U of S Feed Research Chair aims to add value to Saskatchewan crops
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Tom Scott, the new University of Saskatchewan Research Chair in Feed Processing Technology, wants to help those involved in feed processing profit from new processing technology and research.
While farmers strive to produce the highest grade of crops every year, weather and other factors often drive quality down, making crops unfit for human food markets. Likewise, a growing biofuel sector produces large quantities of co-products called dried distillers grains. Adding value to these products by increasing their utilization in animals is a major focus of the Feed Processing Technology Chair.
“It’s about taking low-value grains and co-products, turning them into high-quality feeds for livestock,” Scott said. “It is also about developing the science and technology to do this consistently. We need to predict what variation is coming in and how to adapt the processing conditions to increase its feed value – consistently.”
The chair will help to develop improved feed and food products, new markets for Saskatchewan grown crops and profitability for the agriculture sector, producers and ranchers.
