The expansion of equipment at Buffalo Creek Mills will allow the Altona, Manitoba, oat plant to further process products in-house.
The company in December received a $5 million federal loan from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, which it will use to purchase and install new technology that will increase the kinds of products that can be produced there.
In January, the oat facility plans to begin heat-treating oats using a customized kiln that will allow. Buffalo Creek Mills to further process oats for use in food ingredients and to create emerging oats products.
The Altona company, launched in 2015 with three employees, will have the capability to annually process 3.24 million bushels of oats after installation of the equipment. Buffalo Creek Mills serves human edible, pet food, and bird food markets in North America, processing non-stabilized oat groats into human-grade products and pet-grade products.
The $5.1 million loan will help the company continue to expand its product line and bring the number of employees to as many as 45, said Ryan Penner, Buffalo Creek Mills CEO.
Buffalo Creek Mills contracts with oat growers, most of them in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. A small percentage of the bushels are sourced from northern North Dakota. The company’s contracts with farmers require the production of approved varieties, which must meet certain specifications.
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