Case Study: Cactus Feeders achieves streamlined SDS and chemical management for safer, greener operations with VelocityEHS Chemical Management

Achieving Excellence With The World’s Largest Private Cattle Feeder

Cactus Feeders, the world’s largest privately owned cattle feeding operation headquartered in Amarillo, Texas, operates nine large feedyards with 500+ employees and up to 520,000 cattle at a time. Managing fuels, disinfectants and maintenance products across multiple locations left the company relying on hard‑copy SDS books that were time‑consuming to update; safety director Ron Odell sought a better way to improve SDS management, chemical replacement and first‑responder safety.

Cactus adopted VelocityEHS Chemical Management, a cloud‑based SDS database and mobile toolkit that centralizes chemical inventories, enables product substitution for greener alternatives, and provides first responders and managers easy remote access. The system streamlined multi‑location administration, sped product replacement and compliance, and earned positive feedback from employees and local first responders while saving time and improving environmental and safety outcomes.

Cactus Feeders

Ron Odell

Safety Director