Right Now Mineral
Make sure your mineral works as hard as you do.
Right Now minerals are formulated to allow you to match the mineral feeding program to the growing seasons, forage conditions and nutritional needs of your cattle. This program supports healthy weaning rates, heavier calves, and reduced feed costs.
Each colour-coded product is a special formula, because beef cow nutrition is not a black-and-white issue. The four formulas meet the ever-changing health and breeding requirements of specific herds.
We even balance our macro and trace minerals by region to supplement available forage at different times of the year.
And with our colour-coding, a quick glance in your mineral feeder tells you if you’re feeding the right formula.
Emerald AY with XPC Ultra
Same Trusted Emerald Mineral with proven postbiotic technology.
Supports More Than Mineral Nutrition
Producers rely on Right Now® Emerald to provide essential minerals and vitamins for beef cows.
Right Now® Emerald AY with XPC™ Ultra combines that trusted mineral package with proven postbiotic technology designed to support:
- Rumen Function
- Nutrient Utilization
- Feed Efficiency
- Maternal Performance
- Calf Health
Why XPC™ Ultra?
XPC™ Ultra works with the cow’s natural biology to help supporta healthy rumen environment and microbial balance.
Research demonstrates benefits including:
- Improved forage digestibility
- Enhanced nutrient availability
- Support for milk production
- Support for passive transfer through colostrum
- Improved overall cow and calf performance
Ideal For:
- Cow-calf producers
- Pasture-based operations
- Drought-stressed forage conditions
- Producers focused on weaning weights
- Herds requiring year-round digestive support
Built‑In Altosid Fly Control Stop horn flies before they start
Right Now Emerald and Onyx are available with Altosid, providing effortless, pasture‑wide horn fly control through daily mineral intake.
Altosid Benefits
- Targets the horn fly life cycle with proven IGR technology
- Works naturally through your mineral — no spraying or handling required
- Reduces irritation, stress, and performance loss caused by horn flies
- Environmentally sound protection for your herd
Reduce Stress and Performance Loss With Built‑In Fly Control.
Right Now® Mineral – Mineral Solutions
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Emerald AY Mineral Supplement with XPC Ultra
Helps support reproductive performance, body condition, calf health and milk production during calving and breeding season. With the added benefits of Diamond V™ XPC™ Ultra, it helps prepare cows for the next breeding cycle while supporting overall herd productivity.
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Emerald Mineral Supplement
Compliments the nutrient value of high-quality, green, growing grass and forage.
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Onyx Progeny Mineral Supplement
Organic trace minerals and other nutrients to increase availability in challenging breeding and reproductive situations.
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Bronze Mineral Supplement
High nutrient density to supplement mature, dormant pastures and forages.
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Gold Magnum Mineral Supplement
Unique formula for when fast-growing grass or green forage is lacking in magnesium, or during periods of time for risk of grass tetany.
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Why would I use Right Now Mineral AY with XPC Ultra vs Right Now Mineral Emerald?
XPC™ Ultra works with the cow’s natural biology to help support a healthy rumen environment and microbial balance.
Research demonstrates benefits including:
- Improved forage digestibility
- Enhanced nutrient availability
- Support for milk production
- Support for passive transfer through colostrum
- Improved overall cow and calf performance
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Are minerals all the same, and should I buy the cheapest I can find?
While the price of mineral is not a definitive indicator of quality, products that are “dirt-cheap” may not be worth much more than dirt itself! Quality ingredients that cattle can utilize efficiently have greater demand and higher value, thus often a higher price. By definition, quality ingredients have a knowledge base behind them that is supported by extraction and refinement processes, as well as research that measures their biological value. A mineral element can be supplied by a variety of forms.
For example, zinc may be provided by zinc sulfate, zinc carbonate, zinc oxide, zinc chloride or one of many organic forms. Some forms are effective for supplementation, while others are less available and provide little or no biological value. However, all of them can be used in a product to meet the tagged specifications for mineral.
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What kind of feeders should I put the mineral in?
Right Now® Mineral is weatherized and resists wind losses very well, so it does not need to be placed in weatherproof feeders. Most producers use inverted pick-up tires that are fastened to a wooden base or empty protein supplement tubs. In addition to keeping the mineral from being scattered or wasted by cattle, a prime concern in feeder selection is to use a vessel that allows calves unrestricted access to the mineral. Very often we find that wind-vane feeders and devices that use flaps that cattle have to learn to lift preclude many calves from consuming mineral.
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Where should mineral feeders be placed?
Feeders should be placed in locations where cattle will find them frequently. Placing them along trails between the feed ground and water supplies is generally very successful. Adjusting the distance that mineral is located from water sources is a key tool used to control mineral consumption; moving the mineral closer to water sources generally increases mineral intake, while moving feeders farther from water will often decrease intake. Over the course of the grazing season, mineral locations should change to keep in synch with the cattle. In fact, many ranchers use mineral as a tool to draw cattle to areas they want the cattle to graze.
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How many mineral feeders do I need to put out?
A good rule of thumb is to provide one mineral feeder for every 20 to 30 cows. Depending upon the geography of a particular grazing area, adjustments may need to be made. Evaluate the range and determine mineral feeding areas that will provide an opportunity for every cow to find a feeder at least every other day. Your Cargill consultant can assist you in this endeavor.
Ranger Limiter Technology
It’s Your Cattle, Forage, Feed, Time. Do it, Your Way.
Ranger® Limiter is Cargill’s proprietary technology that works with your forages and feeding program to meet your animal performance goals in a self-fed format. Ranger provides versatility to fit a variety of commodities and feed ingredients while optimizing performance and the right gain for your cattle and operation. Let Ranger help you do it your way.
Contact a Beef Nutritionist
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