Switched to Patz & Hasn't Looked Back!

A.J. Burkholder
Chambersburg, PA

In January 2012, A.J. Burkholder of Chambersburg, PA purchased a 620H cu. ft. Patz Model 800 Twin Screw Vertical Mixer. His only regret? He didn’t purchase it sooner. 

In order to mix feed for his 177 dairy cows, A.J. had to rent a grinder to pre-process his hay before loading it into his reel mixer. Between rental costs, fuel expenses, and dust issues, he concluded that this feeding method would not be a long-term solution. 

As hay is essential to his ration, A.J. knew he needed to find a mixer equipped to handle hay without requiring pre-processing.

Back in 2008, he attended a Mixer Day event hosted by his local Patz Mixer Dealer, Agri-Service, LLC, in Chambersburg, PA. The Patz Vertical Mixer demo that A.J. watched that day is what drew him back to Agri-Service, LLC four years later. With their help, he purchased a Patz Model 800 Vertical Mixer. 

Since then, A.J. and his rented grinder have parted ways. Without any pre-processing, his new Patz Mixer efficiently processes all of his ration ingredients, including corn silage, dry hay, haylage, grain, and whey. Plus, he has reduced over-processing. 

According to A.J., this well-blended, palatable ration has resulted in less sorting and increased intakes. Due to better nutrition, he is happy to report a herd average of 80 lbs./cow on twice a day milking.

A.J. was also featured in the April 2012 issue of the Patz LINK Newsletter!

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