{"id":68,"date":"2023-07-05T16:26:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T16:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CFRP\/?p=68"},"modified":"2023-12-08T19:02:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T19:02:08","slug":"the-safe-animal-feed-education-safe-infographic-highlights-role-of-livestock-and-by-products-in-california-sustainability-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CFRP\/index.php\/2023\/07\/05\/the-safe-animal-feed-education-safe-infographic-highlights-role-of-livestock-and-by-products-in-california-sustainability-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"The Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE) Infographic Highlights Role of Livestock and By-products in California Sustainability Efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>California leads the nation in production of nuts, fruits, vegetables, wine, and beer. Processing these foods creates various \u201cby-products\u201d such as fruit pulp\/pomace, almond hulls, brewer\u2019s grains, and other products not consumed by humans. The California livestock feed industry has been sustainably up-cycling for generations by converting forages and by-products into high quality, nutritious products such as meat, milk, and eggs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Livestock, particularly ruminants (cattle), have digestive systems which can utilize the remaining nutritional value in such food waste. Over 85% of what cattle consume is feeds that humans cannot utilize, including by-products (40%) and forages (45%)<sub>2<\/sub>. California is also a leader in the United States (U.S.) in the production of milk, butter, ice cream, cheese, and yogurt. Diversion of by-products to livestock feed creates an up-cycling opportunity which converts the food waste into a local supply of meat, milk, and eggs for California\u2019s 39 million residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diversion of by-products to livestock feed is a sustainable process with several benefits:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The reduction of food waste into landfill, compost, or other industries which are less preferred by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s \u2018Food Recovery Hierarchy\u2019 compared to feeding animals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The reduction of carbon emissions since sending by-products to a landfill, on average, emits 60% greater carbon than feeding them to cows<sub>2<\/sub><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduces the need for importation of traditional feedstuffs for California livestock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provides an affordable feed alternative which is crucial for the success of California ranching and farming families, which is especially critical amid flooding, drought, and supply chain volatility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/is\/ffldrs\/docs\/by-products_use_by_livestock.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"967\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CFRP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-06-29-094003.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CFRP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-06-29-094003.png 967w, https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CFRP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-06-29-094003-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CFRP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-06-29-094003-768x596.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022, the California livestock feed industry diverted over 10 million tons of by-products directly to livestock feed<sub>1<\/sub>. An additional 8.5 million tons were fed to livestock as mixed feed, which is made up of many by-product ingredients<sub>1<\/sub>. The SAFE Program is funding a study for University of California, Davis, to help quantify the availability of by-products in California and the capacity for the feed industry to use them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>View the infographic to learn more about by-products that were up-cycled by livestock in 2022: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/is\/ffldrs\/docs\/by-products_use_by_livestock.pdf\">https:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/is\/ffldrs\/docs\/by-products_use_by_livestock.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1: Based on commercial feed tonnage reported to California Department of Food and Agriculture Commercial Feed Regulatory Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2: Sourced from <a href=\"https:\/\/clear.ucdavis.edu\/\">CLEAR Center<\/a> at University of California, Davis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California leads the nation in production of nuts, fruits, vegetables, wine, and beer. Processing these foods creates various \u201cby-products\u201d such as fruit pulp\/pomace, almond hulls, brewer\u2019s grains, and other products not consumed by humans. 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