Gold Star Feed & Grain, a New York State-focused division of Tulare, CA-based J.D. Heiskell & Co., purchased the business and assets of Gramco Inc., a retail and wholesale distributor in southern Erie County, New York, that focuses on custom dairy feed, reports The Buffalo News.
Gramco uses corn, soy, wheat and beans from Western New York and Southern Ontario to make feed for farm animals.
Gramco built a feed mill in July 2001, and had 17 trucks in its fleet, delivering to customers within 150 miles of Springville. At one time, Gramco had six other feed mills and 37 employees at its peak.
Gramco's President and CEO Robert Mattison will stay on for a short while to help with the transition, then retire after 49 years with the company.
