The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) collaborates with the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), and the Indonesian Milk Cooperative Association (GKSI) to increase milk quality through feed nutrition

To address some of the challenges faced by the Indonesian dairy industry, the U.S. Grains Council (USGC), U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), the Indonesian Milk Cooperative Association (GKSI) and domestic milk processor PT Indolakto conducted a hybrid seminar, The Management of Dairy Cattle Feed: Nutrition and Challenges for Indonesian Dairy Development, for dairy farmers in East Java. While Indonesia currently produces over 962 million liters of fresh milk, Indonesia cannot meet its overall daily demand. A GKSI representative in the region expressed that with a goal of increasing the dairy cattle population by 10 percent per year, milk production will also increase by 15 percent. The largest cost component in reaching this goal, however, is feed. That’s where the Council hopes to help out, making Indonesian buyers aware of the cost efficient and nutritional benefits of a U.S. distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS). “The nutritional composition of DDGS for use in dairy cows ...