Ethanol, corn and by-products will highlight Cattlemen’s Update 2008
Lahontan Valley News
Most of us have heard the phrase, “When you’re handed lemons, make lemonade.” Such is the case with the recent wake-up call for cattle producers when the rapidly growing ethanol industry revealed its hunger for corn. So, how can we make lemonade out of this? The answer is by using the co-products of ethanol production, such as distillers dried grains which are becoming increasingly available and are usually an extremely cost effective feed ingredient.