date:Mar 27, 2014
ain into protein it takes only 3 pounds of grain for a pig to gain a pound of weight (chickens take only two, while beef takes seven) all those pigs mean a lot of grain is needed. China now purchases more than 60 percent of the soybeans available for export in the world, a vital ingredient in animal feed.
Soybeans, says Larsen, help to quickly and efficiently fatten hogs and cattle. But soybean yields are difficult to increase, which means that as more soybeans are needed, more land must be