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National Corn Growers Association

April 27: Iowa’s secretary of agriculture last week credited distillers grains, a key ethanol coproduct, for helping the livestock industry grow in his state. The remarks were made during the 13th Annual Distillers Grains Symposium, hosted by the Distillers Grains Technology Council (DGTC).

Jamey Cline, NCGA Director of Biofuels Programs and Business Development, attended the Des Moines event. “Distillers dried grains increase the supply of feed and provide livestock producers with a high-protein, high-energy livestock feed,” said Cline. “The information presented at this event is extremely important to NCGA’s work with ethanol and feed industry leaders, livestock nutritionists and others to ensure ethanol producers continue to have a market for this valuable coproduct.”

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