Star of the West Milling Company has launched its 2026 Sustainable Tracking of Agronomic Resources (STAR) program, incorporating Ostara's CG P2X™ fertilizer to help farmers deliver measurable sustainability outcomes while meeting growing demand from food companies for supply chain transparency. The program focuses on the Great Lakes Grain Initiative and is supported through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Advancing Markets for Producers (AMP) grant.
The STAR program enables Star of the West to provide downstream food companies with credible data on supply chain impacts, helping meet increasing sustainability reporting requirements. Designed to create value for farmers who adopt or expand sustainability practices when supplying wheat, dry beans or food grade soybeans, the program offers incentives of up to $50 per acre.
Star of the West Milling Co., a 156-year-old company headquartered in Frankenmuth, Michigan, operates 32 locations in six states, including four flour mills in Indiana, Michigan, New York and Ohio. The company has expanded from its flour roots to include five agronomy locations and eighteen elevators, along with dry bean and food grade soybean processing. Their organic division, Everbest Organics, operates in Michigan, Minnesota and North Dakota.
Ostara, the producer of the CG P2X fertilizer used in the program, is a leading producer of phosphate fertilizers designed to deliver nutrients when and where crops need them most. Its flagship product, CG P2X™, the next evolution of Crystal Green®, is the first and only highly efficient phosphate fertilizer proven to release nutrients in response to crop demand. Ostara fertilizer products play a key role in the agriculture sector through a network of established retailers and distributors in North America and Europe.
This initiative comes as food companies face increasing pressure to report on sustainability metrics throughout their supply chains. By partnering with Ostara and leveraging the USDA AMP grant, Star of the West aims to create a transparent, verifiable system that rewards farmers for environmental stewardship while providing food companies with the data they need to meet their own sustainability goals.
For more information about Ostara, visit Ostara.com and explore CG P2X at PhosphatePerfected.com.
