We’re working to do all the right things for the right reasons, which explains why our mills achieved HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) certification voluntarily. It’s a step that brings our mills up to standards used by the food industry—the consumer food industry. We produce animal feed with as much care as goes into baking your daily bread. Our employees are proud to be HACCP certified because our dedication gives livestock producers another important reason to value our feed. Our commitment serves as an assurance to consumers who hunger for quality pork, turkey, and beef. Safe feed that leads to safe food, that’s our passion. But just because we care that much about quality, don’t assume we ignore price. Our team includes two full-time ingredient buyers who purchase effectively and pool ingredient supplies for our feed mills, allowing us to achieve least-cost production and mitigate risk for our customers.
Our feed mills are located throughout northwest and central Iowa. Ag Partners has always paved the way with capital investments to ensure our facilities are upgraded and utilize the best technology in production practices, including a recent multi-million expansion at our Sheldon location. This expansion gave us the capability of doubling our mash production with a new six-ton mixer. The new high-speed mixers allow us to shorten our mix times to three minutes or less. We also added a new pellet tower which can house two separate pellet lines. This addition features the latest technology in pelleting, and allows us to use various ingredients to lower feed costs. Our Ellsworth location has added two new mills over the past six years. These two additional mills have allowed us to stay ahead of the feed demand in this area.
Ag Partners is involved in a number of new hog barn projects, and is pleased to have the ability to link swine owners with available swine spaces, and facilitate management of those spaces. We have multi-year agreements available for both new and existing barns. Additionally, Ag Partners has a site certification and auditor on staff to ensure the best possible swine environment. For more information about this program, contact Tony Bohlke at 712-540-1960