This winter season is the first real test of a Nebraska rancher’s first-ever wet corn pit. Dave Van Boening, who runs Bar V Ranch, a 400-head cow/calf and finishing operation near Blue Hill, Neb., can already tell a difference - feeding the cattle from the wet corn pit, noting the change is especially apparent in the convenience and storage.    Â
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Nebraska ranch's wet corn pit reduces processing, with no shrink, trucking, storage
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The 35x70x12-foot feeding pit holds 25,000 to 30,000 bushels of corn.
Dave Van Boening is sometimes on horseback when working with his cattle, sometimes walks among the herd with his dog, Jade.
