Barley Base

A Low-Energy Base Feed for Control, Freshness & Intake Management.

Guaranteed Analysis
Protein: 11.5% Fat: 3% Fiber: 9%

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Umbarger Barley Base is built for control. It provides a moderate protein level with a lower-energy grain profile that helps cattle maintain body shape, freshness, and structural integrity without excessive gain or fat deposition.

Because barley digests differently than corn, Barley Base offers a smoother energy release, making it an effective option for cattle that need to be slowed down, kept sound, or held at a steady condition. This makes it especially useful for younger cattle, breeding animals, and show cattle that need to stay flexible rather than pushed.

Barley Base is often used as a stand-alone ration in controlled programs or as a blending base when feeders want to fine-tune energy density using supplements instead of switching feeds.

Key Benefits

  • Helps control rate of gain without starving cattle

  • Supports freshness, flexibility, and structural soundness

  • Barley-based energy provides a smoother, less aggressive profile

  • Useful for holding cattle or stabilizing condition

  • Excellent base ration for customized programs

  • Works well for breeding stock and bulls

Choose Barley Base if:

  • Cattle need to be slowed down or held

  • Structural soundness and freshness are priorities

  • You want intake without excessive gain

  • You’re feeding breeding animals or bulls

  • You plan to custom-blend energy and supplements

Barley Base is not the right choice if:

  • You are pushing cattle for rapid gain

  • You are in a finishing or bloom phase

  • You need maximum energy density

(In those cases, transition to a grower or finisher feed.)

Barley Base is a low-energy, barley-based feed designed to control rate of gain, maintain freshness, and support intake without pushing condition. It serves as a flexible foundation ration for cattle that need structure, stability, and consistency.