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In-Person Companies (October 8)

As a student, alum, or industry recruiter - plan to join us for the Agriculture and Life Sciences Career Day! We are pleased to announce we will be hosting an in-person event slated for Tuesday, October 8, 2024 (9am - 2pm) at the Lied Recreation Athletic Center. Employer registration will run from July 24, 2024 through September 25, 2024 (5:00 PM). If you are an employer and would like to receive information on this event, please contact Mike Gaul at 515-294-4725 or via email at mikegaul@iastate.edu

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Please note we will not be hosting a Spring 2025 Career Fair.

  • The AgCareers.com mission is to provide global talent solutions in agriculture and food. We strive to “Feed the World with Talent” in the industries we serve. Our passion is agriculture, demonstrated by our investment in time and resources engaging with candidates and employers in the industry. AgCareers.com works to build the pipeline of talent to the industry by expanding knowledge about the breadth of career opportunities in agriculture.

  • Agri-King believes capturing the nutritional value in feeds is the key to profit. With full nutrition programs, precise feed analysis, individualized rations and personalized on-farm service, Agri-King is committed to advancing the agricultural industry, providing producers with the highest quality nutritional products to obtain the most from their feedstuffs and livestock.

  • EMPLOYMENT WITH A PURPOSE

    As a farmer owned cooperative dedicated to being a value added supplier of products and services, the professional employees of Agriland FS work as a team with the goal of improving farm profitability. Employees become partners with customers by earning their business through reducing risk, improving revenue and making the customer's life easier.

    TOOLS FOR SUCCESS

    With a strong balance sheet comes a strong foundation for success. Agriland FS not only invests in equipment and technology for fast efficient service, but invests heavily within employees by identifying and developing talent. It is the ability to identify and grow leaders in every department and location that defines the Agriland way. Each individual is given the coaching and Life Long Learning to help reach his or her professional goals.

  • Albert Lea Seed has grown to 50 full-time employees who serve more than 6,000 customers every year. Founded in 1923 by Lou Ehrhardt, the business has been owned and operated by the Ehrhardt family for three generations. Current co-owners Mac, Tom, and Margaret Ehrhardt took over operational control in 2000.

  • ALCIVIA is a leading, member-owned agricultural and energy cooperative located in Wisconsin and serving customers in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, and Iowa. We provide expertise, service, and products in the areas of agronomy, animal nutrition, energy, and grain, and have a full portfolio of options for competitive operating loans and input financing. Learn more at https://www.alcivia.com/

     


  • BALANCE4WARD is a cattle feeding management company passionate about building a better beef supply chain. We do this by creating opportunities for midmarket cattlemen who want to get more out of their business. BALANCE4WARD focuses on 3 core values: Go. Fail. Think. We like to hire interns that are a full-time employee fit for our company.

  • Big Gain, Inc. is a feed company that knows there is more to producing feed than just the product. We pride ourselves for being a “management company” that not only manufactures quality animal feeds, but also provides enhanced services to its customers. We are a locally owned and operated manufacturer that cares about your success! 

  • CJ Bio America is a distinguished global leader in both Animal Nutrition and Health (ANH) and Human Nutrition and Health (HNH). The company?s amino acid animal feed additives continue to lead the global expansion of advanced livestock culture, while its line of non-GMO, vegan-based savory flavorings, umami components, and plant-based proteins continue to expand its influence among global consumers.

  • Consolidated Grain and Barge Co., a subsidiary of CGB Enterprises, Inc., is a great place for you to launch or grow your career. Here, people matter! There?s something special about working for a company that truly cares about its people and a company culture that can be felt throughout the organization. We invite you to be a part of our team and make a lasting impact on the future of our organization all while advancing your career!

  • The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) convenes and coordinates networks of experts to assemble, interpret, and communicate credible, unbiased, science-based information to policymakers, the media, the private sector, and the public. 

  • We are a progressive family-owned company with deep roots in raising healthy pigs to produce quality pork for our families and yours. Headquartered in Pennsylvania, we have operations in PA and IN. Known for being industry leaders in our practices and animal care, we live by our core values of Ethics, Integrity, and Stewardship.

  • Crystal Valley is a leading farm supply and grain marketing cooperative focused on serving the needs of crop farmers and livestock producers in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa.

  • Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc. (EBI), founded in 1836, is a privately-owned high technology conglomerate focused in space & defense, pet food science, and biotechnology.  We participate in businesses that are relevant to the future of the world and have multigenerational growth prospects.  EBI companies are unified by a common shared operating system and a common set of values.

  • Eurofins Scientific is an international network of life sciences companies, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 61,000 staff across a decentralized and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 61 countries.

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    We help our clients deliver nutritious and delicious products to consumers around the world, connecting every stakeholder in the supply chain from farm to table and grass to glass.

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    Full service Cooperative based in NW Iowa with Agronomy, Feed, and Grain Services along with the How-To Building Center.

