Star Milling
Star Milling is a family-owned feed mill offering a wide variety of high-quality, drug-free animal feeds, including specialized options for horses, poultry, dogs, and more, with international shipping and custom formulations available.
Services
Star Milling offers a broad range of services including the production of various animal feeds such as chicken feed for layer hens, performance horse food, rabbit food, hog feed, dog food (free of corn, wheat, or soy), cat food, antibiotic-free equine feed, koi food, wild bird seed, miniature horse feed, mini pot belly pig food, and commercial fish food. The company also provides tailored feed formulations with low minimum order requirements in either bulk, super sack, or sack.
Products
The products offered by Star Milling include a diverse array of animal feeds and grains. Their labels such as Integrity, Kelley’s, Ace Hi, Ultra Balance, and Simplicity Organics cover high-quality, healthy dog food, organic chicken feed, and custom animal feed solutions. They also manufacture a wide range of simple ingredients which include cracked corn, crimped oats, flat rolled oats, rolled barley, Australian peas, Canadian peas, and soybean meal.
Operations and Certifications
Star Milling operates a Safe Feed / Safe Food Certified facility that is medication and drug-free. Their infrastructure features an extruder, two pellet mills, a grain cleaner, roller mills, a mixer for bird feed, and a small bagging line for flexible packaging. In 2018, they upgraded with a Hamer-Fischbein Model 1800 RBH automatic bagging system and RPM Basic Robotic Palletizer to boost production efficiency. They also produce bulk chicken feed without the use of antibiotics or medications.
History and Acquisitions
Star Milling has been a family-owned and operated feed mill for three generations. In 2013, they acquired another feed facility in Southern California to bolster their infrastructure for future expansion. The company's warehouse holds a large inventory of bags of horse, hog, poultry, and commercial fish food. They were selected as a California Small Business of the Year in 2014 by Assemblyman Medina.
International Shipping and Markets
Star Milling ships its products internationally to markets in Japan, Mexico, Philippines, and Malaysia. Their extensive export operations reflect the global demand for their high-quality, nutritionally balanced animal feed products.