Feed Mill Department

Augusta Co-Op's Feed Mill manufactures over 25,000 tons of feed annually at our Staunton location. This central location allows us to service customers up and down the Shenandoah Valley, in the central Virginia area, and eastern West Virginia. From the largest dairy and beef herds to the smallest backyard farm, your animal's nutritional needs are met with Augusta Co-Op feeds! We provide feed for cattle, sheep, goats, horses, chickens, pigs, llammas, and even fish in farm ponds.

Augusta Co-Op feeds are available in bags as well as large bulk loads. While our standard Augusta Co-Op feeds meet the needs of most individuals, we also specialize in custom mixes for many of our customers. Feeds available to you include:

• Award winning Show feeds for 4-H & FFA local and regional livestock events
• Stocker/Heifer and Cattle Pellets for beef operations
• Creep feed pellets and Cattle Starter pellets for specific beef calf needs
• Excellerated Calf Developer for dairy calves
• Elite horse feeds

In addition to our own manufactured feeds, a variety of livestock nutritional supplements are available to you. These include QLF liquid feeds, Purina feeds and Sup-R-Lix, Pennfield horse feeds, and TFC minerals and block products.

Let us discuss a comprehensive animal nutrition program with you to meet your animal's needs!

The following are the services that we offer:

• Nutritional Services
  • Ration balancing
  • troubleshooting
  • forage sample analysis
  • grain forage analysis

Overall feed mill operations are managed by Daniel Phillips. Daniel has been in the farm supply business for over 25 years and also is a partner in the family's dairy farm operation.

Day-to-Day operations of the feed mill are managed by Bobby Brown. Bobby grew up in Culpeper, VA on a farm. Bobby was also an active member and leader of his local 4-H club. He has over 24 years of experience in feed manufacturing starting with Culpeper Farmers Cooperative and then moving to Augusta Co-Op in 2009.

Nutritional consulting services are provided by on-staff nutritionists, Berkley Gray and Allison Miller. Both nutritionists have extensive experience in dairy, beef, horse, small ruminant, and swine rations. Berkley owns a beef cattle and horse farm. Allison raises Boer goats for youth shows and sales.