About Our Company

As with many other businesses, our start was a humble one. It was the late 1970s and the thought of distributing milk replacers and related products was the furthest thing from our minds. We had decided to start a very small calf raising business with 16 calves being the maximum we could keep.

We had been advised to raise white milk fed veal in order to get the best prices for our calves and this is exactly what we did for many years to come, working with plants such as the Dairyland Milk plant in Sardis, our very first milk powder supplier.

When Dairyland discontinued operating we tried various commercial milk replacers with minimum success until we were advised by friends in Alberta to approach Grober Nutrition in Ontario. This we did and never looked back. We went on to raise some of the best and most in-demand white veal in the Lower Mainland, raising the capacity of our facilities to accommodate 250 cattle.

In 2000 however, due to changes in the veal market and consumer habits, we discontinued the cattle raising part of our business and instead started to promote the Grober milk replacers throughout the dairy and beef communities in B.C. and Alberta. We are now the recognized distributor in these provinces with warehousing facilities in Chilliwack, B.C. and Lethbridge, Alberta. Through these facilities and our partnerships with some fine dealers, many young animals including calves and lambs have been raised on Grober milk replacers in the west.

Although our official company name had always been Starling Management Ltd., we have opted to trade under the name Star-Gro-Products and in August 2010 we officially changed the name to STAR GRO PRODUCTS INC. Many people have inquired about the origin of our company name and whether we actually manage the pesky critters known as starlings. For more information about us, and about obtaining a fool proof method of keeping starlings out of your buildings, feel free to contact us by email.

In 2007 were approached by International Stock Foods, an Ontario firm manufacturing supplemental minerals for dairy, beef, horse, hog and poultry farmers, as well as the world renowned Silo Guard forage additive, to be their distributors in B.C. Although we are excited about these partnerships, we are quite sure that this part of our business will also experience growing pains as we go along. In early 2010 we were approached by Calf Tel to be their official B.C dealer. Calf Tel is the The Worlds Leading Provider of Calf Housing Solutions. As we have a focus on calf raising, we felt that this was a good fit to our business. And most recently we developed a partnership with Spalding Labs in California. Spalding offers the ultimate Fly Control with its Biological approach and by eliminating the pesky adult fly stage by attacking the pupa stage.

As time goes on and things progress and change, we are constantly looking for ways to better serve the agriculture community. If you have ideas or suggestions, please let us know.

We look forward to being of assistance in these areas to help our customers raise better animals at all stages of their lives.