(High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal) -- Distillers grains, the co-product from ethanol production, has helped strengthen Nebraska's economy and increase the efficiencies in feeding cattle in the state, according to Craig Uden of Darr Feedlot in Cozad, Neb. According to an analysis by the Renewable Fuels Association, ethanol plants across the country produced 23 million metric tons of livestock and poultry feed last year. Uden said the availability of distillers grains has been tremendous for Nebraska. "It's a golden opportunity for this state," he said. "Because we have cattle and corn, we have an advantage over most states." Although distillers grains can be dried and shipped across the country, the biggest economic benefit comes when it can remain "wet" or only partially dried and delivered to nearby livestock operations.
