The ethanol industry is on the fast track for expansion as fuel prices skyrocket. Its production has been expanding at breakneck speed for the past few years, and is expected to continue for several more. Most U.S.-based plants use corn as their mainingredient in making ethanol, and the growth of the industry has provided an abundance of co-products - such as distillers grains - that can be used as high-protein and energy supplements in animal diets. Supplements fill in the holes left by limited and low-quality forages found in many drought-stressed pastures.
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