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Take Advantage of Corn Residue

Learn how beef cattle producers can extend grazing season into early winter by taking advantage of crop residues, particularly corn.

Jillian’s #MyTrustStory for Blue Seal

Read how Rooster and Forrest — Jillian’s rehabilitated standardbreds — inspired the recent opening of Peaceful Haven Farm, where horses can regain a healthy mind, body and soul, thanks in part to Blue Seal.

How to Help Your Chickens Master the Molt

Each fall, starting when chickens are about 18 months old, chickens lose their feathers and grow shiny new ones in preparation for winter. Read to find out what to look for and what to expect as the molting season approaches.

Drought Affects Water Quality

During periods of drought, concern turns immediately to forage supplies, and rightfully so – cattle need to eat. Water is one of those things that is taken for granted, however, it’s essential and quality can fall off during drought as well. Read more about how drought can affect water quality

Charly’s #MyTrustStory for Blue Seal

Barrel-racing quarter horses, frisbee-obsessed aussie/collies and an O.G. lady (a.k.a. an elderly layer hen) named Gwenny — they mean everything to Charly, the teacher turned stay-at-home mom who runs Forever Youngs Farm in Cobleskill, NY. See how switching to Blue Seal has helped greatly improve the health and happiness of

Benefits of Specific Enzymes in Home Fresh Poultry Products

In 2012, we improved our poultry programs by adding in a specific mixture of enzymes which resulted in a significant improvement in feed efficiency with broilers at the Kent Research Farm (see chart below). These enzymes, which are stable in pelleted feed, include a xylanase which breaks down fiber components

Amino Acid Imbalance with Excess Methionine in Late-Finishing Pigs: Effects on Performance and Carcass Quality

The outbreak of the Covid-19 Pandemic in the spring of 2020, resulted in the shutdown of numerous pork harvest facilities across the country. This resulted in many complications in the hog production supply chain with one key area involving slowing the growth of late-finishing market hogs to ensure pigs were

Supplemental Chromax ^® in Grow-Finish Pigs

Developing and evaluating products and feed programs to help producers raise pork more efficiently is an ongoing effort at the Kent Research Farm. Chromium is a trace mineral that helps with the cellular uptake of glucose, which provides energy that supports growth and immunity. In addition, this added energy can

Selisseo (Hydroxy-Selenomethionine): Effects on the Immune System in Swine

Developing feeding strategies to help reduce the negative effects of stress on swine is an ongoing challenge. Stressful conditions can increase what are called reactive oxygen species (ROS) which can damage cells and impair immune system function.

Meet Mary Schroeder — Senior Formulations Manager

Mary Schroeder oversees a formulation team that works with Kent Nutrition Group’s nutritionists to develop new products, deliver new formulas to manufacturing facilities and evaluate costs for each ingredient.

Use Of DL-Methionine In Holding Late-Finishing Pigs

In the event of any market suspension that requires slowing the growth of finishing pigs, pork producers need dependable and economical diets that can reduce growth while maintaining carcass quality. Studies conducted at the Kent Research Farm have resulted in the development of four feeding regimens to reduce feed intakes

Cheryl’s #MyTrustStory for Blue Seal

Cheryl R. owns seven horses, four rescue dogs, two cats, “the nastiest rooster on the East Coast,” and a two-year-old steer named Jingles – a pet who’s become a favorite among her New England neighbors. For more than 40 years, Cheryl has only trusted her animals’ nutrition to Blue Seal