Farmers who feed Enogen corn will be eligible for four cents per day per animal, but for now only in the United States.
McDonald’s restaurant chain is teaming with Syngenta which markets Enogen on the subsidy which aims to capture five per cent feed efficiency improvement and thus lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Syngenta said Canada is a high priority for being added to the program.
Enogen contains more alpha-amylase enzyme which improves the conversion of starch to sugars.
In return for the payment from Syngenta, McDonald’s owns the carbon intensity offset asset.
Producers also have to commit to feeding Enogen corn at 50 per cent of the starch in the cattle’s ration on a dry matter basis in a Total Mixed Ration.
The corn can be in any form that’s usually fed on a farm, including silage, high moisture corn or grain corn.
Enogen is approved for food and feed use in North America, but not for sale to consumers because it’s different from most corn.
It can be used to produce ethanol.
