SideRoads, Winter 2018

We want the best for our customers Chandler Feed Company thrives in good times and bad by focusing on customer profitability S ince 1946 family owned Chandler Feed Company in southwestern Minnesota has grown from a small poultry feed business to a major regional supplier offering blends premixes and complete feeds not only for poultry but also for dairy cattle beef and swine Its main location in Chandler Minn offers complete bulk feed and grain services it buys corn beans and oats from local farmers while locations in Edgerton and Woodstock Minn deal in grain and bagged feed Chandler Feed has 15 trailers and quads on the road every Monday through Friday from 6 a m to 6 p m Walingas high output auger HOAG feed trailer and straight trucks are a critical part of that delivery system Weve been very impressed with Walinga says Justin Krosschell president of sales and marketing and a third generation 10 Winter 2018 www walinga com owner of Chandler Feed A Walinga will show up to work every day just like us The Krosschell family certainly knows a thing or two about showing up Chandler Feed almost saw its end 25 years ago not due to market forces but because of a multi day tornado outbreak that struck the central United States The Chandler area was hit the hardest A tornado destroyed more than a hundred buildings in the small rural community including the Chandler Feed mill But giving up was not an option We are customer service driven first and foremost We want the best for our customers and we want them to be profitable Krosschell says That meant and continues to mean sticking around to help serve our customers in whatever fashion that is