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Processing costs may increase compared to multiple-stream systems. Overall, single-stream costs about $3 more per ton than dual-stream. [7] Increase of contamination in the recycling container. Possible reduced commodity prices due to contamination of paper or plastic. [8]
A feed ratio is a measure of profitability of animal husbandry, expressed as the ratio between the cost of food and the price of the final product. For example, in pig farming , the hog/corn ratio is the number of bushels of corn equal in value to 100 pounds of live hogs .
Bigbelly public waste and recycling components at DTE Headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. Bigbelly was originally a solar powered trash-compacting bin, manufactured by U.S. company Big belly Solar Inc for use in public spaces such as parks, beaches, amusement parks, universities, retail properties, grocery industry and food service operators.
Dec. 2—The Feed Bin, a staple on West Alameda Street for 52 years, closed Monday. It was the only store in the multistate Hubbard Feeds chain, owned by Alltech, to face a shutdown, a spokesman said.
The use of supplemental growth hormones is controversial. The benefits of using growth hormones includes improved feed efficiency, carcass quality and rate of muscle development. The cattle industry takes the position that the use of growth hormones allows plentiful meats to be sold for affordable prices. [24]
The two most important feed grains are maize and soybean, and the United States is by far the largest exporter of both, averaging about half of the global maize trade and 40% of the global soya trade in the years leading up the 2012 drought. [8] Other feed grains include wheat, oats, barley, and rice, among many others.
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The old bushel is equal to 2 kennings (obsolete), 4 pecks, or 8 dry gallons, and was used mostly for agricultural products, such as wheat. In modern usage, the volume is nominal, with bushels denoting a mass defined differently for each commodity. The name "bushel" is also used to translate similar units in other measurement systems.