Decision engine

Best value for the animal—not the cheapest bale

Ranks certified batches by target-performance fit and true delivered feeding cost. Estimates support a buying decision; they are not a guaranteed animal-performance outcome or a complete ration.

3 certified matches · quality gates applied first

Certified quality comparison

Compare verified DMD before price

Each certified batch shows laboratory DMD together with DM, ME, protein and delivered price.

60 DMD

Certified reference

Lower digestibility comparison

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65 DMD

Verified 65

Suckler-cow threshold

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70 DMD

Verified 70

Spring-calving / young-stock threshold

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75 DMD

Verified 75

Finishing / high-performance threshold

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Uncertified batch: quality not independently verified. No DMD, DM, ME or feeding-value estimate is assumed, so it cannot be presented as equivalent to a certified batch.

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State the number and grade of bales or units you want delivered. Farm details are optional context only - IFE does not calculate farm stock cover or feed requirements.

This order asks IFE for 60 units within 14 days

IFE will match available, QC-certified fodder against your stated unit grade, quantity, delivery timing and maximum delivered price. Herd size is used only as anonymous market context.

How ranking works

40% nutrition & preservation · 30% effective economic value · 15% logistics certainty · 10% certification · 5% result freshness.

Safety, preservation, certification and minimum-fit gates override the score. A failed batch is never promoted by low price.

12-month demand forecast and alerts

Enter your own expected units by month. IFE will remind you 14 days before a stated month and anonymously alert you when matching units become available.

Next stated requirement: 60 units in September 2026. Reminder from 18 August.

#1 MATCHIFE-26-KK-0088

Kilkenny · 74% DMD

4×4 grass silage · Verified Kilkenny batch

Delivered / bale
€59.26
Cost / t DM
€235.29
Cost / 1,000 MJ
€21.49
Effective total
€3,555.43

Feed value

34.5% DM · 10.95 MJ ME · 14.2% CP

Preservation

pH 4.2 · NH₃-N 7.2% · Ash 7.1%

Transport

€641.43 · accepted quote

IFE effective-value score85/100
Target nutrition fit
56
Preservation quality
100
Economic value
94
Logistics certainty
100
Certificate confidence
100
Result freshness
100

Nutritional-fit comparison shown. IFE does not calculate farm stocks, rations, animal intake or future fodder requirement.

Approved lab B · LAB-B-260702-088 · sampled 65 days ago

#2 MATCHIFE-26-WX-0142

Wexford · 71% DMD

4×4 grass silage · Verified Wexford batch

Delivered / bale
€55.94
Cost / t DM
€249.04
Cost / 1,000 MJ
€24.06
Effective total
€3,356.64

Feed value

31.2% DM · 10.35 MJ ME · 13.6% CP

Preservation

pH 4.1 · NH₃-N 8.1% · Ash 7.4%

Transport

€322.64 · accepted quote

IFE effective-value score77/100
Target nutrition fit
25
Preservation quality
100
Economic value
100
Logistics certainty
100
Certificate confidence
100
Result freshness
100

Nutritional-fit comparison shown. IFE does not calculate farm stocks, rations, animal intake or future fodder requirement.

Approved lab A · LAB-A-260710-142 · sampled 57 days ago

#3 MATCHIFE-26-GY-0217

Galway · 70% DMD

4×4 grass silage · Verified Galway batch

Delivered / bale
€63.35
Cost / t DM
€338.78
Cost / 1,000 MJ
€33.38
Effective total
€3,800.95

Feed value

27.1% DM · 10.15 MJ ME · 12.7% CP

Preservation

pH 4.45 · NH₃-N 9.6% · Ash 8.2%

Transport

€1,666.95 · accepted quote

IFE effective-value score69/100
Target nutrition fit
10
Preservation quality
100
Economic value
88
Logistics certainty
100
Certificate confidence
100
Result freshness
100

Nutritional-fit comparison shown. IFE does not calculate farm stocks, rations, animal intake or future fodder requirement.

Approved lab A · LAB-A-260721-217 · sampled 46 days ago

NOT ELIGIBLEIFE-26-CW-0041

Carlow · 64% DMD

4×4 grass silage · Carlow batch — test pending

Delivered / bale
€49.75
Cost / t DM
€245.05
Cost / 1,000 MJ
€26.49
Effective total
€2,984.70

Feed value

29% DM · 9.25 MJ ME · 10.2% CP

Preservation

pH 4.9 · NH₃-N 16.2% · Ash 10.4%

Transport

€610.70 · estimated quote

IFE effective-value score0/100
Target nutrition fit
0
Preservation quality
24
Economic value
0
Logistics certainty
60
Certificate confidence
0
Result freshness
100

Nutritional-fit comparison shown. IFE does not calculate farm stocks, rations, animal intake or future fodder requirement.

Unverified result · PENDING · sampled 35 days ago

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