FARMINGTON, N.M. — A flour mill in Farmington that previously was operated by Navajo Agricultural Products Industry (NAPI) will begin operations next month under restructured leadership and a new name: New Mexico Milling.

Heading a new management group at the company is Bryan Ledgerwood, president and chief executive officer. Mr. Ledgerwood brings nearly 20 years of milling industry experience to New Mexico Milling.

Bryan Ledgerwood, president and c.e.o. of New Mexico Milling

“This is a rare opportunity to operate an independent mill during a time when the industry has seen continued consolidation into a select few large corporate millers,” he said. “As a result of the wheat sources in the area we see many opportunities to create efficiencies and provide for long-term sustainable growth.”

Mr. Ledgerwood most recently was vice-president of milling operations at Richardson International. Prior to Richardson, he was director of operations at Viterra, and earlier was vice-president of manufacturing at 21st Century Grain Processing and business unit manager at ConAgra Foods, Inc.

Mr. Ledgerwood has integrated numerous plants as a result of industry mergers and acquisitions, and he has a track record of creating sustainable results through forming and unifying strong plant teams, New Mexico Milling said.

The New Mexico Milling plant will have daily wheat flour milling capacity of 2,300 cwts in addition to grain storage of 2.2 million bus. The mill features packaging equipment with capacities of producing 2-, 5-, 10-, 25-, 50- lb packaged products and also will ship bulk flour. The company said it will offer specialized blending capabilities to produce custom blends such as bread, pancake and tortilla mixes.