This project will show how food waste can be economically recycled into cattle feed through an onsite mixing/blending process. Food waste will be brought to the farm, avoiding landfill disposal. When food waste is brought to the site, it will be inspected and mixed/blended in the mixer wagon. The wagon will then deliver the product to the feed troughs. The cattle will be fed and weight gain will be evaluated and noted. After satisfactory weight gain, cattle will then be delivered to a meat packer such as Central Packing in Sumterville, FL for evaluation of carcass quality and yield.
The industry impact will be twofold: 1) the economic benefit realized by the ranchers with an alternative feed source and 2) the private sector processors with a new disposal method for their waste products.
