Posted on Jul 10, 2019
Where Soybeans Meet The Sea: Midwest Aquaculture May Boost Demand For Local Grain
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Midwestern fish farmers grow a variety of species, such as tilapia, salmon, barramundi and shrimp, all of which require a high-protein diet. The region grows copious amounts of soybeans, which have a lot of protein, but these two facts have yet to converge.
Take Eagle’s Catch, a tilapia farm in Ellsworth, Iowa, where a nearly 4-acre greenhouse is filled with tanks that segregate the fish by size. CEO Joe Sweeney said he feeds the fish a soybean-based diet he buys from a processor in the South.
Take Eagle’s Catch, a tilapia farm in Ellsworth, Iowa, where a nearly 4-acre greenhouse is filled with tanks that segregate the fish by size. CEO Joe Sweeney said he feeds the fish a soybean-based diet he buys from a processor in the South.
Where Soybeans Meet The Sea: Midwest Aquaculture May Boost Demand For Local Grain
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Farmers would probably do far better selling to those that are raising the fish, wouldn't have to worry about tariffs.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth Just something to Consider being We Lost a Good Chunk of the Soybean Market.
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I don't trust Chinese fish because I don't trust what is fed to their fish.
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