EAGLE GROVE — The 10,000 hogs that will be processed per shift at Prestage’s $300 million pork plant will produce fresh meat cuts that will be distributed to suppliers who will then make certain meats such as ham and bacon, according to Jere Null, Prestage’s chief operating ...

This past calendar year was a record year for U.S. beef exports, with a value of $7.27 billion exported globally. “That’s a record, and only the second time in history we’ve been over $7 billion in sales, so we’re excited about that,” said Dan Halstrom, president and chief ...

SHELDON — Deluxe Feeds Inc., a division of Kent Nutrition Group (KNG) based in Muscatine, began a $37 million expansion project last fall that will increase its capacity for manufacturing and its versatility within the feed industry. Dan Paca, chief operating officer and vice president ...

CLARION — A company intending to turn chicken droppings into a more environmentally friendly organic fertilizer is looking to locate its $25 million facility in Wright County, according to Bryce Davis, Eagle Grove city administrator. Ryan Brandt, a representative of ReNewtrient 1 LLC, ...

WEST DES MOINES — Jeff and Deb Hansen, owners of Iowa Select Farms, always wanted their company to be an all-Iowa company and have stuck to those intentions all of these years. “They are third-generation farmers right out of high school in Iowa Falls,” said Jen Sorenson, ...

ELLSWORTH — AgSource Laboratories believes that soil sampling lays the foundation for good nutrient management planning. “Our focus in this laboratory is agronomic soil testing,” said Jim Friedericks, outreach and education advisor of AgSource Laboratories. However, soil testing ...