See why our customers have made SoyPLUS their feed ingredient of choice.

Randy & Judy Riniker | Guttenberg, IA
Milk 79 cows with 31,048 lbs. milk, 1,077 lbs.fat, 948 lbs. protein. Top milk/fat/protein herd in Iowa.

"Our nutritionist recommended SoyPLUS in 1985 and we've been feeding it ever since. Our nutrition program is built around the very highest quality forage we can produce. The haylage provides the soluble protein, and SoyPLUS provides the bypass.

"Over the years, I've seen my share of bad batches of feed, but I've never received a bad batch of SoyPLUS. It's incredibly consistent.

"We also feed SoyPLUS to all our replacement heifers because they seem to grow better on it and it keeps their manure more consistent and firm."

Joel & Sarah Pettit | In The Blu Holsteins | Zumbrota, MN
Milk 104 registered Holsteins with 27,176 lbs. milk, 1,177 lbs. fat, 885 lbs. protein. Protein, and market embryos internationally.

"Milk protein is everything when you sell embryos overseas. I think SoyPLUS is a big reason our herd is averaging 3.3% milk protein. We're feeding about 2-1/4 lbs. of SoyPLUS in a TMR per day to every cow in the herd.

"We also feed SoyPLUS to our young stock because we've found that growing heifers need bypass protein. We have heifers freshening under two years that are the biggest we've ever brought into the herd."

Phil Bradt | Nutrition Consultant | Grand Rapids, MI
Consults for 20+ herds in western Michigan that average 150 cows/herd.

"I'm a perfectionist, so quality and consistency are critical in my consulting practice. My customers count on me, so I've got to be able to count on my ingredients.

"I use SoyPLUS in virtually all high-cow rations when I need high-quality, high-bypass protein. Its consistency is unsurpassed. We just don't see that kind of consistency in ingredients made in multiple plants.

"In terms of cost per pound of bypass protein, SoyPLUS is nearly always the product of choice."

Tim Fessenden | Partner-Fessenden Farms | Cayuga County, NY
Partner in 500-cow dairy with 27,736 lbs. milk, 1,009 lbs. fat, 844 lbs. protein.

"We've been using SoyPLUS continuously for more than 10 years and feel it has contributed to the consistent improvement in our herd's performance. I think the fact that we haven't stopped using it during all that time speaks for itself.

"Our herd was used for the first on-farm demonstration of the Cornell Net Carbohydrate Model, and the model continues to recommend SoyPLUS as a preferred source of bypass protein. Also, palatability of SoyPLUS is better than any product we've compared it to."

Dr. Howard Redlus | Nutrition Consultant | Westampton, NJ
Conducts DPC dairy seminars and consults with dairy herds in East and Midwest

"I started using SoyPLUS because I was searching for a UIP ingredient that had more consistency than distillers. I like a nice blend of amino acids in my rations, and the lysine and methionine levels in SoyPLUS are excellent. I monitor the records on my herds, so I know SoyPLUS is performing well.

"All of my rations are TMRs, and many of them contain SoyPLUS, corn gluten meal, fish meal and cottonseed. Depending on the situation, cows are generally receiving from 1 to 3 pounds of SoyPLUS per day."

Greg Gossman | Merchandising Specialist-D&D Ingredient Distributors | Delphos, OH
Distributes SoyPLUS to customers in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky.

"Early on, we were buying one rail car per month but now we're up to 4-5 cars per month and we're adding new customers all the time. The flowability of SoyPLUS off rail cars is fantastic, and the product has a wonderful aroma so it's great to work with.

"We also enjoy working with West Central. Basically all we do is make one phone call to Anita Briggs and she handles all the delivery details.

"The truth is, if we had to quit handling SoyPLUS for some reason, we would be very disappointed."

Mike Burge | Nutritionist-Farmland Industries | Dublin, TX
Farmland at Dublin formulates rations for more than 60 herds that average 600 cows each.

"All our rations are custom mixes and SoyPLUS is included in every high-cow ration that leaves this plant. SoyPLUS has helped us move from virtually no market share four years ago to a strong presence in this market. SoyPLUS produces a definite milk response and word of mouth among producers has led to high acceptance.

"I appreciate the palatability of SoyPLUS, especially during hot months. It helps keep dry matter intake up when cows' appetites are off and they tend to be more finicky."

Jim Manos | Vice President-Parker Dairy | Congress, AZ
Milk 3,000 cows with 22,000 lbs. RHA

"I'm an accountant by trade so I tend to analyze everything. The thing I like about SoyPLUS is the return on investment it generates. When we switched to SoyPLUS from soybean meal, we noticed an immediate 2 lbs. jump in milk.

"It's also a wonderful product to work with. I can always tell when a new shipment of SoyPLUS comes into our covered commodity barn because it's so aromatic. I've tasted SoyPLUS, and I wouldn't think of tasting most other ingredients."

Bill Wright | Owner-B-Bar Dairy | Elberta, UT
Utah state legislator; milks 300 cows with 21,000+ lbs. RHA

"I used SoyPLUS on and off at first and have used it routinely for the last four years. I've found that my cows will respond best if I stick with one good ration, instead of constantly substituting ingredients on a least-cost basis.

"The way I look at it, no other ingredient can replace the high-quality protein and energy that SoyPLUS delivers. Using SoyPLUS simplifies our ration balancing because we'd have to use two or three other ingredients to replace the energy and protein in SoyPLUS.

"It's also very palatable - cows lick it right off the cement, and that's a plus in feeding cows."

Art Robyn | Partner-Golden State Feeds | Tulare, CA
Supplies feed to 200 western U.S. herds averaging 1,000 cows/herd.

"Most of the herds we work with feed about 2 lbs. SoyPLUS per cow per day. Its palatability is a real advantage. It can be added to just about any ration without affecting consumption.

"We had one 2,000-cow herd that dropped SoyPLUS from the ration twice during the last four years and now they're back feeding SoyPLUS and buying it a rail car at a time. I think that speaks to how the product performs.

"As a feed supplier, I like that every rail car of product is the same, the product is clean, and it delivers both high-bypass protein and energy."