Feed Ingredients

Available in pellet or meal form, dehydrated alfalfa has a high nutritional value and can be fed to a variety of livestock, poultry and horses. Studies have shown that alfalfa meal can be used to induce the molting process in egg-laying hens. Alfalfa pellets are easy to handle and require less space to store when compared to alfalfa meal. 

Organic barley is quickly becoming a major feed ingredient in the fast-growing organic dairy industry. Grain Millers supplies organically-grown feed barley across North America. This type of barley is not variety-specific. 

Canola is actually an offspring of rapeseed but with lower levels of certain acids and glucose. Canola meal is used as a protein source in animal feeds. It is also a source of vitamins B and E as well as essential minerals. 

Yellow corn is the grain of a cereal plant that produces densely-packed ears of grain attached to a central core. Corn is the most widely produced feed grain in the United States. It is primarily used as the main energy ingredient in livestock feed. 

This organic feed product is derived from soybean meal and ground corn. The advantage to the customer is this pellet can be custom-processed to satisfy the nutritional requirements for most feed rations. You determine what percentage of meal or corn is required to meet your dietary standards as a 100% organic feed product. This product can be shipped bulk, bagged, or in one-ton totes. 

Whole corn is broken into small pieces to form cracked corn. This process exposes and fractures the endosperm, which leads to increased nutrient utilization versus whole corn. 

Soybean oil is a high source of energy due to its caloric value. Added to feed, it can provide advantages ranging from improved milk production in dairy cows to improved sow reproduction in swine. Contact Paul Drake for domestic oil and Roger Mortenson for imported oil. 

Dairy mixes are custom-processed at feed mills and provide a total mix ration for dairy cows. Dairy mixes contain various levels of protein, energy, vitamins and minerals that are vital to herd health. Dairy farmers can work with their nutritionists and feed mills to produce a mix that is custom-tailored to their individual herds. 

Grain Millers is a major supplier of feed grade flax to the poultry, dairy and pet food industries. Although this flax is grown for human consumption, the more lenient quality specifications required for feed grade produce afford the producer additional opportunities to market a crop that may have been damaged during production. We provide both golden and brown varieties, and our organic flax meets a minimum NOP certification. 

Flax meal is the by-product of cold-pressing flax seed to remove the oil. Flax has high levels of antioxidants, omega-3 and vitamin E which boost animal health, enhance breeding performance and are good for the immune system. Flax has a higher protein and energy level than corn. 

Flax meal pellets are simply flax meal that has been pressed through screens to form pellets. They have the same level of antioxidants, protein and energy as flax meal. 

Oat hulls are composed of hard materials (such as opaline silica and lignin) that protect the seed during growing season. After being removed and ground during the milling process, they become suitable for use as a bedding or source of fiber. 

Ground oat screenings are the by-product of cleaning oats. The stems, pin oats, oat hulls, oat chips and weed seeds are separated from the groat during the cleaning process and ground to a finished product. They are used as a fiber and energy source for feed.