A short history of how Great Plains Protein LLC evolved.

1998 - 2000
• The owners of Bagley Protein, LC researched and developed a new extrusion process for processing spent hens into a medium protein meal.
• Bagley Protein, LC built a prototype 10,000 bird per day processing facility and began processing spent hens on a trial basis.

2001
• Great Plains Protein, LLC was established by a group of investors and purchased assets of the former Bagley Protein, LC
• The plant was refined and modernized.
• Developed a complete recycle process and provide a welfare friendly process for spent hen disposal.
• Conducted product testing, university feeding trials and began a marketing effort for the extruded poultry meal.

2002 - 2003
• Finalized construction, made plant modifications and began processing 25,000-30,000 birds/shift.
• Obtained proper approvals for marketing Great Plains Meal in Iowa and Minnesota.
• Established a market for Great Plains Meal in both layer and turkey rations as well as blended protein feed stuffs.
• Recently modified equipment to increase plant capacity to process 50,000 birds/day with a double shift.