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MELISSA FEEDERS- FAMILY OF COMPANIES
Melissa Feeders is an agricultural corporation with deep roots in the dairy and beef industries and spans from cattle companies to a commodity company. Melissa Feeders's roots began in Texas as Stoney Point AgriCorp., Inc; however the company's reach has spanned across North America, Africa and China. Melissa Feeders follows the mission "Advancing Agriculture Through Innovation" and achieves goals by "Being the Best.....First". Melissa Feeders strides through difficult market conditions and constant challenges by utilizing the technology developed over the past 20 years. Of course none of this would be possible without a strong team of industry experts behind the company and the commitment to bringing the dairy and beef industries to their maximum potential while preserving an eco-friendly environment.
VALUE ADDED FEEDS
Providing nutrient reclaim products by utilizing patent processes with the mission of reducing wastes in the food industry and reclaiming the valuable vitamins and nutrients was the basis for starting Value Added Feeds as Alternative Feeds in 1989. The technology developed by Value Added Feeds in Dallas, Texas provides young calves a dairy product that is identical to milk in nutrition, appearance and consistency and it has remained completely sanitized, with bacterial counts measured at the on-site laboratory. Value Added Feeds formed a mission to provide "Feed from Food" in as many areas as possible, providing animal feed from nutrients reclaimed from the food industry. These processes are the result of combining the extravagant minds of Mark Quinn, DVM, Gary Rowher, PhD (Parma Laboratories), and David Hutchison, PhD (Animal Agricultural Consulting Services). Value Added Feeds maintains the GREEN INITIATIVE of Melissa Feeders by eliminating the disposal of dairy and food products into landfills and sewage systems, while also recycling all the packaging materials of the original products. If you are interested in purchasing the Milk or Feed products, please contact Value Added Feeds.
QW CATTLE COMPANY
QW Cattle Company owns steers and heifers designed for high quality production in the beef and dairy industries. QW Cattle Company utilizes a specialized slow growth protocol as well as freedom housing and social groups in order to reduce animal stress. All animals under ownership have complete records of all vaccinations, treatments, and feed consumed on-site. QW also provides source and age verified steers under Stoney Point AgriCorp’s USDA QSA Program. If you are interested in purchasing QW Feeder Steers, Dairy Replacement Heifers, or custom growing your cattle under a QW Cattle Company partnership, please contact the Stoney Point AgriCorp main office.
ROSWELL CALF RANCH
Roswell Calf Ranch is located in the heart of one of the fastest growing dairy areas in the United States. RCR provides calf ranch services for source and age verified feeder steers as well as custom grown dairy heifers. RCR is certified by the Melissa Feeders USDA QSA Program for source and age verification, and receives calves directly from the dairy of origin. Roswell Calf Ranch provides animals directly into pre-conditioning yards, growyards, or back to the dairy of origin, weaned and prepared for slow growth feeding conditions.
MELISSA FEEDERS FEEDYARD
As one of the longest lived feedyards in Texas, Melissa Feeders is historical in its region. Located just north of Dallas, Melissa Feeders has seen the surrounding area grow in tremendous proportions and has utilized this as an opportunity to support the relationship between agriculture and urban development. This region of Texas is subject to much higher levels of rainfall than most feedlot areas; however Melissa Feeders has made great use of the resources. All runoff water is collected in grass strip filtered ponds and irrigates a turf grass farm. As the turf grass is harvested for golf courses, schools, parks and housing developments, the nutrients are recycled and given back to the soil in healthy amounts. Pen scrapings are also collected, dried, screened and bagged as high quality compost for sale at local retailers.
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