Source: Lora Berg, NATIONAL HOG FARMER, 12/8/11

Canada’s Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) has funded several multi-year studies examining how the nutrients in distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) impact manure, according to Ethanol Producer magazine. The research indicates that increased phosphorous and nitrogen levels will require feedlots to spread the manure over greater land base to avoid negatively impacting soil quality.

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