Dairy farmers in the Pacific Northwest will soon have access to Papillon Agricultural Company’s bypass protein products, thanks to the company’s new manufacturing relationship with Scoular.
Scoular has expanded its existing feed blend facility in Jerome, Idaho, and in June will begin producing the proteins for Papillon. Papillon, a Maryland-based company, currently manufactures bypass protein products in New York, Indiana and Wisconsin, and is now expanding to the Pacific Northwest. Papillon partnered with Scoular because of its manufacturing expertise and knowledge of the local dairy and feed markets.
Papillon’s protein blends provide concentrated, highly digestible bypass protein and meet the demand for balanced amino acids in dairy diets. This allows for ration optimization to drive production or reduce costs.
“Papillon is excited to provide tools to the marketplace that fit the nutritional and milk market objectives of the Pacific Northwest dairy industry,” said David Briggs, president of Papillon Agricultural Company.
The products will be available to Scoular customers and regional feed manufacturers for inclusion in feed mixes for dairy. Cory Doggett has recently joined Papillon as Northwest regional sales manager and will facilitate sales throughout the region.
“Papillon has a long history of delivering high-quality products and services to dairy customers,” said Scoular Regional Manager Andy Hohwieler. “We are excited to be partnering with them to deliver these products to the region.”
Scoular’s latest investment in south-central Idaho – a $20 million expansion of its feed blending facility – will serve the growing and changing needs of dairy and beef producers.
Scoular recently announced that it will break ground this month on the project and is aiming toward spring 2024 completion. The company’s existing facility in Jerome provides custom feed blends for dairy and beef customers. The expansion adds two key capabilities:
- A steam-flaking process, which processes corn into flakes and makes the feed more digestible for cattle. The corn is steamed, heated, then pressed into a flake.
- A pellet mill to make feed pellets. Pellets are easy to transfer, handle and proportion for optimal nutrition. Feed pellets typically are used for feeding calves and beef cattle.
“Agriculture drives the Magic Valley’s economy, and Scoular has made it a priority to support the industry through innovation, state-of-the-art facilities and programs that support local producers,” said Hohwieler, a Scoular regional manager based in Twin Falls. “With our latest investment, we look forward to creating new feed products that create solutions for end users.”
Scoular, based in Nebraska, is a $9.7 billion global agribusiness. It recently built a facility in Jerome that manufactures a one-of-a-kind sustainable barley protein concentrate for pet food and aquafeed. Last year, the company launched a program in Idaho, called Barley MVP, to expand barley as a sustainable rotation crop.
—From a Scoular press release
