NFTA Forage Lab
Frontier Mills' Forage Lab for On-Site Testing
You need accurate, reliable feedstuff testing to increase your livestock’s performance, which is why we purchased our forage lab in 2012. To expand the usefulness of our NIR machine and testing capabilities and to better match the needs of the nutritionists, we worked with Caltest to further develop our testing capabilities. As a result, we can now process a majority of forage samples in-house, saving time and expense. The program expansion allows us to provide more detailed and specific results to use for balancing rations, decisions on purchasing, selling, pricing, and advertising forages. In 2018, the lab was updated again to better serve our customers, and we’ll continue to make updates as needed to provide the most accurate and comprehensive testing.
On-Site Feedstuff Testing
We can test a number of different feedstuffs on-site, including:- Alfalfa Hay
- Alfalfa Haylage
- Grass Hay
- Mixed Hay
- Mixed Haylage
- Small Grain Hay
- Small Grain Silage
- Soybean Meal
- Canola Meal
- Sorghum Hay
- Sorghum Silage
- Corn Hay/Stover
- Corn Silage
- Earlage
- High Moisture Corn
- Dry Corn
- Blood Meal
Specific Testing Constituents for Your Feedstuffs
- Moisture
- Dry Matter
- Crude Protein
- Soluble Protein
- Acid Detergent Fiber
- Neutral Detergent Fiber
- Digestible Neutral Detergent Fiber (48hr)
- Total Digestible Nutrients
- Net Energy for Lactation Mcal/lb
- Net Energy for Maintenance Mcal/lb
- Net Energy for Gain Mcal/lb
- Relative Feed Value RFV
- Relative ForageQuality RFQ
- Calcium
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- Magnesium
- Sulfur
- Sodium
- Chloride
- Fat
- Starch
- Ash
- Nitrates (RQ Flex)
Creating Custom Livestock Supplements
We use the results from the testing and complete in-house feedstuff inventory tracking to take the guesswork out of proper nutrition. Our nutritionists use this information to create the best nutrition program for your livestock’s performance that’s custom to your operation.
