Cow-calf producer Jimmy Collins has paid for six truck-loads of poultry litter yet to be delivered to his farm near Cusseta, AL. When the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the use of poultry litter as cattle feed last month, what Collins bought as a legal feed immediately became illegal. Collins and Darrell Rankins, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System animal scientist, agree the new rule could further reduce the risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the U.S. But, Collins says it will create big challenges for Alabama producers who traditionally have used poultry litter as part of winter feed.
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