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With: Felipe Miranda de Souza Almeida, Graduate Research Assistant, UNL Agricultural Economic; Elliott Dennis, Associate Professor, UNL Agricultural Economics; and Richard Perrin, Professor, UNL Agricultural Economics.
As pressure mounts to measure and reduce the carbon footprint of beef production, feed inputs have become a critical focal point. But co-products like distillers’ grains and soybean meal, which can be large portions of rations for cattle and hogs, are often treated as an afterthought in carbon accounting.
This webinar presents new research quantifying the carbon intensity of these feeds using regionally grounded models and economic allocation methods. We show how carbon intensity differs across production regions, irrigation practices, and feed forms, and why allocation assumptions can shift results. Attendees will gain a clearer understanding of how feed carbon intensities are constructed, how to interpret sustainability metrics, and why the assumptions in this accounting really matter.
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Related: Estimating What Matters: Carbon Intensity in Corn and Soybean Markets (Feb. 19, 2026 Webinar Recording)