humble state. Take a tour of a heifer-development facility, calf ranch or “mega-dairy” this year. You might be shocked by all of the interesting and new things you might learn.  DFA Board of Directors, including local producer Dan Senestaro, celebrate the official opening of the plant in Sept. 2017. The units are sold delivered, set up and filled with insecticide provided by the producer. Cost is $1,992 for the entire unit, $1,695 without the mineral feeder. MB Enterprise provides volume discounts. Originally developed in 1966, these oilers have undergone many innovative changes to keep the product current through the years. Where? These and many more products, along with contact information and local dealerships can be found on internet websites. The items listed here are a drop in the bucket compared to the acres of various equipment, machinery and tools available to livestock producers today. They are made and sold by enthu- siastic, helpful and informative people who believe in their work and are willing to answer all of your questions. Look them up at the next farm show or use Google to find out more information via the internet. 