Impacts of Ethanol Policies on Livestock Industry
CANADA - A study from the George Morris Centre demonstrates that the growth of ethanol production in Canada has had negative economic consequences for the livestock industry.

Reduced Feed Costs Could Boost Profitability
CANADA - The President of Westside Economics predicts reduced feed costs will translate into improved profitability for North American pork producers throughout 2012 and into 2013, according to Bruce ...

Advice to Pay Attention to Nutrient Profiles of DDGS
CANADA - A swine nutritionist with the Prairie Swine Centre is advising pork producers who feed their pigs dried distillers grains with solubles to ensure they account for the variations in nutritional...

Producers Warned of Variability between DDGS Sources
CANADA - Because of the differences in techniques and technologies used to produce ethanol from grain, Canadian swine producers who feed dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) are being advised to...

Opportunities to Increase Utilisation of DDGS
MANITOBA, CANADA - With the use of distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) on the rise in Canada, the demand for updated information on the product’s nutritional value is great.

Increased Use of Alternative Feed Ingredients
CANADA - A research nutritionist with the Prairie Swine Centre reports rising feed costs have prompted an increased reliance on the use of alternative feed ingredients such as dried distillers grains with...

Glycerin Offers Potential as Low-Cost Energy Source
CANADA - A researcher with Amlan International reports a byproduct of biodiesel production offers potential as a low cost energy source in swine rations, writes Bruce Cochrane.

US Ethanol Policy Blamed for High Feed Costs
CANADA - A market analyst with the Guelph, Ontario based George Morris Centre suggests US policies surrounding ethanol are the biggest factor driving up feed costs in North America, writes Bruce Cochr...

Feed Research Finds Fractions of DDGS Favourable
CANADA - Pilot scale processing of the main co-product of prairie ethanol production, wheat distillers dried grain with solubles (DDGS), has yielded different fractions targeted for monogastric and ruminant...

DDGS Availability Offers Attractive Feed Cost Savings
CANADA - A partner with Gowans Feed Consulting says pork producers in regions closest to the ethanol plant have the greatest opportunity to save money by including dried distillers grains with solubles...

Reduced Feed Costs Expected to Improve Profitability
CANADA - Informa Economics expects reduced feed costs to help improve profitability within the hog sector, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Wheat DDGS Inclusion Rate Impacts Dressing Per Cent
CANADA - An Alberta-based feed research scientist is advising pork producers to ship market hogs fed diets containing high inclusions of wheat dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) at slightly higher...

Glycerol Improves Economics of Anaerobic Digestion
CANADA - Researchers at the University of Manitoba have identified a strategy to help North American pig producers improve the economics of using anaerobic digestion to produce energy as methane.

Influence of Anaerobic Digestion Efficiency on Manure
CANADA - A researcher with the University of Manitoba says the characteristics of the manure play a key role in determining efficiency and sustainability of biodigestion as a means of producing energy...

Long Term Outlook for Pork Consumption Bright
CANADA - A US-based agricultural economist is confident, despite the current economic squeeze, the long term outlook for North American pork production remains positive, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Ethanol Undermines Canada Hog Farm Rescue
CANADA - Canada's rescue plan for the hog industry will fail to work because the government continues to support ethanol production, the industry's rival for feed grain supplies, a report by an independent...

Feed Barley Supplies Likely to be Tight this Winter
CANADA - Due to an expected short supply Canadian livestock producers are being advised to replace barley in rations with other feed grains this winter where ever possible, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Super-Heated Steam Improves Drying of DDGS
CANADA - A researcher with the University of Manitoba says superheated steam can be used to improve the safety and effectiveness of drying dried distillers grains with solubles, writes Bruce Cochrane....

DDGS Scores Well in Canadian Swine Rations
CANADA - Feeding high levels of distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS) is not only proving to reduce feed costs for Canadian swine producers, but is also lending to "excellent" growth performance,...

DDGS Offers Potential in Swine Rations
CANADA - Research underway at the University of Manitoba suggests distillers dried grains with solubles have the potential to play an important role in swine nutrition, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Tools to Target DDGS to Swine Nutrient Requirements
CANADA - Research being conducted at the University of Manitoba will help swine nutritionists better target the nutrients contained in the by-products of ethanol production to the nutritional requirements...

Nutritional Contents of DDGS Characterised
CANADA - Research underway at the University of Manitoba will help livestock nutritionists maximize the nutritional value of the by-products of ethanol production, writes Bruce Cochrane.

New Production Technologies Improve DDGS Quality
CANADA - Researchers with the University of Manitoba are finding new technologies for producing ethanol from grain results in higher quality co-products, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Shortage of Feed Cause for Anxiety in Canada
CANADA - Research conducted at the George Morris Centre, in Guelph, Ontario, shows the US "green" policy of increasing ethanol production could...

New Opportunities for Biofuels and Livestock Sector
CANADA - The Government of Canada is creating new economic opportunities in rural Canada by investing $6 million in the Feed Opportunities from the BioFuels Industries (FOBI) research network that will...

Industries Seek Roadmap for Export Competitiveness
CANADA - If the Canadian pork industry wants to know where the US pork industry is going, watch the US dollar and the energy market, says a leading pork industry economist who spoke at the Banff Pork Seminar,...

Economic Crisis Creates Positive Ag Spin-Off
CANADA - Informa Economics reports lower transportation and input costs resulting from the current global economic slowdown are creating some positive spin-off for agriculture, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Engineering Firm Calls for Public Policies that Support Anaerobic Digestion
CANADA - A Manitoba based engineering firm is calling for public policies that will support the development of technologies that can convert livestock manure into electrical energy, writes Bruce Cochr...