[Jacob-list] corn gluten/ration

[Neal and Louise Grose]

Any bi-product feed should be tested before it is fed. Feed testing is not that expensive. Corn distillers grain and glycerol have excellent feed values but can be variable. as the industry matures, we will see more standards placed on these products to make them more easily used. 

The ethanol industry needs corn as a stop gap to establish ethanol in the market. I expect to see more whole plant ethanol production come on line, but I hope we don't move wholesale to removing crop residue. This residue is an important resource for soil improvement and carbon sequestration. There is a promising experiment down in Louisiana to harvest sap from sweet sorghum in the field with a presser that looks like a huge combine, and leaves the residue.

Neal Grose
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  From: Mark Essen 
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  Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 4:05 PM
  Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] corn gluten/ration


  I have done quite a bit of research into biodiesel and feeding glycerol.  The university of Missouri did a study and found that it had quite a bit of potential.  But there is a very big caution.  Be sure to get your glycerol from a good source.  Many people are producing biodiesel very well in their garage, but some home brewers do not fully understand.  The first stage of the glycerol by-product is still fairly contaminated with methanol.  There have been some fairly large livestock disasters from people feeding this to livestock.  Be sure that the Methanol has been distilled from the glycerol.  Methanol is getting expensive, so most producers, large and small, are recovering the methanol.  Glycerol has the potential to save us some money and provide a good feed source, but please be careful.




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