Coproducts

Use of manganese oxide to attenuate negative effects of high sulfur concentrations in distillers grains-based finishing rations File Attached: Manganese_Oxide_Final_Report_to_AURI_and_MCRPC_November_2011.pdf

This study evaluated alternate media as well as media mixes that could be used as bedding for compost barns. The goal is to help dairy farmers expand the number of alternative media and media combinations that could be potentially more economically used in dairy compost bedded pack systems. The study includes literature review, laboratory analysis of the media and media mixes, demonstration study at four production farms as well as… Continue Reading Media and Media Mix Evaluation for Dairy Barn Compost Bedding Systems

There is a demand for barley straw as an odor control mechanism however, transportation issues limit the use of it as a marketable product. The purpose of the project is to explore whether barley straw can be pelleted, and if so, develop the pelleted product in a way that preserves the natural odor control enzymes and properties of the barley straw and allows for an effective, marketable odor control product… Continue Reading Barley Straw Initiative Final Report

The purpose of this initiative is to investigate drying technologies that might make the drying process more economical, and make the use of post-digester manure solids for a fuel or fertilizer viable. File Attached: Drying_tech_for_manure_solids_4-13-2011.pdf