USDA research grant targets feed efficiency

URBANA, Ill. — The sustainability of the beef industry continues to be an issue in agriculture today. Will the industry be able to survive high feed and land prices? A $5 million USDA-NIFA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative grant has been awarded to a multidisciplinary group of researchers from eight institutions to develop DNA-based technology to predict genetic merit for feed efficiency.

By: Jennifer Shike,