NEVADA — Jason Dubberke won’t forget Monday morning, Aug. 10, 2020, when an urgent phone call came in from Key Cooperative’s Kelley location. “They warned us to take shelter and get in the basement,” said Jason Dubberke, grain division manager of Key Cooperative, which serves ...

AMES — For the past 11 years, research and demonstration of biomass has been the focus of Iowa State University’s BioCentury Research Farm. The BioCentury Research Farm, according to the university, is internationally recognized as the home of cutting-edge bioeconomy science and ...

ANTHON — What makes a superior steak? Feddersen USA Wagyu is raising the bar with its big wins in the national Triple Crown Steak Challenge. This is helping the Feddersen family accelerate their direct-to-consumer marketing strategy. “Our goal is to produce the best-tasting, 100% ...

OCHEYEDAN — Cooperative Farmer’s Elevator (CFE) took a $26 million chance a few years ago to start construction on what would be one of the largest concrete feed mills in the state. Company officials said that investment in the mill, their patrons and their trade area was a good ...

Next year, CAST — the Council of Agricultural Science and Technology — will be celebrating 50 years of following their vision of a world where decision-making related to agriculture, food, and natural resources is based on credible information developed through reason, science and ...

STORY CITY — Jackson Kimle’s entrepreneurial spirit brings with it a drive for success. Previously he had his own business raising lamb, and currently Kimle is the founder and president of Midland Co., a land-based seafood company producing shrimp. “I have never taken a job — ...