  • For more than 100 years, we’ve been grounded in north-central Iowa, one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world. Built on the philosophy that we all prosper by helping each other, our sixteen locations offer updated facilities, modern technology, and a wide range of products and services related to feed, agronomy, grain, and bulk fuel. Check out the careers tab to discover the cooperative difference and be a part of our future. 

  • For more than 20 years Grain Millers, Inc. has been a leading manufacturer of conventional and organic whole grain ingredients used in cereals, breads, bars and many other products served around the world. These grains include oats, wheat, barley and rye, which we mill into flours, flakes, brans and fibers. Our portfolio of products also includes dairy ingredients such as butter, cheese, cream, and dairy powders such as lactose, whey, non-fat dry milk and buttermilk. Grain Millers, Inc. sells a variety of specialized ingredients such as organic industrial alcohol, molasses, soy beans and flax.

  • Founded in 1943, GPC is a privately owned company with a solid history of innovation and a vision for continued success in the future. Our chosen mission is to manufacture, distribute and market customer-specified food, nutraceutical and industrial grade products of uncompromising quality.

  • Innovative Ag Services Co. is a full service farm cooperative offering a complete line of supplies and services to meet all of your farm needs. We provide value-added products and services to over 5,000 members in the grain, agronomy, feed, energy and building supply markets. To better serve you, our 33 locations are conveniently located throughout northeast and central Iowa and southwest Wisconsin. Innovative Ag Services was incorporated in 2005 to ensure that our customers had access to the best products and services available.

  • Kent Feed Mill and Grain Science Complex

  • Kemin Industries, Inc. is a profitable and progressive, privately-held international global life science company headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa (USA) with a vision to improve the quality of life by touching half the people of the world every day with our products and services.

  • Key Cooperative is a member-owned cooperative with locations in 12 communities throughout central Iowa. Key Cooperative is an organization of 3200 members. We serve customers in six main counties: Jasper, Mahaska, Marshall, Poweshiek, Story, Tama - as well as surrounding counties.

  • The Midwest Poultry Consortium's (MPC) Center of Excellence (COE) Program offers a strong research-based poultry science education in a welcoming, friendly environment. The 2022 Summer courses are taught at Iowa State University. Students can earn up to 18 poultry focused credits by taking two summer session. MPC provides scholarships to cover the costs of tuition, housing and coordinates paid summer internships with a poultry focus.

  • At Miller Poultry, we've been raising local chicken with the help of farmers in Michigan and Indiana since 1974. Our barns are certified by the Global Animal Partnership to ensure strict animal welfare standards are in place, and we do our best to source our feed ingredients from local farmers to minimize our carbon footprint and ensure our chickens are fed a corn and soy-based diet with no antibiotics, hormones, steroids or artificial ingredients.

  • In the years since 1973 one element of our story remains consistent. NEW was founded by farmers who saw mutual benefits in sharing resources. The direction came from two local co-ops—one with rail capabilities and the other with additional grain to fill those outgoing trains. From the start, the idea was progressive, savvy, and practical. When we pool our resources, they said, every single farm gains momentum. Together, our Iowa farmers buy better and sell better. Every crop year they can capitalize on the ability to produce more efficiently, too.

  • Beef Genetics Company

  • CDL Training & Testing for students seeking a Commercial Driver's License as a qualification for the employment they are seeking.

  • The Master of International Agriculture Degree Program (MIAP) is a multidisciplinary degree program, preparing students for a successful career in global agriculture. Blending theory, practical knowledge, and hands-on experience, the program prepares students to make a significant contribution to the field of international agriculture. MIAP is designed to allow students the opportunity to choose a focus area that fits their personal, professional, and academic goals.

  • Phibro Animal Health Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of animal health pharmaceuticals, animal nutrition products and industrial and fine chemicals. We are a privately held company with a proud history of over 50 years of serving the needs of our customers in the Ethanol and Production Animal Industries.


  • PIC is the global market leader for improved pig breeding stock. PIC aims to make pork production more profitable for its producer customers, provide better meat for processors and packers while providing the quality, taste and safety in pork that consumers demand.

  • Pioneer Bible Translators exist to see lives transformed through the raising up of local churches and translating the Bible into the "mother tongue" language of every people group, with over 5,000 speakers. One of the ways this is accomplished is through life-on-life discipleship in the business and agriculture sectors. 

    We believe that agriculture is a pivotal way for Christians to do life with non-believers, and demonstrate Christ's love to people who would typically not attend a Bible study. We currently operate in over 25 countries and have multiple agriculture projects that have been established, and countless ones waiting for the right team to start. 

  • PIPESTONE is a global leader in the swine production industry serving family farmers primarily in the Midwest. We serve the family farm by offering veterinary expertise, transportation, animal health supplies, nutrition, financial information, and Pipestone Management sow farm production and employment management. 

