With canola meal becoming difficult to secure this season, many dairy farmers who mix their own rations are facing a challenge. Demand from the pig and poultry industries is growing and the supply is looking tight. This is making it tough for farmers to maintain consistency in their feed mixes.

Milne Feeds has developed a practical alternative. MaxiBalancer is a canola meal-based balancer pellet that delivers the bypass protein and minerals needed by high performing cows, without the frustration of mixing powders or tipping separate premixes by hand.

Unlike traditional mineral premix blends, MaxiBalancer is formed as a pellet that blends easily into grain. When fed at two kilograms per cow per day, it provides the optimal bypass protein, plus the complete mineral package required for high performance dairy cows. The pellet includes a small amount of grain and fibre to assist with pellet formation and help maintain rumen function.

MaxiBalancer ensures consistent premix intake across the herd, solving the problem of uneven distribution that often occurs with powdered premixes. This is particularly useful for farms using home mixed rations, where dust, ingredient separation and labour make traditional options less effective.

MaxiBalancer is ideal for home mixers who cannot access canola meal. It provides a ready to use, convenient solution that removes the need to manually add powdered minerals and protein supplements. The pellet can be stored in a silo or bunker and is easy to feed as part of a daily grain mix.

Some Western Australian dairy farmers are already using MaxiBalancer with positive results. Others are showing strong interest and exploring its role in summer feeding programs. Some have asked if the pellet can be supplied without minerals, but the product has been developed as a standard offering that includes both canola meal and a full mineral profile. This makes it easier to handle and more effective across the herd.

Once producers experience the ease and convenience of MaxiBalancer, they realise it makes a cost-effective, worthwhile, year-round solution, not just a summer stopgap. Canola meal can be inconvenient to handle, and many farmers are aware that powdered minerals do not mix well and are often not consumed evenly. MaxiBalancer addresses both concerns.

As one farmer said, “We have been using a commercial protein additive, which has been okay, but if MaxiBalancer delivers canola meal and minerals in one pellet and makes life easier, then we are definitely interested.”

MaxiBalancer is available now for dairy farmers who mix their own grain and are looking for a consistent, reliable alternative to canola meal.

For more information, contact Jonathan Langan on 0407 766444.

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