Location: Norwood, Mo.
Owners: Brian and Leisa Childers
Manager: Brian Jacobs (pictured)
History: Childers Feed and Farm Supplies is open Tuesday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon. Manager Brian Jacobs enjoys being able to offer quality feed at discounted prices. The Childers took over a small existing feed and supply store, added more products and expanded the customer base. The store reopened in March 2018 at Childers Feed and Farm Supplies.
Products: “Our main product is our specialty bulk feed. The ingredients are cracked corn, soy pellets and distillers, that’s where you get a lot of your protein, and corn gluten pellets,” explained Brian. “Our feed is tested four or five times a year by the Missouri Department of Agriculture, and it’s suitable for beef cattle, dairy, sheep and goats; it’s not recommended for horses.”
Feed can either be delivered in bulk or bagged.
Childers Feed and Farm Supplies also offers bagged chicken and horse feed, and feed for sheep and goats, as well as bagged mineral and lick tubs for all species of livestock.
“We also carry crimped oats with molasses, for horses, 16 percent layer egg pellets, and then also a scratch grain for chickens. We sell hay here, too.”
Hay is also available.
On the “supply” side of the business, Childers offers fencing and other products, as well as dog food.
In the future: Brian Jacobs said Brian and Leisa Childers would like to continue to expand, adding a few more products along the way to help better serve their customers.
