The impact of distillers grains on cattle diets

Farm & Ranch Guide
Monday, February 16, 2009 9:42 AM CST

A positive effect of the ethanol boom has been the increased availability of distillers grains.

Corn demand and corn price have both increased due to the large volumes of corn utilized in the ethanol industry. Distillers grains offer feedlots an alternative to traditional diets and in most markets an opportunity to lower feed ingredient costs. Producers are currently increasing the amounts of distillers grains they feed and are also looking at coproduct combinations.

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