Rock River Laboratory Inc. (RRL) has opened the company’s newest feed analysis laboratory location in Wooster, Ohio. The latest addition to the enterprise provides consultants, nutritionists and industry partners greater convenience, local industry knowledge combined with accurate analysis, technical support, expertise and the dedicated customer service.
Utilizing wet chemistry and Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIR), the new lab will offer key feed and forage testing analyses, including manure, Kernel Processing Score (KPS), Total Mixed Ration digestibility (TMRD), Neutral Detergent Fiber (NDF) digestibility and the University of Wisconsin licensed Total-Tract Neutral Detergent Fiber Digestibility (TTNDFD) among others.
In addition to customer convenience, the Wooster location touts logistical ease to share faster analysis results to those located in the regional radius of the new laboratory.
Rock River Laboratory-Ohio is collaborating with DHI Cooperative Inc. in Wooster through a shared facility and is offering agriculture analysis to complement their services in Ohio and the surrounding areas.
“Our customers and partners are the core of our business. This expansion will help us better serve those located in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and New York at an even greater level,” says Director of Operations Zac Meyer. “We are excited to share our values and expertise with a localized laboratory and DHI team dedicated to those relationships.”
Featuring customer-service driven staff with regional industry expertise, the new lab’s location will also continue to provide access to expert insights to accompany results analysis.
“Offering our comprehensive digestion analyses at this location will open doors to better serve our eastern partners through accurate results coupled with expertise and support," says Dr. John Goeser, Animal Nutrition, Research and Innovation director for RRL. "We expect to help our customers achieve new success with their own customers and grow beyond."
The new lab is now accepting samples; call 462-6041. PD
—From Rock River Laboratory news release
