CHS will continue operating the facilities through the fall harvest and will keep buying grain to deliver to processing and river facilities.
The facility houses four ARS research units that will work together on science-based solutions to problems in cereal and pulse crop production affecting US farmers.
The cookies extend Ghirardelli’s push into baked goods beyond chocolate.
Once at full speed, the mill will boost the company’s annual milling capacity from about 8 million pounds to more than 115 million pounds, producing Cairnspring flour and milling for regional and national customers that sell flour under their own labels.
The launch is timed for National Pasta Month in October 2026 and targets the US market.