UNL Gathers Input on Ethanol Byproduct Studies

Nebraska Farmer
By: Compiled by staff
Published: May 25, 2009

Goal is speeding up research benefits to cattlemen.
A beef cattle advisory committee, formed last year by the Nebraska Corn Board, is reviewing ethanol byproduct research projects at UNL as a way to speed up the benefits to Nebraska cattlemen.

The aim is to make sure studies, some of which are supported by the board, more quickly benefit Nebraska's cattle industry, says Dennis Gengenbach of Smithfield. He is vice chairman of the Corn Board and chairman of its research committee.

The committee reviews the most recent research results and helps determine which direction the next set of studies should take. "This reduced the time in between research projects and more quickly spreads the knowledge base of feeding corn byproducts such as distillers grains to cattle, he adds.

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