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DDG can help forage digestibility
The ethanol industry byproduct can help cattle get more from late-season grasses
Cold-loving bacteria turns food waste into energy and fertilizer
Canada’s frigid winters have always limited using natural processes to convert waste
Consumers view free-range eggs as better tasting
Egg buyers appear to have linked taste with the ‘happiness’ of the hens
Injured plants can warn their neighbours
That smell of fresh-cut hay may be organic compounds from the damaged leaves
Dairy fat not heart and stroke culprit
A major analysis of past studies says the risk from dairy fat has been overstated
Holy edicts may have created modern chicken
Religious rules may have fuelled greater demand for chicken meat and spurred development
Barley genome fully mapped
German researchers, leading an international consortium, say they’ve given us the best picture yet of the barley genome
Insect entrees
Insects are going to play a more important role in the human food chain, but that might not mean direct consumption
Soy protein concentrate a replacement in piglet diets
It’s a functional — and less expensive — alternative to animal protein sources
Palmer amaranth resistance more complex
Two new mechanisms for herbicide resistance have been found in Palmer amaranth