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A little different topic this week on the Blog. LaBudde Group has a philosophy of continuous learning that comes from our leader and owner, Rich Erickson. We each include educational goals into our yearly planning so we are all improving both professionally and...

  As I moved to live in “the city” from our small town in SW Wisconsin, I have found myself trying to explain to people the difference between the corn we feed cows and the delicious sweet corn that we all enjoy. Yellow dent corn, or field corn, is the common...

 I have spent my blogs so far talking about some of our core ingredients that go into farm animal feed. Dairy, beef, poultry, or horses utilize a lot of the products LaBudde markets, however we have some ingredients we specialize in that go into Pet Food. Tomato...

It made local news here in Wisconsin this winter when Skittles were found scattered on a rural highway in the middle of the night. Was it vandals? Was someone trying to make a weird statement? Nope – Someone was feeding it to dairy cows!!! Many of my nutritionist...

  Oat Hull is not a common word for the average person, however at LaBudde we talk about it every day. So what is an oat hull? Think of it as the husk or outer shell that protects the seed of the oat plant. What we call the oat groats. As you see in the diagram...

Where does your sugar come from? Most people only know about Sugar Cane, but for many in the USA, Sugar Beets are a great way to get sugar from non-tropical areas. Sugar Beets do best in sandy soils and cooler climates. So Michigan and Minnesota thrive as the home to...

      In my last blog I described Wet Brewers Grains and what a great feed option it is for dairy producers in Wisconsin as well as other beer producing areas. Another great feed option is MALT SPROUTS. Remember those malting houses that prepare the barley grain into...

  Let's be honest, we all love beer!! Especially in Wisconsin, we are known for our beer and our CHEESE! Wisconsin has more cheese plants than any other state, and as an exporter of cheese ranks by itself higher than most countries in pounds of cheese exported.  ...