There is no task too big or too small for Paul Delbridge when it comes to his customers. And when they make a request, his mission is to make sure their needs are met. The owner of Paul\u2019s Feed & Seed in Faith S.D., had such a request last year, and with the help of his Area Sales Manager Guy Rusche, the mission was accomplished.<\/p>\n
Delbridge had two customers, Ryan Vig and Bart Carmichael, come to him and ask for him to produce a range cake that included a complete mineral package. The customers were already feeding VitaFerm\u00ae<\/sup> Concept\u2022Aid\u00ae <\/sup>5\/S but wanted it to be part of their range cake. Delbridge said that many feed companies offer a cake or cube with a partial mineral package, but that is not what his customers wanted. So, he and Rusche went to work.<\/p>\n \u201cI knew the Farmers & Rancher\u2019s Co-op made a cake out of dried distiller\u2019s grain, and that is what they wanted,\u201d Delbridge said. \u201cSo, I contacted them to see if they could add the Concept\u2022Aid to it, and they said they could.\u201d<\/p>\n Just 280 miles south of Faith in Alliance, Neb., the Farmers & Rancher\u2019s Co-op makes the range cakes with the ingredients that the customers were looking for. Delbridge said the two customers had good luck with the product last year. One customer is a cow-calf producer and the other was developing coming-yearling bulls. He predicts the product will be even more popular this year when producers in his area start feeding the range cake \u2013 typically November through March.<\/p>\n \u201cThe way we figured it, this was even more cost-effective feeding in the cake versus as a free-choice mineral. Plus, we know each animal was meeting their daily requirements by eating the cake,\u201d Delbridge said.<\/p>\n Although this was his first \u201cspecial request,\u201d Delbridge was glad he could find a solution for his customers. He\u2019s always glad to find a way to help the producers in his area achieve their goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"