Feed maker with operations in Ontario acquires Idaho facilities
J.D. Heiskell & Co., a grain and commodity trading and feed manufacturing business that operates a feed mill in the Scoular Grain facility in Ontario, has acquired the Land O'Lakes Purina Feed facilities in Twin Falls and Gooding, Idaho. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but Heiskell officials said the acquisition is consistent with their long-term strategic plans and commitment to growing their direct dairy-producer business. They indicated the ownership transition should be "relatively seamless for employees, customers and the communities." "Our goal is to make the ownership transition as smooth and seamless as possible for all concerned," J.D. Heiskell & Co. Chairman Scot Hillman said. J.D. Heiskell and Co., founded in 1886, is a privately owned, commodity trading and feed manufacturing company serving the West. The company has regional trading offices in Elkhorn, Neb., Tulare, Calif., Amarillo, Texas, and Minneapolis.
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