Filling the tummies of one million hogs annually requires a lot of grain, and Cargill’s new $29 million Hedrick, Iowa, feed mill is up to the task. Operating 24-hours-a-day, six-days-a-week, the 15-story-tall mill’s 14 employees will produce 350,000 tons of feed annually, destined for the more than 100 family-owned farms that raise hogs for Cargill throughout the region. To celebrate the kickoff of mill operations, the company will hold a dedication for invited guests, 10:30 a.m., May 12, 2015.
Within a 20 minute drive from Hedrick is Cargill’s pork processing facility at Ottumwa, where another $25-million-plus project was recently completed to significantly increase bacon production to meet consumer demand for more of this favorite pork product. Combined, these two projects represent an investment of nearly $60 million in the region by Cargill Pork.