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The worst thing about brewers grains is when you stop feeding them, according to a Cheshire producer who has used co-products in his milking herd, dry cow and heifer rations for as long as he can remember.

Carefully choosing animal feeds can have a massive impact on a farm’s carbon footprint, according to co-product specialist, Duynie Feed. This will benefit farm finances as well as the environment.

A Yorkshire beef unit which finishes 1,600 head a year is using co-products from the food and beverage industry as part of a balanced diet to help achieve growth rates of 1.8-2kg/day.

Co-products from the food and beverage industry are a crucial component to dairy and beef diets on one Buckinghamshire farm.