Agronomy and Horticulture Department
Date of this Version
2017
Citation
MLA
Abstract
Over 500,000 tons of organic materials such as food scraps are disposed of each year in Wisconsin. A large percentage of this material could be composted or turned into useful products.5 The purpose of this article is to educate farmers and organizations on how to turn food waste into a high value food source for livestock. Yeast can be grown at any time of the year without the large inputs of agricultural chemicals and machinery that is common with other feed production methods. A yeast growing facility can be scalable to any size the producer wants such as a small micro-brewery or the size of a full scale ethanol plant.1 The main difference between ethanol production and growing yeast is the end product; the majority of the equipment is the same.
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