09/24/2009 09:07AM
I have heard that distillers’ grains increases the number of cattle testing positive for E. coli O157:H7.
09/21/2009 09:27AM
Prices for ethanol coproducts typically find their yearly low price in August or September, when cattle on feed numbers are seasonally smallest (consequently lowering demand for feed coproducts).
09/17/2008 09:59AM
In the last few years, the decrease in co-product price, particularly for wet distillers grains plus solubles (WDGS), during the late summer months has provided incentive for producers to purchase co-products and store it to feed at a later date. Although co-product prices in 2008 didn’t drop as much
09/15/2008 09:37PM
LINCOLN, Neb. — This year is shaping up as a "bin-busting" year for Nebraska crop producers, as surging revenues are likely to result in a $1.5 billion increase in that sector's net farm income, said a University of Nebraska-Lincoln agricultural economist.
Bruce Johnson predicts 2008 will be the most
07/31/2008 12:13PM
Q: Name a mineral that is present in very low levels in ethanol byproducts and whose supplementation is critical for the health and well-being of cattle in all stages of production.
A. Calcium
B. Selenium
C. Zinc
D. All of the above minerals are critical for the health and well-being of cattle
07/31/2008 09:58AM
With the current high costs for feed, fuel, and fertilizer, there is a renewed emphasis on utilizing low-cost feedstuffs to put weight on calves. Feedlot operators are looking to place heavier cattle on feed to shorten the finishing period, so it is left to cow/calf producers and backgrounders to determine
07/30/2008 03:23PM
A rule of thumb for the nutrient analysis of DDGS is that it is approximately three times the nutrient analysis of corn. Additional nutrient analysis is available upon request. The following table shows the results from a sampling of 10 plants for one year (total of 118 samples).
Nutrient
07/29/2008 12:38PM
Question- I have heard people talk of feeding modified distillers’ grains to cattle. What is the difference between this product and regular distillers’ grains?
Answer - Although there is really no such thing as “regular” distillers’ grains, most people consider it to be the byproduct of dry grind
07/16/2008 08:12AM
Nebraska researchers wanted to know what use these products might have for growing cattle on pasture. They used yearling British-Continental crossbred steers initially weighing about 650 lb. A treatment group (TRT) had free-choice access to dried distillers grains (DDG) on Sandhill pasture from early