Agriculture

Animal Nutrition

Our products contribute natural calcium for animal nutrition, either in pure form or as a component in mixed feed formulations.

Pete Lien & Sons offers customized solutions to this market in a wide range of particle sizes that target the proper utilization of calcium.

Innovative technologies in milling and classification ensure the highest quality products are produced for animal health.

We supply products for animals of all kinds, including cattle, horses, pigs, chickens, dogs & cats, & reptiles.

Customized calcium solutions from Pete Lien & Sons for cattle, pigs, and dogs, designed for optimal feed utilization and animal health.
Pete Lien & Sons high-quality calcium products for livestock and pets, including cattle, pigs, and dogs, ensuring proper nutrition.
Natural calcium supplied by Pete Lien & Sons for cattle, pigs, and dogs to improve nutrition and support overall animal wellness.

Harvest

What is the key to keeping fruit fresh all year long? Controlled Atmosphere storage rooms where the temperature, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and humidity levels are kept at optimal condition to keep the apples fresh.

Pete Lien & Sons supplies a custom, calcium-based product line that controls carbon dioxide in the Controlled Atmosphere facilities allowing fruit to be in fresh condition as it travels from the farm to your home.

Pete Lien & Sons custom calcium-based product line maintains optimal conditions in Controlled Atmosphere storage rooms to keep fruit fresh year-round.
Pete Lien & Sons supplies calcium-based products that control carbon dioxide in Controlled Atmosphere storage, ensuring fruit stays fresh from harvest to home.
Custom calcium-based products from Pete Lien & Sons help maintain temperature, CO₂, humidity, and oxygen levels in Controlled Atmosphere rooms to preserve fruit freshness.

Sanitation

Waste to Energy 

The average American produces about 2,000 pounds of garbage per year. To deal with all this, some cities burn part of their municipal solid wastes. Waste to Energy plants reduce the volume and weight of garbage dramatically. In fact, some facilities have eliminated 100% of the waste stream by converting it to energy. The USA EPA and the Department of Energy has deemed United States Waste to Energy as a ‘renewable energy source’. Pete Lien & Sons high-quality calcium products provide an effective solution for neutralizing & treating emissions from these plants, ensuring they emit clean air in our communities.

Landfill Improvements

Additionally, Pete Lien & Sons products are used to treat landfill waste and compost. Composting is the natural process of recycling organic matter, such as leaves and food scraps, into a valuable fertilizer that can enrich soil and plants. Anything that grows decomposes eventually. Neutralizing compost with Pete Lien & Sons calcium products, generates fertile soil.

Recycling food and other organic waste into compost provides a range of environmental benefits, including improving soil health & reducing greenhouse gas emissions. 

Aglime – also known as “Barn Lime” 

Pete Lien & Sons has aglime options that eliminates the negative impact ammonia has on animals. Our products provide odor control and creates a clean condition for animal stalls.

High-quality calcium products from Pete Lien & Sons used to treat emissions and maintain clean air from Waste-to-Energy facilities.
Pete Lien & Sons calcium products used to neutralize compost and treat landfill waste, generating fertile soil and supporting environmental sustainability.
High-quality Aglime supplied by Pete Lien & Sons for odor control and ammonia management in animal stalls.

Soil Amendment

Pete Lien & Sons’ organic soil amendment minerals are utilized as fertilizer source for organic farming. We provide product for a variety of farming industries.

For example, Pete Lien & Sons supplies gypsum to potato farmers. Many potato farmers grow their vegetables in acidic soils to prevent disease to the potatoes. With the acidic soil, comes a higher need for calcium. Gypsum – aka Calcium Sulfate, is the preferred source of calcium for potatoes because it improves quality, reduces disease, and improves the soil structure for regrowth opportunity. The better the gypsum, the better the harvest.

Pete Lien & Sons gypsum and minerals used as a calcium source for potatoes and other crops in organic farming.
Gypsum and organic soil minerals supplied by Pete Lien & Sons used as fertilizer for organic farming and improving soil quality.
High-quality gypsum (calcium sulfate) and organic soil amendments from Pete Lien & Sons used to enhance soil structure and crop yield.

Cat Litter

Pete Lien & Sons’ high quality calcium carbonate is the optimal choice for premium cat litter due to its ability to neutralize ammonia and prevent dusting. Our products are environmentally friendly, natural, and the safest source for feline health.

High-quality calcium carbonate from Pete Lien & Sons used in premium cat litter to neutralize ammonia and prevent dusting.
Pete Lien & Sons provides aggregates and construction materials used in agriculture, including farm roads, drainage, and land development.
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Pete Lien & Sons supplying aggregates and materials used in erosion control, land restoration, and environmental protection projects.
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Food processing operations using high-quality mineral products from Pete Lien & Sons for safe and efficient production.
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