Quick, timely considerations for your Purina cattle mineral program. 

• Understand your phosphorus levels as grasses dry down. For grass low in phosphorus, consider a high-phosphorus cattle mineral to meet animal needs.
• Continue using Purina^® Wind and Rain^® Storm^® Fly Control Mineral with Altosid^® (IGR) 30 days after the first frost to prevent flies from overwintering and jump-starting spring populations.
• Building base mineral and vitamin stores pre-weaning can help calves stay healthy. Provide Purina^® Stress Tubs for calves in the creep feeder cage. If you don’t creep feed, make sure calves have access to a cattle mineral feeder with the rest of the cow herd.
• Cows may crave salt more as grasses dry down. It can be helpful to provide additional salt in a granular mineral mix. Provide free-choice salt if using a cattle mineral tub that does not contain salt (i.e. non-complete).