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The Feed Mill Brief
Practical intelligence for feed mills, from grain markets and production to dispatch and delivery.
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Safety & Regulation
Canada’s Feed-Import Transition Is Over: What Mills Need to Check Now
Canada has ended the temporary transition that allowed certain single-ingredient feeds to enter using proof of exemption from registration. Feed mills using imported ingredients should now verify the product, licence holder and supporting records before committing the next load.
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Mill Operations
One Rush Order Can Break the Sequence
Feed sequencing is more than an efficient way to arrange the production board. When an urgent order changes the run, the mill must reassess the product, species and entire equipment path before the next batch enters the system.
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Feed & Livestock
Corn Silage Harvest Is a Chain of Decisions, Not a Date
Corn silage quality cannot be repaired after the bunker is closed. As harvest approaches, farms should manage moisture, kernel processing, packing capacity, sealing and forage transition as one connected process.
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Mill Operations
Why a “40-Tonne” Feed Bin Does Not Always Hold 40 Tonnes
A fixed bin volume can hold dramatically different tonnes when feed form and bulk density change. Mills that treat capacity as one permanent number risk split deliveries, overfills, and false inventory.
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Grain & Ingredients
More Corn, Firmer Prices: What Canadian Feed Mills Should Watch in 2026–27
Canada is forecasting a larger corn crop and one of its biggest corn supplies on record, yet benchmark corn and feed-barley prices are still expected to rise. For feed mills, the real issue is how market changes move through purchasing, formulation, production and delivery.