Feed accounts for 60–70% of livestock production costs. Producing your own feed allows you to control quality, composition and cost. The question is: from what scale does it pay off?
Rule of thumb: on a smaller scale, mobile feed machines (Wagner offers mobile units with tank capacities from 8 to 140 m³) and compact mills and mixers work well. For large requirements, a stationary line pays off (Wagner — feed plants with capacities from 5 to 100 t/h, mills and mixers from 0.5 to 20 t/h).
Saving: on-farm production costs PLN 800–1,000/t, while buying ready feed costs PLN 1,200–1,600/t. Difference: PLN 200–600/t × annual consumption = an easy-to-calculate benefit.
Additional benefits: control over raw material quality, no transport preservatives, the ability to optimise the recipe for the current state of the herd, independence from external suppliers.