Owned by Steve and Lisa Flack, Flack Farms Inc. is an Indiana hay operation that produces, buys, and markets forage and straw for livestock and other animal owners. Operating for almost 25 years, the family-run farm grows several hundred acres of alfalfa and alfalfa/orchardgrass and manufactures its own forage pellets. It is also home to Indiana’s only Steffen Bale Conversion System, which compresses and cuts large bales to specified sizes for easier handling and storage.
Farmco ManufacturingFarmco Manufacturing grew out of a Lancaster County family farm, where Christian Beiler began building auto-steering horse-drawn carts for Amish neighbors in the 1970s; today the company makes agricultural equipment that simplifies feeding and hay handling. Founded in 1985 by Ben Beiler, the Ronks manufacturer remains beside the original farm and builds feeders, hay transport equipment, grain bins and custom farm equipment for operations across North America.RONKS, PA
Mark Hershey Farms, IncMark Hershey Farms, Inc. is a South Lebanon County feed mill that has manufactured custom feeds since 1936. The family-friendly mill traces its origins to Mark C. Hershey’s chicken-hatching business and later became known for steamed and rolled soybeans, or “Soyflakes,” developed in 1963. Now owned by local grain farmer Daryl Alger, the company continues to serve regional agriculture from a facility with capacity for 1.3 million bushels of corn and beans.LEBANON, PA
F.M. Brown’s Sons, IncFounded in 1871 around the operation of a grist mill in Douglasville, Pennsylvania, F.M. Brown’s Sons, Inc. is a sixth-generation family-owned and operated producer of agricultural and animal-related goods. Its production facilities in Berks County include flour, feed, pet and wild bird product operations, as well as a 550-acre farm where the company grows crops and hay.BIRDSBORO, PA
Aden BrookFounded in 1998 by Nick Fitzpatrick in Liberty, New York, Aden Brook buys, sources and distributes hay, straw and animal bedding across the United States and beyond. What began with 7,500 bales from a 130-acre farm has grown into a national agricultural supply operation that also manages crop-residue supply chains for manufacturers and provides delivery through its transportation network. The company’s history is rooted in matching farmers and end users with dependable material, storage and shipping.MONTGOMERY, NY