Soon-to-be-obsolete corn finds new home as green cattle feed
Justina Vasquez, Bloomberg
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A pile of corn during a harvest at a farm in Union Springs, N.Y., on Nov. 7, 2020.Bloomberg photo by Paul Frangipane.
A type of corn on its way to becoming obsolete is getting a lifeline: It could be a key to making the beef industry greener.
Swiss-based Syngenta Group s Enogen seeds is a brand of corn used for ethanol production that seemed to be on its way out as biofuels demand took a dive during the pandemic. But a recent study discovered that when fed to cattle, the corn improved efficiency in beef output by 5%.
Year of the big deer in Alabama
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Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) is reporting an unusual harvest of large whitetail bucks as this season came to a close Feb. 10, with some true giants showing up on social media and reported in the state’s “Game Check” app, where successful hunters are required to report their take.
Chris Cook, the WFF’s Deer Program Coordinator, said numerous factors are likely involved in the increase in harvest numbers as well as the quality of the bucks harvested. Cook said the COVID-19 restrictions have played a role in the increased harvest of all deer. Many people have discovered or rediscovered many outdoors activities, including hunting, since they’ve had far more free time as a result of closed workplaces and schools, remote work and required social distancing.
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Enogen corn for feed delivers potential 5% increase in feed efficiency
Innovative technology offers significant opportunity for farmers to reduce environmental footprint of livestock production through reduced emissions and natural resource usage
Potential environmental benefits per 1,000 cattle include savings equivalent to removing 35 passenger cars from the road for one year and powering 22 homes for one year
Supports Syngenta Group s $2 billion global commitment to reduce agriculture s carbon footprint and help farmers fight climate change
Syngenta Seeds, in partnership with the University of Arkansas Resiliency Center (UARC), unveiled newly published research
1 highlighting the potential for beef producers to reduce their environmental footprint by using Enogen
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