11/04/2009 09:47AM
Late in the winter my spring calving cows start to lose a lot of condition. How can I use distiller's grains to get them back in shape?
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).
09/17/2009 07:33AM
A Purdue University scientist has found a way to make a byproduct of ethanol production more marketable as a livestock feed.
07/09/2009 09:15AM
Last month I presented some general information on the nutrient composition of bourbon wet distillers grains. Previously in Off The Hoof, pricing of wet co-products was also covered with respect to adjusting for moisture content and this is critical as the moisture content can vary impacting the price
06/29/2009 10:28AM
Recently I have had the opportunity to work with one of Kentucky’s unique, well-known industries. As with anything, this stemmed from a desire, or rather a necessity, to learn the local lingo. Slop, wet cake,distillers grains, and bourbon all come together in this industry to which I am referring. Having
06/22/2009 02:39PM
As productivity on the farm and in the ethanol plants increases, it is critical to understand the net impact of corn ethanol on the corn supply. Many believe that so-called “energy crops” such as switchgrass would be infinitely better for the environment than corn-based ethanol. Others contend that sugarcane
06/22/2009 02:31PM
The value of dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) as an ingredient in calf starter feed was evaluated in two trials using Holstein bull calves that averaged 5 days of age (+/- 3 d) with a mean BW of 43.9 kg (Trial 1) or 41.6 kg (Trial 2). For each trial 106 calves were randomly assigned to treatments
06/22/2009 09:01AM
Q: I have heard there are differences in the effect of various milling by-products like distillers’ grains and wet corn gluten feed in helping with acidosis in feedlot cattle.Can you explain some of the differences?
A: First it would be useful to give some brief background information on what causes