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Calf Creep: Volga Ag Center will be handling the Creep Past Gest again this year, manufactured in the 1/8” pellet. Creep Past Gest contains highly-digestible sources of fiber that are non-starchy. There are no poor quality fillers in Creep Past Gest, such as corn cobs or oat hulls. Today’s modern genetics demand that a creep feed quality matches up to the genetic capability of the calf. Creep is a great investment today with pasture rents getting higher all the time. Feeding Creep Past Gest this summer will ensure that your calves, their mothers, and their pastures don’t all stall out this year when Mother Nature turns her other cheek and we get a little dry!

Creep Feeding
Often times we get asked if creep feeding calves on pasture really pays.
When calves are selling for $70.00/cwt plus, the answer is yes. Calves put on more pounds and the cow doesn’t get pulled down in condition. This in itself adds more dollars back into the cattlemen’s pocket with improved conception rates and heavier, more uniform calves at weaning.

At Volga Ag Center, we use a unique 2 Step Creep Program:
Step 1: Pasture Gest 14%. Pasture Gest is a digestible fiber creep pellet that puts pounds on without the risk of calves over eating. The same bacteria that breaks down the fiber in grass and converts it to energy is the same bacteria that breaks down the fiber in Pasture Gest. This gives you a very efficient gain! Feed Step 1 to 1% of body weight.

Step 2: Purina Accu-Creep. As everyone knows, when grass quantity and quality start to decrease in August, creep intakes get high. This can get very costly for cattlemen. Accu-Creep with Intake Modifying Technology holds calf intake of creep at 1% of body weight. (Ex. 400 lb calf will eat 4 lbs). Accu- Creep is a high energy creep feed. It fills the gap of late season low energy grasses more efficiently than a pelleted creep. Feed Step 2 to weaning.
IM Technology is Purina’s Intake Modifier Program. It modifies intakes, not reduces, we like to call it snack eating. This keeps the calf very efficient.
Our producers have reduced costs and added pounds by going to this program.

Our 2007 Creep Program Recommendation:
Step 1: 200 lbs Pasture Gest 14%.........................$18.90
Step 2: 150 lbs Accu-Creep……………………..$14.63
33.53 per calf

Volga Ag Center………………605-627-5241
Bruce Ag Center………………605-627-5677
Bryan Waltz…............................605-695-7496