  • Overview

    Quality Plus Feeds is a family owned, full service feed manufacturer with 40 plus years of experience, serving predominantly the Tri-state area of southeast Iowa, northeast Missouri, & western Illinois. 

    Located in St Paul, Iowa, Quality Plus Feeds took on its namesake when Houghton Feeds and Menke Feeds came together in a synergistic merger in 2004, though both of those businesses got their start around the same time in the 1970s. 

  • Reicks View Farms is a 5th Generation Family Farm in Northeast Iowa that prides itself on being a family farm raising corn and high quality pork. Reicks View Farms was founded by Dale and Laura Reicks in 1977 near the small town of Jerico, Iowa. At Reicks View Farms, it is all about being a family. That has always been the goal. As we have gained employees and production partners we believe that being a family and working together is what helps us strive to get better every day and stand apart from the rest.

  • Riverview, LLP is a diversified agribusiness with farms in five states: Arizona, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico and South Dakota.

    Riverview is dedicated to providing a culture of opportunity for passionate people and innovative ideas. Riverview’s large-scale, modern dairy farms, calf ranches, beef feedlots and cow/calf operations utilize state-of-the-art technology to produce high-quality products, ensure animal health and comfort, and enhance the productivity of the land.

  • Simmons Foods is a vertically integrated supplier of poultry, pet food and feed ingredient solutions based in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Founded in 1949, Simmons remains a privately owned and family-led business. It is comprised of approximately 7,500 employees across more than 35 facilities with total annual sales in excess of $1.4 billion. It is one of the largest employers in Arkansas, with additional operations in Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and Ontario, Canada.
    Through its culture of integrity, Simmons works to build long term relationships and trust with customers. The company strives to provide a safe workplace, opportunities for growth and serve as a steward of its communities and environment.

  • The Maschhoffs Inc., headquartered in Carlyle, Ill., is one of the largest family-owned pork production networks in North America. The company is owned by 5th generation family farmers Dave & Karen Maschhoff and Ken & Julie Maschhoff and partners with a network of 250 family farmers across the Midwest. These family farmers, known as our Production Partners, work with us to collectively produce over two million pigs per year.

  • Scoular is an employee-owned $6B agribusiness leading the way since 1892. We buy, sell, store, handle and process grain and ingredients by leveraging our global networks and expertise in international trade and transportation. 

  • At The Weitz Company, we build more than buildings ? we build relationships. We offer 150 years of experience. Our people are your advocates at every step, delivering a quality building experience. You?ll get more options, more value and more predictable results thanks to collaborative partnerships during preconstruction. And you can depend on expert construction designed to outperform the competition and ensure satisfaction. Post-construction, your building will be your legacy ? and ours.

    Founded in 1855, The Weitz Company is a national full-service general contractor, design-builder and construction manager with 19 offices nationwide. The company?s expertise includes office, retail, residential condominiums, tenant interiors, resort properties, parking structures, industrial, healthcare, education, government and mixed-use facilities. For more information please visit www.weitz.com

  • United Animal Health is a privately-owned animal nutrition and health company. We specialize in selling premium livestock nutrition products worldwide by levering animal research and the latest in technology. Our culture is unique in that we offer a very empowering, family-friendly and collegial work environment. Want a career with an agile, forward-thinking company? United Animal Health is it!

  • Veterinary Services is a vital program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. We work at the forefront of animal health in a changing world.

    Now more than ever, protecting animal health is a complex job. It intersects with some of the most pressing issues of our time: climate change, diseases that can spread from animals to people, global population growth, food security, and public health. We respond to disease emergencies; manage national programs to control or eliminate animal diseases; conduct diagnostic testing; ensure pure, safe, potent, and effective veterinary biologics; and facilitate the safe trade of animals and animal products.

    We take a One Health approach, knowing that animals, people, and the environment are interconnected. Diseases like influenza and coronavirus (COVID-19), for example, show the link between animal and human health. Every day, our experts work with partners across all disciplines—here at home and around the world—to find the best health outcomes for all.

  • The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts hundreds of surveys every year and prepares reports covering virtually every aspect of U.S. agriculture. Production and supplies of food and fiber, prices paid and received by farmers, farm labor and wages, farm finances, chemical use, and changes in the demographics of U.S. producers are only a few examples.

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    Vita Plus is an employee-owned company headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin with facilities and a strong dealer network across the upper Midwest. We?ve been serving livestock producers since 1948. Our consultants offer the latest cutting-edge technology, nutrition and management information to help your operation succeed.

  • Vytelle is transforming the livestock industry with the most advanced, cutting-edge reproductive technology in the field. Vytelle provides a symbiotic solution (connecting better product, better service and better process) by partnering with highly trained veterinarians and reproductive specialists to provide beef and dairy producers with a solution that will advance herd genetics faster.