Associated Feed

10/12/2026

SPECIES SPECIALIST REVEAL #3!

Join us for the Associated Feed Livestock Camp! Here are the details you need to know:
📅 Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026
📍 Location: Modesto Junior College A.C.E. Pavilion
(Modesto, CA)
💲 Cost: 100% FREE!
⏳ Registration Deadline: October 18th
⚠️ NOTE: Do NOT bring your own animals! All livestock for demonstrations will be provided on-site.
🔗 Register here: associatedfeed.com/camp/

Continuing our specialist announcements, we are thrilled to introduce our Cattle Specialist: Blaine Rodgers!

Originally from California and a Cal Poly Animal Science graduate, Blaine now calls Savannah, Missouri home. There, he and his wife Melissa operate Rodgers Livestock alongside their daughters, Payton and Reagan. Dedicated to breeding and marketing high-quality cattle while supporting junior exhibitors and breeders across the country, Blaine’s passion for livestock and for investing in the next generation brings unmatched industry experience back to California!

What you’ll master in the cattle barn:
• Barn prep & cattle setup checklist
• Structural evaluation & phenotypic selection
• Nutrition, feed management & daily hair care
• Show-day fitting & clipping fundamentals
• Halter breaking, showmanship & ring presence

Spots fill fast—make sure to lock yours in before October 18th!

10/09/2026

🚨 SPECIES SPECIALIST REVEAL #2! 🚨

Join us for the Associated Feed Livestock Camp! Here are the details you need to know:

📅 Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026

📍 Location: Modesto Junior College A.C.E. Pavilion (Modesto, CA)

🎟️ Cost: 100% FREE!

⚠️ Registration Deadline: October 18th

🚫 NOTE: Do NOT bring your own animals! All livestock for demonstrations will be provided on-site.

👉 Register here: associatedfeed.com/camp/

Continuing our specialist announcements, we are beyond excited to introduce our Hog Specialist: James Backman!

An MJC and Fresno State judging alum, Accounts Manager for Lindner Show Feeds, and owner of Small Town Genetics—a premier Central California show pig operation producing competitive show pigs from county fairs all the way to the national stage—James knows what it takes to get to the backdrop! Outside the barn, James and his wife Kara love cheering on their kids (Kade, Kash, and Jacee), auctioneering, and going camping.

What you’ll master in the hog barn:

Barn prep & setup checklist

Selection & structural evaluation

Nutrition, daily feeding & weight management

Daily skin care & show-day fitting

Showmanship & ring etiquette

Spots fill fast—make sure to lock yours in before October 18th!

10/08/2026

Join us in Arcata at A & L Feed Garden and Supply!

A & L Feed Garden & Pet Supply is hosting a feed seminar with guest speaker Jesse Warntjes of Associated Feed, don’t miss this one!

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10/08/2026

Swanson Poultry Feed has been a Central Valley staple since the early 1970’s, and we’ve officially upgraded our lineup.

Everything you count on from our proven line, now leveled up with advanced nutrition designed for peak performance:

Gut Health Package: Concentrated prebiotics, probiotics, and yeast cultures for optimal digestion and immunity.

100% Organic Trace Minerals & Selenium: Superior absorption for stronger eggshells, feather quality, and fertility.

Essential Oils & Enzymes: Natural nutrient release with no additives and no hormones.

In every life stage, give your birds the best in every bag.

Swipe through to see the upgraded line up and reach out to a dealer near you!

10/07/2026

We all want the picture-perfect backdrop shot, but livestock (and humans) rarely stick to the script. 😂📸

QUESTION: What is the funniest, most unhinged backdrop photo in your camera roll?

(Drop the photo below—bonus points if there’s four feet off the ground, a hog eating the floral arrangement, or a kid completely over it!)

10/06/2026

PREACH Rule Supplements Rival Show Feeds!

Kinda crazy to think about.

Maybe things didn’t go the way you planned. Maybe you had to change course a time or two.

But one way or another, you figured it out didn’t you?

You’ve made it through 100% of the hard things thrown your way so far. Those are pretty good odds.

Keep betting on yourself. 💜

10/06/2026

🚨 SPECIES SPECIALIST REVEAL #1! 🚨

Join us for the Associated Feed Livestock Camp! Here are the details you need to know:

📅 Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026

📍 Location: Modesto Junior College A.C.E. Pavilion (Modesto, CA)

🎟️ Cost: 100% FREE!

⚠️ Registration Deadline: October 18th

🚫 NOTE: Do NOT bring your own animals! All livestock for demonstrations will be provided on-site.

👉 Register here: associatedfeed.com/camp/

Kicking off our specialist announcements, we are beyond excited to introduce our Sheep Specialist: Loren Benedict!

Hailing from Biggs, CA, Loren owns and operates Broken Arrow Livestock, an operation dedicated to producing high-quality show sheep. After completing his Animal Science degree at Texas A&M, Loren now works as a Utility Consultant for national brands like 7Brew and In-N-Out Burger. With a deep passion for helping youth exhibitors reach their full potential, Loren is ready to share his hands-on knowledge to get you backdrop-ready!

What you’ll master in the sheep barn:

Barn prep & setup checklist

Selection & structural evaluation

Nutrition, daily feeding & weight management

Daily skin/wool care & show-day fitting

Showmanship & ring etiquette

Spots fill fast—make sure to lock yours in before October 18th!

10/03/2026

Big news from the mill!

We are proud to officially announce that Associated Feed & Supply Co. is now Safe Feed/Safe Food (SFSF) Certified! 

This certification takes our commitment to quality, feed safety, and traceability to the next level—holding every batch we manufacture to rigorous third-party standards.

We couldn’t be more excited to move forward with this milestone and continue delivering the safe, dependable nutrition your livestock deserve.

Here’s to raising the bar for our customers and their operations!

10/02/2026

Check out these tips from Show-Rite about keeping your livestock from getting sick!

09/30/2026

🏆DEALER APPRECIATION POST🏆

This past weekend, we invited our dealers to join us to take a look behind the scenes and thank them for all they do for us and their customers!

This is the first time we have done something like this and we were honored to have various dealers from across the west coast join us.

Our dealers were taken on a tour of our Sierra Grain terminal, as well as have lunch and tour our West Main Warehouse facility where we manufacture and house all of our products.

We were happy to welcome various vendors from StockShowSecrets.com, Central Life Sciences - ClariFly Larvicide, Show-Rite, Lindner Show Feeds, and Alltech.

Our very own founder, Rick Swanson addressed and told the back story of how Associated feed was founded by him in 1971.

Big news from the mill! We are proud to officially announce that Associated Feed & Supply Co. is now Safe Feed/Safe Food (SFSF) Certified!

This certification takes our commitment to quality, feed safety, and traceability to the next level—holding every batch we manufacture to rigorous third-party standards.

We couldn’t be more excited to move forward with this milestone and continue delivering the safe, dependable nutrition your livestock deserve.Here’s to raising the bar for our customers and their operations!

We would like to thank all the dealers that came out this weekend!