Feeding by-products are no longer just useful; they’re essential.
By-products, including soybean meal, corn distillers grains, canola meal, beet pulp, soy hulls and citrus pulp, are often the result of food and industrial processing. While these ingredients are undesirable for people, they’re rich in nutrients that cows can digest and convert into high-quality milk.
Source: Hoard ‘s Dairyman, October 6, 2025. Link.
Beyond their nutritional value, by-products play a critical role in reducing food waste. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ranks animal feed as a top method for diverting waste from landfills.”
INSIGHTS: It’s difficult to imagine the volume of waste that might be in landfills if dairy producers didn’t engineer ways to utilize it. This article is a good resource for your next debate on whether cows are good for the planet.
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