About Central Plains Milling in Nebraska (CPM)

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We are Nebraska’s premier Livestock Feed Manufacturing Company

If you’re looking for the best feed products, feed services and forecasts in Nebraska, Central Plains Milling is your one-stop-shop

Our team is driven by perfection in what they do every day including providing the best service in nutrition products and services for your livestock needs.

We pride ourselves on building a winning team that creatively serves you to give you confidence in our products.

We stand behind our products and solutions. We guarantee that if there is a problem we will be there to help you work through it.

CPM employs a diversified package of techniques to master the art of feed manufacturing.
Our computer system permits our team to focus on quality and husbandry, not specific batching.
We focus on things such as ingredient quality, micron size, inclusion accuracy and traceability.

Central Plains Milling Livestock Feed Manufacturing Company - Reaching Beef Producers, Cow Calf Producers, Nebraska Pork Producers, Rural Farms serving Nebraska

Client Testimonials

Community support:

• Nebraska Cattlemen member
• Nebraska Pork Producers Member
• Howells FFA Chapter
• Howells High School Booster Club
• Cuming County Fair
• Colfax County Fair
• Platte County Cattle Feeders Member
• Guardian Angels Central Catholic
• Nebraska Poultry Association
• Area 4-H Clubs
• Local Churches
• Local Livestock shows
• Wisner FFA Chapter
• Howells Community Club
• Local youth sports
• FCCLA
• University of Nebraska Lincoln

Our annual budget allocates more than $50,000 supporting our community our State in Agriculture and youth education

Beef Production Team

Janessa Updike, Saint Paul

Janessa grew up in Indiana where she was involved in agriculture, both animal and farming sides. Graduating from Kansas State University in 2013 with her Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science, with a focus in biotechnology she continued her studies at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln (UNL). In 2018 she earned her master’s degree specializing in ruminant nutrition. Her research focused on the new harvest methods of corn residue and its effects on digestibility in cattle. Janessa and her fiancé moved to St. Paul and operate a Kiko goat herd. Janessa stives to help producers reach their livestock goals and dreams while improving their bottom line. In her free time, Janessa enjoys riding horses, being outdoors, and spending time with family.

Phone: (402) 260-9697

Cody Sweeter

Cody grew up near Canton, SD on a small family farm. He and his brothers raised purebred Limousin and commercial cattle. Cody pursued a degree in Agriculture Business and Animal Science at South Dakota State University (SDSU) in Brookings, SD. While there, he worked for the SDSU Research Feedlot. After college, Cody and his wife moved to La Crosse, WI. There, he worked for Babcock Genetics at their nucleus barn as the Gestation Manager for about a year and a half. Cody and his wife moved to Nebraska in the fall of 2012. He worked for Farmers Union Cooperative of Gretna before starting at Central Plains Milling in February of 2015 as the Livestock Consultant. Cody enjoys talking with customers, viewing their livestock, and creating nutrition plans. Cody now lives in Mead with his wife Jenea and their 2-year-old daughter Kitiri. In his free time, Cody likes to farm, hunt, golf, and work with livestock.

Phone: (402) 367-2840

Carly Steffensmeier, North Bend, NE

Carly was raised on a family farm by North Bend, NE. Growing up, Carly was active in 4-H, FFA, and Rodeo. She graduated from the University of Nebraska Lincoln in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Science. In October 2017, she was hired to work at Central Plains Milling as a Livestock Feed Advisor. She now resides by Howells with her husband, Jared. Carly has a lifelong passion for livestock and helping others. She enjoys visiting with producers, learning more about their legacies, and helping them be successful across their operations. In her free time, Carly enjoys barrel racing, truck pulling, being outdoors, and spending time with her family and friends.

Cory Miller – Sales Team Leader

Cory resides outside of Silver Creek, NE with his wife Amber and 9-year old son, Braysen. Amber works at IMI Global, and the family owns and operates Miller Cattle Company, a small diversified cow herd, where they concentrate on breeding and raising high quality show cattle. These cattle are offered for sale annually in two different online sales that take place in October and November and are also for sale privately throughout the year.

Cory grew up in Northeast Nebraska on a diversified farming operation, with row crop and hay ground as well as a commercial cow calf herd, and a feed yard where cattle were backgrounded for local feed yards. After high school he attended Northeast Community College in Norfolk, NE and Oklahoma Panhandle State University in Goodwell, OK where he was a member of the livestock judging teams.

After college Cory moved back to Nebraska and started his career in the Animal Health industry. For nine years he worked as a Territory Manager for Lextron Animal Health in Southeast Nebraska and Northeast Kansas. He then worked for ADM Alliance Nutrition as a Sales Rep, and after four years with them, he then took a position with Diamond V Mills as a Beef Specialist in Nebraska and surrounding states. It was while he was with Diamond V that he began working with Russ Vering and Central Plains Milling, where he is now the Sales Team Leader.