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July 16, 2007
Volume 2, Number 7

Celebrations abound in July, especially with 07 – 07 – 07 having plenty of weddings!

Planning a celebration soon at your business? Let’s plan a field day, an open house, a cattle creep feeding tour, fly control, show feeds, pet day, among many others. Let your imagination run wild, and let’s try to capture new business even though many of you are busy with harvest, Achievement Days, and employees on summer vacation.

As always, if you have any questions, feel free to call (605) 770-6031.

Thanks for the opportunity to serve you, and we do appreciate your business.

Lee
Lee Healy
Land O'Lakes Purina Feed

E-Mail:  lhealy@landolakes.com


Calendar

July 18   ADVANCED EQUINE TRAINING WORKSHOP
, Bandana's Barbeque, Joseph, MO.  (See details in Horse
                section below)

July 23    RFD-TV MONDAY NIGHT LIVE SHOW.  7:00 pm Central Time.  The next installment of Monday Night Live
                on RFD TV will be on Monday, July 23, and will feature Weaning & Starting Cattle.  Mark your calendar and tune
                in to learn more from the experts.  More details later!

August 21-23   RETAIL SOLUTIONS EXPO, Nashville Convention Center, Nashville, TN.   Registration Deadline:
                August 3, 2007.  Expo & Conference, $75; Expo Only, $25.  Reserve your room early!  Click Here for details!

September 10-12   RETAIL SOLUTIONS EXPO, San Antonio Convention Center, San Antonio, TX.  Registration Deadline: 
                August 27, 2007.  Expo & Conference, $75; Expo Only, $25.  Reserve your room early!  Click Here for details!

September 27-30
   2007 SHOW CHOW FITTING CHALLENGE, Qwest Center, Omaha, NE.  If you are interested in
                joining us to partner on this event, please contact Fran Minnaert at (402) 650-6150.  See Show Chow section below
                for more details on this event.


Advertising Red Flannel

Take advantage of our Red Flannel™ POS and ad layouts to advertise this new brand in your market.  Gulf Coast Equine & Pet Center in Friendswood, TX is moving to a new location down the street from their old store.  With a car count of over 40,000/day, this Dealer is taking advantage of their high traffic area to do billboard advertising of this new brand.  Click Here to see example of their billboard.

Click Here to view/print Red Flannel™ SP Numbers.

And . . . check out Red Flannel™ which is now on the www.pminutrition.com website.


4July 18th Advanced Equine Training Workshop 3

Mark your calendars now for Wednesday, July 18th!  Don't miss out on the opportunity to attend our Advanced Equine Training Workshop to be held at Bandana's Barbeque, 4225 Frederick Boulevard, St. Joseph, MO from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm.  Dr. Katie Young, Technical Equine Nutritionist, and Chris Goodwin, Horse Marketing Manager, as well as Lifestyle Consultants Ernie Rodina, Fran Minnaert and Chris Ludlow will be covering some excellent topics.  Contact your local Lifestyle Specialist for more information on this workshop.  Click Here to view/print detailed flyer.

Free Balance 12:12 Mineral Block On July Price List

The new E1 Number for this product is 0067113, and this product will be on the July price list.  The new formulation is improved and the Guarantee Analysis now matches the Free Balance 12:12 loose mineral.  The vitamin and mineral profile has been updated, including adding vitamins A, E and D.  Click Here to view/print new Free Balance Sell Sheet.

Horse Health Fair Sign-Up Time!

Take advantage of our national advertising hype and promotion blitz and sign up early to have your Purina Mills Horse Health Fair listed in our on-line Horse Event Locator.  All Dealers participating in the Better Animals™ program will receive a kit in August -- but you need to be sure to sign up your event so it can be posted on the web.  (Coupons will not be sent in your kit -- so reserve your event early to receive your "$10 off two bags of Equine Senior® " coupon pack!)  Return your completed card  by August 3rd, 2007  to be listed! 
Click Here for more details on participating in a Horse Health Fair. 
Click Here to view/print sign-up form, then fill in all required information and fax to the attention of Cindy Hoelzer at (314) 317-5176.  
 


 

 


Better Animals™ Activities

        Broadcast Information:   For Dealers who have signed up for our Better Animals™ program, please take note of our CCTV (Closed Circuit TV) broadcasts which are now airing.  (Dates are subject to change, and there will be additional broadcasts not currently listed.)   Click Here for broadcast information for CCTV.

        Prospector Direct Mail Program:  For Dealers who have signed up for our Better animals™ program, prospector direct mail pieces are in the process of being mailed out by specie.  Click Here for schedule on these mailings.

Animal Makeover™ TV

If you haven't had a chance to catch any of the episodes of Animal Makeover™ TV that air on RFD-TV on Tuesdays at 7:00 pm CST -- remember that you can view clips from the show and find additional resources at our website, www.BetterAnimals.com.   Click Here for more details on this program.  Click Here for latest broadcast schedule for Animal Makeover™ TV (segments subject to change).

Monday Night Live - RFD-TV

Our Monday Night Live programming continues with some excellent topics coming up in the near future.  Airing July 23rd will be our program on "Weaning & Starting Cattle."  Click Here for latest broadcast schedule for our Monday Night Live programs (segments subject to change).
 

DISH Network Store Support

If you are a Dealer participating in our DISH Network program, you will want to keep the following information handy.  This will give you contacts and support information for activation, reaching sales and customer support, and issues related to broadcasting, etc.  _ Click Here to view/print store support information.

 

 

 

Creep Feeding To Help Calves Reach Their Potential

Most calves cannot reach their maximum potential growth without creep feeding.  This involves providing supplemental feed to nursing calves to address a bovine predicament we call "The Hungry Calf Gap".  Click Here to access document explaining this issue.

Purina Mills has put together an Accuration "Accu-Creep Projector" which will provide you with a comparative tool to see costs of creep feeding, added costs, returns, etc.  Please give me a call if you would like to work through this material.  I'll be glad to assist you.  Click Here to see an example of this Projector in a read-only format.

2007 Show Chow Fitting Challenge

Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Livestock Exposition will be presenting the 2007 Show Chow Fitting Challenge at the Qwest Center in Omaha, NE September 27-30.  Teams are comprised of three 4-H exhibitors from the same county.  To enter, you can visit their website at www.aksarben.org Click Here to view detailed flyer.


Did You Grow Up In Iowa?

If you grew up in Iowa or any of the heart of America states -- you can relate to this humorous article about growing up in the great Midwest!
(Click Here to view/print)


Heritage Trading July Specials

Take advantage of the July savings on Heritage Trading's specials.  Click Here for July specials as well as fly control information -- tactics and tips.

To place an order, call Heritage Trading Company at (888) 669-6050 Opt. 3 or fax to (800) 435-2070.

"What's New" On the Mazuri® Website?

The Mazuri® website (www.mazuri.com) is loaded with all kinds of animal and animal diet information.  We've recently added a "What's New" section covering new products, animal news and Mazuri® product sales

Iguana Diet & Hamster/Gerbil Diet Mazuri® Sale

Products on sale now are the small pack Iguana diet and the small pack Hamster/Gerbil diet . . . order your supply while they last!

Visit our Mazuri® website at  www.mazuri.com.
 


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