Grain & Seed Processing
Scoular provides value-added grains and seeds to domestic and international markets as an end-to-end supply chain provider. With our processing facilities strategically located in key growing regions in the United States and Canada, we partner with local farmers for soybean, corn, sunflower and flax products—including organic, non-GMO and identity-preserved options.
Our state-of-the-art facilities maintain desirable certifications and high levels of food safety, certified to the latest food safety and regulatory standards. With a commitment to providing value-added products with reliable delivery, we’re a trusted partner for feed, pet food and food manufacturers around the globe who need high-quality, food-safe grains and seeds.
Dedicated supplier relationships
Our facilities have long-standing relationships with family farm operations, providing access to organic, non-GMO and identity-preserved varieties.
Logistical expertise
With export capabilities and access to inland container yards, Scoular can deliver reliably around the globe.
Sustainability
We are committed to a more sustainable future, helping our food and feed customers meet the increased demand for sustainable and traceable food sources.
High level of food safety
We follow rigorous standards to provide high-quality, food-grade ingredients. Our facilities adhere to food safety and regulatory standards, maintaining industry certifications.
We clean, sort and package in-house, and can meet various packaging needs for grains and seeds, including bags, totes and bulk.
We manage storage, cleaning, packaging and shipping in-house, providing consistent shipments with traceability to our soybean and corn customers throughout North America and across the globe. Our close relationships with the family farms surrounding our Andres, Illinois and Covington, Ohio facilities allow us to deliver a reliable supply of quality products.
Our Andres and Covington facilities operate with the highest food safety standards. Andres meets the auditing scheme for the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) certification. These two facilities also hold organic certification, and maintain processes and procedures in compliance with the Non-GMO Project Standard for production of Non-GMO Project Verified products.
We support the sustainability initiatives of our customers and farmers. Our soybean farmers follow the Soybean Sustainability Protocol (SSAP), so we can deliver identity-preserved and sustainably grown single-variety soybeans—whole for food-grade applications, further processed options, as well as high oleic. We can provide soybeans sourced under the USDA “Climate-Smart” initiative, in which Scoular participates.
Richardson, Saskatchewan
Flaxseed processing
We are a beginning-to-end supply chain solutions provider for flaxseed ingredients. With over 280,000 bushels of storage devoted to flax, and three processing lines, our Richardson flax facility is a consistent supplier of flaxseed products. Our high-purity flaxseed can suit a range of applications from breads to snacks to oils, pet food, and livestock feed.
Strategically located
Our facility is located in the heart of flax production in the Canadian prairies. Canada is a world leader in flax production, and the majority of Canadian flax is grown in Saskatchewan. Our proximity to and direct contracts with local growers helps ensure a steady supply of flax products year-round.
Food safety and quality
Designed with the highest levels of food safety in mind, and exclusively handling flax, our facility complies with the rigorous Global Food Safety Initiative recognized standards.
Packaging and transportation
We clean and package in-house, providing fast and efficient bulk packaging and transportation to more quickly meet end-user needs.
Available Packaging: Bags, totes, bulk truck and rail.
Available Flax Products: Whole and milled, brown and golden, and identity-preserved NuLin® 50 variety.
Cleaned, sized, and packaged at a Scoular owned-and-operated sunflower processing facility in Winkler, Manitoba, our sunflower kernels are high-purity options for a variety of baking and snack applications, and wild birdseed blends. We can supply quality sunflowers to meet your unique requirements.
Delivering high-quality sunflower kernels year-round
Grown by our strong network of local producers, we provide quality ingredients with a stable supply. Our sunflower kernels are available at 99.9% purity, processed in a facility certified to the Global Food Safety Initiative benchmarked scheme.
Our Winkler facility is also home to our Emerald Farms brand of wild bird food blends, and our turnkey contract manufacturing, blending and packaging capabilities for bird food mixes. Through our private label capabilities, we can meet unique blend requirements consistently with reliable delivery.
Scoular has taken a big step to connect our customers with sustainably grown soybeans.
Our Andres, Illinois, facility is processing soybeans under the national Transforming the Farmer to Consumer Supply Chain project funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Participating producers are incentivized to use regenerative practices like no-till.
These food-grade soybeans help customers to deliver sustainably sourced products to consumers.
