HISTORY
We purchased a warehouse in Riceville, IA, in February of 2013 as a new home for our feed business. We needed a loading dock to unload and load out van trailers with bags of feed (totes and sacks), needed gravel yard area for trailer parking, needed indoor operating capabilities, warehouse room, and at least a small office and small shop space. What is now known as "Forest Street Plant", has met all of those needs, especially after multiple renovation projects over the following 10 years. The "Forest Street Plant" name came from the actual street that the building resides on. "Riverside Feeds, LLC" name came from the Wapsipinicon River that runs directly behind the warehouse. A short trail leads from the backyard of our property through some trees and down to the riverbank.
We purchased a warehouse in Riceville, IA, in February of 2013 as a new home for our feed business. We needed a loading dock to unload and load out van trailers with bags of feed (totes and sacks), needed gravel yard area for trailer parking, needed indoor operating capabilities, warehouse room, and at least a small office and small shop space. What is now known as "Forest Street Plant", has met all of those needs, especially after multiple renovation projects over the following 10 years. The "Forest Street Plant" name came from the actual street that the building resides on. "Riverside Feeds, LLC" name came from the Wapsipinicon River that runs directly behind the warehouse. A short trail leads from the backyard of our property through some trees and down to the riverbank.
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Picture of original building prior to 2013. Below picture is current Forest Street Plant as of 2025.
FEED MILL
In October 2014 we started constructing the Feed Mill. After about 6 weeks of construction, the project was finished. There have been smaller update projects and maintenance done since then as well. This is where we grind and mix ingredients. In 2020, we completely rebuilt this feed mill setup and expanded our 50 hp Jacobsen hammermill to a 125 hp CPM hammermill. The ribbon mixer is a 4 ton Strong Scott mixer with a 40 hp motor. This feed mill also includes roughly 500 tons of raw ingredient storage in outdoor bins with a receiving leg and tower.
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PELLET MILL
We made a large expansion and reinvestment in our feed mill with the addition of our pellet mill. We broke ground for this project in July 2016, and after 9 long months of major construction, we started pellet feed products in March 2017. This includes a CPM 3020-6 pellet mill with a 200 horsepower motor, CPM counterflow cooler, CPM crumbler for optional crumbling, shaker table, and multiple outbound bins including bulk, tote, and sack options. Over the years, we added additional overhead load out finished pellet bins that are located directly above our truck scale for load out, totaling in over 500 tons of finished pellet storage. After 9 years of operation, this mill has logged over 28,000 processing hours, with the average capacity of 8 tons per hour!
We made a large expansion and reinvestment in our feed mill with the addition of our pellet mill. We broke ground for this project in July 2016, and after 9 long months of major construction, we started pellet feed products in March 2017. This includes a CPM 3020-6 pellet mill with a 200 horsepower motor, CPM counterflow cooler, CPM crumbler for optional crumbling, shaker table, and multiple outbound bins including bulk, tote, and sack options. Over the years, we added additional overhead load out finished pellet bins that are located directly above our truck scale for load out, totaling in over 500 tons of finished pellet storage. After 9 years of operation, this mill has logged over 28,000 processing hours, with the average capacity of 8 tons per hour!
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If you would like to schedule a tour, please call 641-985-2494
The owner, James Frantzen, will personally give tours when he is available.
Please call ahead (prefer 1 week), to schedule your appointment!
Please call ahead (prefer 1 week), to schedule your appointment!