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EPISODE · Jul 18, 2025 · 17 MIN

Economic Potential of Soy-Enhanced Cattle Feed with Dr. Zach Smith

from The Soybean Pod · host SD Soybean

Zach Smith went from an upbringing in the shadow of Disney World to doing soybean feeding trials on South Dakota beef cattle. On this edition of The Soybean Pod from South Dakota soybean farmers and their checkoff, we’ll talk to the central Florida native about that checkoff-supported research being conducted at South Dakota State University. With a calculator at the ready, Smith, an associate professor in animal science, lays out what’s possible, and how feeding soybeans to cattle might eventually pencil out.

Zach Smith went from an upbringing in the shadow of Disney World to doing soybean feeding trials on South Dakota beef cattle. On this edition of The Soybean Pod from South Dakota soybean farmers and their checkoff, we’ll talk to the central Florida native about that checkoff-supported research being conducted at South Dakota State University. With a calculator at the ready, Smith, an associate professor in animal science, lays out what’s possible, and how feeding soybeans to cattle might eventually pencil out.

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