Facts & Figures Feed Mill
The feed manufactured for Seaboard Foods pigs is made by seven feed mills, located in Holyoke, Colo.; Hugoton, Kan.; Iowa Falls, Iowa; Leoti, Kan.; Okeene, Okla.; Optima, Okla.; and Perryton, Texas.
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The feed mills, run by 176 employees, produce 2.4 million tons of animal feed per year.
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Once the grain gets to the feed mill, it is ground, mixed and/or pelleted. Pelleted feed is 5% more efficient for pig feed. Feed efficiency means fewer ingredients produce the same amount of pork.
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The feed mill makes 15 proprietary rations from grain, which have to pass strict quality standards.
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Different rations are used to support the animals' nutritional requirements throughout different stages of the pigs’ lives.
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