Wheat straw is about 40% cellulose, 40% hemi-cellulose, and 15% lignin. The cellulose and some of the hemi-cellulose it what is digestible by cattle but the lignin is what keeps it all together. Hay has less lignin, usually less than 10%, while
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Straw…it’s more than just the leftover from wheat harvest. This agricultural byproduct has a huge number of uses. While some are quite traditional like the bedding for animals and mulch in the garden, it can also be used as a quality cattle
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Current economics may have you ponder whether it’s worth selling the straw to generate extra income from your wheat acreage. To put a value on something, we generally look at the marketplace and let supply and demand determine the value of the
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