Cooperative Milling Feed Mill Fact Sheet

History

Agway built Co-operative Milling’s core feed mill in 1967. There were several bin and process additions during the next 30 years. In 1996 Agway and Southern States agreed to a joint venture at this facility. A second bagging system, a pellet system, a bulk loadout structure and a major warehouse expansion was performed at that time. Southern States closed down the Baltimore facility upon completion of the expansion. In 2004, Southern States purchased Agway’s interest in Co-operative Milling.

Co-op Milling’s property consists of the feed mill and a separate fertilizer facility on approximately 36 acres.

Co-op Milling has a total of (51) team members; (42) production, (5) maintenance and (4) administrative employees.

Current Business

Maximum tonnage capacity is 125,000 tons annually with current product mix. There are 30,000 tons of additional capacity for bulk tonnage.

Current tonnage ratio is 87% bag and 13% bulk.

2006 feed tons sales per species:

• Aquaculture: 83 tons
  
• Beef Feed: 7,091 tons
  
• Dairy Bag: 2,471 tons
  
• Dairy Bulk: 2,553 tons
  
• Grains and Ingredients: 13,635 tons
  
• Horse: 62,855 tons
  
• Pet Foods: 1,179 tons
  
• Poultry Feed: 9,273 tons
  
• Specialty Feeds/Hay/Straw: 2,648 tons
  
• Swine Bag: 1,282 tons
  
• Swine Bulk: 310 tons

Transportation Capabilities

Co-op Milling is served by the Norfolk Southern railroad.

Bulk deliveries are performed by Good’s Transport Services.

Bag deliveries are performed by UPS/Overnight and seven local contract haulers.

Storage Capabilities

• 86,400 bushels of grain ingredient storage
  
• 52,000 cubic feet of soft stock storage
  
• 28 bins live to mash batching with
  
• 53,000 cubic feet of storage
  
• 14 bins live to textured feed batching with 30,720 cubic feet of storage
• 36–15 ton bulk loadout bins
• 915 tons of bagged feed storage

2 Inglett bag lines equipped with hydraulic mini-pallet stackers. Wood pallets are hand stacked.

Warehouse is 24,000 square feet with 11 loading doors. Push back racks were installed in 1996 to increase vertical storage.

Process control system consists of WEM batching system and process automation for the textured bagged feed system.

We have over 400 current formulas.

Quality Control Features

• HACCP certified through Facility Certification Institute/AFIA.

Territory Served

Co-op Milling’s territory covers the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware in the Southern States territory. Co-op Milling covers the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine in the “Northern” or “Agway” territory.

Number of Stores Served: 254 (Retail Services 9, Coops 21, House Accounts 2, Dealers 222). Our product form is 34% pellets/ crumbles, with mash/textured feeds and scratch making up the 66% balance.