Union Pacific Expands Rail Solutions in Pacific Northwest with Agri Beef’s New Grain Facility

A three-year collaboration between Union Pacific Railroad and Agri Beef, a family-owned ranch-to-table beef company, is coming to fruition with the opening of Agri Beef’s state-of-the-art grain milling facility in Nyssa, Oregon.

Union Pacific will provide specialized unit train service to the mill, which will produce corn and wheat flakes for Agri Beef’s cattle feedlots across Idaho and Oregon. Recognizing the value of Union Pacific's direct rail services, Agri Beef decided to build its own facility to streamline operations.

The Nyssa facility leverages a reactivated two-mile industrial lead track leased from Union Pacific. Union Pacific and Agri Beef partnered to customize the track specifically for Agri Beef’s operations, installing a wye (connection track) and reconfigured track segments for efficient unit train unloading.

"Agri Beef's decision to build their own facility and work directly with Union Pacific underscores the strength of our rail network," said Laura Heisterkamp, Union Pacific’s assistant vice president-Bulk, Marketing and Sales. "We are well-positioned and thrilled to support the cattle market growth in this area.”

Union Pacific's cross-functional teams, including the Pacific Northwest Service Unit, Harriman Dispatching Center, Network and Industrial Development, Engineering Design, Real Estate, and Finance, worked closely with Agri Beef to ensure success.

"We are excited about the growth our new facility will bring, and Union Pacific’s innovative rail solutions will help us maximize this potential,” said Tim Brady, Agri Beef’s director of Risk Management. “We are looking forward to a long and successful partnership.”