Part of 'battening down the hatches' in the face of global disruptions, rising costs
Calgary, ALBERTA – Taking steps to mitigate mycotoxins and other contaminants in feed is a top priority post-harvest 2022, as feed mills and livestock farmers seek to get the most value out of every feed dollar, say grain management experts.
“We continue to see very significantly priced commodities,” says Paul Garvey, Canadian Sales Manager with CBS Bio Platforms. “The world is coming off a long period of disruption impacting grain supply, transport and more. It is now facing added energy adversity heading into winter, among other challenges. All of this has combined to raise the floor below the pricing of many feedstuffs.”
As a result, the stakes are much higher to protect feed quality, he says. “We’re hearing across agriculture there’s more onus on making the most out of the feed sources you have, because you can’t rely on getting it from somewhere else, and also to maximize cost efficiency.”
Protecting the integrity of feed sources
This requires making sure the integrity of feed sources is safeguarded and not undermined by contaminants that can reduce quality and negatively impact animal performance. “Every feed source and feed dollar counts even more. We can’t afford to lose feed supply, quality or animal performance due to contaminants.”
Even without the need to ‘batten down the hatches’ in the face of global disruptions and rising costs, there has been increasing awareness in recent years about the pervasiveness of feed quality threats and just how crucial it is to take steps to protect feed, says Dr. Anhao “Tony” Wang, mycotoxins expert with CBS Bio Platforms.