Imperial Valley Seeds & Imperial Valley Milling

History of the Imperial Valley

The Region was a barren desert area. A few early pioneers arrived in 1901 as the first irrigation water is diverted into the Valley through new canals.

Early Canals fail under the pressure of silt deposits and high water on the Colorado River. The resulting flood flows unchecked through the Valley for three years forming California's Salton Sea.

The Imperial Valley finally gains the status as California's last county.

The Imperial Irrigation District was formed, later to become the largest irrigation district in the United States.

The All American Canal is completed. Part of the Hoover Dam System, the channel is the longest irrigation canal in the United States.

Our Company History

Imperial Valley Milling traces its roots to H.T. Messinger an early pioneer who founded the first seed mill on the present Holtville, California site.

The original facility is destroyed by fire and is rebuilt on the original site having been controlled mainly by the Davenport and Messinger families. C.P. Denny and C.R. Butler directed operations during some of this time.

W. Mace Williams and son Walter C. Williams acquired the company. Important crops were milo, flax. barley and soybeans.
Imperial Valley Milling Company is purchased by Bornt & Sons Incorporated.

Glen Bornt currently owns and operates IVM with an International Marketing Program directed by Fred Fabre.

Office and Administration 2000 Sq. Ft., Warehouse 25,000 Sq. Ft., Mill 10,000 Sq. Ft., Vertical Tank Storage for 4 Million Pounds of Alfalfa Seed, open covered storage, container loading ramps, operation yards and truck parking areas.