Feb 14, 2023

New feed mill advances Crystal Valley's growth mission

Expanding cooperative brings a cutting-edge feed operation to southern Minnesota’s pork producers.

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Jan 31, 2023

Feed and grain milling projects sprawl across North America

Despite challenging economic times, feed milling and grain processing facilities continue to expand and improve.

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Sep 30, 2022

Aviagen Builds One of the World’s Most Biosecure Feed Mills

Isolated location, separate production buildings and cutting-edge automation elevate global poultry breeder to the next level of pathogen control

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Sep 6, 2022

Grain Handling Construction Projects Across the Nation

Soybean crush capacity to skyrocket; More export terminals coming online in 2023

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Jun 1, 2022

Ardent Mills' Modern Flour Mill Offers Strategic Advantages

Port Redwing facility offers unmatched supply chain flexibility, leading-edge automation and quality control capabilities

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Apr 6, 2022

Design Feed Mills with Efficiency at the Forefront

As energy costs rise, facility engineers incorporate sustainability from step one

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Feb 8, 2022

Grain Industry's Largest Event Hits Kansas City

New technologies, new connections to be found at GEAPS Exchange 2022

Jan 5, 2022

Data-Driven Feed Mill Uses Technology to Increase Production

Farmers’ Grain & Feed’s new mill aims to serve its community through efficiency and consistency

Photo: Steven Kilger

Oct 1, 2021

Harrison Poultry Builds Opportunities with New Feed Mill

Company builds a path forward for itself and an opportunity for a struggling community

Steven Kilger

Aug 1, 2021

A Cooperative's Purpose

By bringing barge traffic back to the upper Missouri River, NEW Cooperative accomplishes something no individual could

Photos: Steven Kilger

Jun 1, 2021

Showing Commitment to Community

Richardson Pioneer builds an advanced inland grain terminal in northern Alberta, proving to the local region it's committed to their producers

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Mar 29, 2021

Mixing Perfection

Cargill used experience and technology to build one of the most advanced premixing facilities in the world

Feb 2, 2021

Adapting for the Future

Iowa's Five Star Cooperative merged existing assets with a new feed mill to create a unique solution

Jan 1, 2021

Continuing the Tradition

Pilgrim’s modern mill delivers innovation for its customers

Todd & Sargent

Nov 13, 2020

New Feed Mill Completes Texas Poultry Complex

The Sanderson Farms’ mill in Mineola, TX, supplies 8,500 tons/week of feed to supply retail chill pack consumers

Nov 11, 2020

Central Appeal

ADM builds largest U.S. flour mill in northern Illinois to realign its Midwestern milling business

Jul 28, 2020

A Hometown Vision

Montana Craft Malt overcame every obstacle to make its founder’s dream for Butte, MT, become a reality

Jul 1, 2020

Protecting What's in the Bin

After a wet harvest last fall, mycotoxin testing can be your first line of defense against spoilage

Mar 31, 2020

Railroad Roundtable 2020

The nation’s top grain transporters share their commitment to agriculture, outline capital investments planned for the year ahead

Photo By BNSF

Feb 4, 2020

In Pursuit of a $4.99 Chicken

In order to keep prices low and quality high, Costco steps into poultry production with a new feed mill

Sep 30, 2019

Feeding the Flock

Mountaire Farms built a feed mill in Scotland County, North Carolina, for both today and tomorrow

Jul 31, 2019

Running the Supply Chain

New Fashion Pork’s new feed mill was designed for its needs alone, allowing it to increase efficacy and lower input costs

May 30, 2019

Vertical Operation Relocates Aging Mill

Pilgrim’s Pride trades in its 50s-era feed mill in Nashville, AR, for a brand new 12,000 ton/week facility

Photo by Elise Schafer

Apr 2, 2019

Going Whole Hog

One of Iowa’s largest feed mills is constructed to support the region’s growing pork industry

Photo by Elise Schafer

Feb 19, 2019

A Modern Take on a Classic

To provide the best quality organic grain possible, Pipeline Foods has modernized the gravity-powered elevator

Dec 18, 2018

Feed Mill in the Forest

A co-op’s quest to improve its 100-year-old mill’s feed quality, consistency and biosecurity culminates on 13 acres of national forest in Western Michigan

Nov 2, 2018

Making a Mark in Michigan

Cargill Animal Nutrition opens its first feed mill in the state — a 150,000 ton/year dairy mash facility uniquely designed for ingredient flexibility, nutrient consistency.

Jul 25, 2018

Plant Renovation Ushers in New Era

Consolidating three Effingham, IL, ADM premix facilities into one allowed it to take advantage of the latest processing technology, enhancing efficiency and safety

May 30, 2018

New Kid in Town

GrainsConnect Canada, a 50/50 joint venture between two global grain companies, brings four state-of-the-art shuttle loading facilities to western Canada

Apr 11, 2018

Evolution of Automation

How a luxury became one of the essential aspects of a facility and where it goes from here

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