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Standlee Smart Beet Shreds
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Is this ‘Beet pulp’ safe to feed if RSR is applied? It seems like there is more ‘brown’ water coming off than the usual beet pulp pellets.
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Hi, Stacey. My recent Standlee BP shreds have some dark fine soil in the bags. This varies by mill run/time of year.
RSR means that you rinse until the water is clear, not brown or even cloudy looking, which is very hard with these shreds ATM. I’ve been taking my time to get it clean. It helps me (5 pounds a day) to add some slightly tepid water into the first rinse process, wait a bit, and continue rinsing. I also have to do a water change in the soak phase. It’s a pain but here the alternatives are even worse. -- Cass, Sonoma Co., CA 2012 ECIR Group Moderator Cayuse and Diamond Case History Folder Cayuse Photos Diamond Photos |
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I want to add that my 2022 bags of Standlee SmartBeet from different mill runs have a lot of very fine stuff that floats on top of the water. It turns the soak water brown. Adding a cold water “pre-soak,” which is more of a plunge-and-agitate before the hot soak helps drain off some of that fine stuff. It isn’t gritty and seems like organic matter. I’ve seen it before in cheap poor quality BP sold here. Standlee used to do better.
-- Cass, Sonoma Co., CA 2012 ECIR Group Moderator Cayuse and Diamond Case History Folder Cayuse Photos Diamond Photos |
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Bobbie Day
That’s all we feed and it’s been bad lately I agree. It takes several rinses to get the fine out. Used to be we just found that when we got to the bottom of the bag. I hope it gets better, I’m not too sure it’s good on our septic system. We rinse in the kitchen sink then move it to outside to rinse again.
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Yes RSR - it seems to take much longer for this brand to run clear. I don’t think I will purchase this again.
-- Stacey & Baron Terrace BC 2022 https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Stacey%20and%20Baron https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/album?id=278023 |
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Hi Stacey,
Yes, "Smart Beet" is the fancy new name Standlee is using for beet pulp. Cleaning the beet pulp can be tedious, but worth the effort. Currently, I use the Standlee Smart Beet pellets. They require an extra step, compared to the shreds. I soak, drain, soak again (briefly), then rinse until the water runs clear. I tried rinse, soak, rinse, and the first rinse cycle seemed pointless. But each time I soak them, the water turns dark, and it requires less time to rinse until the water runs clear. Hoe that helps. -- Cindy Martin, KPA CTP ECIR Group MOD Mad Dog Ranch Nov 2009 Lincoln, AR (USA) Burley - Reuban - Scout - Grace Case Histories |
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Sugar beets are red on the outside, white on the inside, so the brown fines have to be dirt.
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