FIBER

We get calls from time to time for ingredients that someone is trying to track down. Often it is a complicated item. Recently, I got the call about Organic Beet Pulp. Seems like a simple request. They grow a lot of crops for organic food use. You can buy Organic Sugar, so why not Organic Beet Pulp? I explained Beet Pulp production in an earlier blog, but to remind you all: Sugar beets are grown in the US and are the main source of US grown sugar. Minnesota, Michigan, Idaho, and California are all large beet production areas. The sugar

We enjoy the first Saturday of May here at LaBudde. We start checking into what horses have made the line up and what kind of lineage each horse comes from. We are by no means horse experts, but we thoroughly enjoy the fanfare and pageantry of Churchill Downs. Why do we get so interested? Part of the excitement is because we help feed so many of the entries each season. Beet Pulp is a key ingredient in many race horse feed blends. We specially screen and prepare a product that is uniform in size to help make a quality feed

We are getting our first reports from our clients of spring field work in certain parts of the country. With spring comes a new year of possibilities. What do you have planned for the year? Have you assessed how to best build your future? That is what planting season and calving season means on the farm. It is a new beginning for the farm. It builds on the knowledge and base that has been growing during the farm’s history. The goals are for healthy animals, a plentiful crop, and hopefully a profitable year. The agriculture sectors in the US are