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Feedlot Forum provides relevancy and value for northwest Iowa area cattle feeders

Feb 16, 2024
Feb 16, 2024

Feedlot Forum (15).JPG — Iowa State University Extension engineer Dr. Dan Anderson “DrManure” talks about the market for renewable fuel credits and making biogas from manure during the Feedlot Forum in Sioux Center, Iowa, Jan. 17, 2023.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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Northwest Iowa is home to the state’s feedlot industry with more than 950,000 head of cattle on feed in 17 northwestern counties.

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