AMES — Three major financial gifts are jump-starting plans to develop a new feed mill and grain science complex at Iowa State University to help meet the demand for well-trained graduates in the feed and grain industries. The Kent Corporation is committing $8 million, the Iowa Corn ...

Landus Cooperative began implementation Project 2020: Consolidate Then Grow last summer, a multi-year initiative to enhance profitability and reinvest in more efficient assets on behalf of the cooperative’s approximately 7,000-member equity holders. The implementation of the ...

HUMBOLDT — W & H Cooperative publicizes to be one of the most respected oil cooperatives in the state. Last year brought expansion for the energy-only cooperative, and the company is looking for further expansion in the future. W & H Cooperative specializes in propane, diesel, ...

EAGLE GROVE — Keeping equipment rolling is easier and more efficient at Gold-Eagle Cooperative, thanks to the co-op’s new truck wash, which has been operational for a few months, and a new maintenance shop that will open this spring. “The time was right for Gold-Eagle to invest in ...

JEFFERSON — What started out as a Christmas gift in 2009 for home winemaking has blossomed into a whole new business at Deal’s Orchard, thanks to Benji Deal’s passion for brewing hard cider. “We had a bigger crop of apples in 2009 and decided to experiment with making hard ...

AMES — Colin Hurd, president and founder of Smart Ag Technology Company, could see there was a lack of reliable help for farmers in the fall and decided to try to help solve that issue. “I realized farmers were really struggling with finding qualified labor during the season,” he ...