We wondered where the feed sold at feed stores in Sonoma County comes from. We’d heard that it might come from China so I decided to call around. Most of the people selling organic chicken feed had no idea where it came from. The origin of the feed was clearly not something they had thought about. A couple were willing to look at the tag on the bag and give me the brand name. I admit I was surprised that most of the feed stores carried different brands. Here’s what I found:
Larsen Feed in Cotati - didn’t know but the brand is Farmer’s Best Feeds
Western Feed Supply in Santa Rosa- didn’t know although they did look at the label for info and there was none regarding origin
Frizelle and Enos in Sebastopol - didn’t know
Rivertown - they make their own in conjunction with Bar Ale and claim is it locally/California grown (see follow-up post about their feed
Wright’s Feed in Windsor- not certain but thinks Canada
Penngrove Hay and Grain - didn’t know but said it was Purina brand
So I looked up Farmer’s Best Feeds (the brand that Larsen’s sells) and gave them a call. I was referred to a nutritionist and she was very helpful. I spoke with her at the mill in California but she told me that the corn is from Nebraska, the rapeseed from Canada, the barley from Washington, and the wheat from North Dakota. I was relieved that nothing was from China.
I tried calling Purina but ended up e-mailing as they were closed at the time and here’s the response I got:
All of our grains are from the US or Canada. Most likely from the region you live in. It depends on the supply of the ingredient in the particular region.
Animals make better people,
We make Better Animals
Thanks and have a good day! 
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Animal Care Specialist
100 Danforth Drive
Gray Summit, MO 63039
Again, I was glad to know that their supplies come from North America. I wish she had been a little more specific but my impression from her answer is that that source as close to distribution as they are able.
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