OABA's Gary King and Brian Peach recently joined company President Paul Kalmbach and a host of state and local officials for the official ground breaking the $10 million feed plant which Kalmbach Feeds is building north of the company's present plant on state route 199 north of Upper Sandusky. Mr. Kalmbach was joined by his father Milton and mother Ruth, who founded the company in 1963, and his wife Cheryl in the ceremony that was attended by over 100 persons.
While not predicting the future impact of the new plant, Paul Kalmbach described the impact his company has today on Wyandot County. He said the plant consumes 262 million pounds of corn, 161 million pounds of soybeans, and 123 million pounds of wheat. Kalmbach trucks drive over four million miles each year consuming over a million gallons of diesel fuel.
The new plant will consist of a slip-formed concrete processing tower measuring approximately 45'Wx60'Lx150'H. Additional prefabricated steel framed buildings will surround the plant processing tower and will house support process functions.
A 16,000 square foot prefabricated steel process and warehouse building will also be connected to the main plant tower. The plant processes will be fully automated from receiving to bulk loadout.
Kalmbach Feeds is a regional manufacturer of livestock and poultry feeds serving both producers and dealers throughout Ohio and surrounding states. It currently employs 230 persons.