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.
Adams Land and Cattle Company produces quality beef that exceeds consumer standards. Recognized as one of the premier cattle feeding operations in the world, Adams Land & Cattle Co. is a distinguished and innovative leader in agribusiness. Through our management practices, computer systems and automation in equipment design, we are on the forefront of introducing technological advances to the beef industry.
Adams Land and Cattle Company has an emphasis on research and development, and are also one of the largest cattle research and development facilities in the world. We're on the leading edge of cattle and crop production emphasizing a culture of continually improving our processes.
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.
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/
Alta Genetics is a world leader in the production and sales of Beef and Dairy Genetics. Our mission is to Create Value, Build Trust, Deliver Results.
We know that progressive dairy producers prefer to do business with suppliers who deliver more than just a good product. They want to work with people who make a difference to their farm's results and bottom-line profitability. So, we carefully hand-pick the right people for the Alta team. Alta People are passionate about creating value for the farms they work with, trustworthy in all they do, and driven to deliver real, measurable results to their clients.
We are dedicated in developing partnerships with leading progressive dairy producers worldwide. Together, we passionately pursue our mission to create value, build trust and deliver results for progressive farmers around the world.
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.Christensen Farms, a progressive, family-owned swine business located in the Midwest, is one of the top producers in the United States, with operations in Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Colorado and South Dakota. A leader in food production for more than 25 years, Christensen Farms is an organization that offers an ever-evolving, highly collaborative and challenging work environment.
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 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.
Full service Cooperative based in NW Iowa with Agronomy, Feed, and Grain Services along with the How-To Building Center.
Thank you for your interest in FuturesOne! Our team is an experienced group of market analysts, brokers and risk managers. Along with offering professional brokerage services, our fee-based risk management service provides farmers the opportunity to work directly with one of our marketing consultants. FuturesOne was founded on a mission to provide risk management guidance, recommendations, and market information tailored to our customer’s personal and business needs. Our culture is one that maintains integrity and small-town values that one expects in the agricultural industry.
If your looking for a career that provides you with great company culture, financial growth, and flexibility, you are at the right place! Take a look at our open positions and lets get in touch to learn more about these great opportunities!
The HANOR Family of Companies. is one of the nation's premier pork producers and also has one of the nation's best contract finishing teams. With operations in 7 states and over 500 employees, HANOR has grown to be a world-class leader in pork production by creating and sustaining superior performance. HANOR's roots in commercial pork production in the United States date back to 1978.
The Iowa Pork Industry Center was established in 1994 as a coordinated effort of the colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University. The center focuses efforts across departments and partners with other agencies and commercial entities to better serve the educational and informational needs of the industry. IPIC also focuses its efforts in programs that are integral and complementary to work by ISU Extension and Outreach.
Located in Tama, Iowa, Iowa Premium procures and processes only corn-fed Black Angus cattle from farm families in Iowa and our neighboring Midwest states. Specializing in USDA Choice and USDA Prime grade beef, we offer a full line of boxed beef products and by-products for domestic and international customers.
Iowa Select Farms is an Iowa-based pork production company with headquarters in Iowa Falls, Iowa. Founded in 1992, we are known for our dedication to producing high quality pork, which has allowed us to grow into the largest Iowa-based pork producer. Presently the company has approximately 242,000 sows in farrow to finish production.
JBS has united under one mission; to be the best in all that we do. Team members strive toward this mission by uniting under a common goal and staying true to the JBS core values: determination, discipline, availability, humility, sincerity, and simplicity.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.
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.
NFP is a fully integrated pork production company headquartered in Jackson, MN with operations in MN, IA, SD, IN, IL, WY, and WI. NFP is the 14th largest producer in the United States and owns over 54,000 sows in 12 locations. NFP finishes pigs in MN, IA, SD, and IN. NFP has over 150 grow-finish sites encompassing approximately 500,000 spaces. NFP also owns/operates 3 feed mills located in MN, IA, and IN. NFP employs over 400 people.
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.
PEAK, a subsidiary of URUS, is the world's premier cattle genetics supplier. PEAK leads the industry in developing the most profitable genetics and produces the largest amount of bovine semen in the world. We create the genetics, house the bulls and process the semen for Alta, GENEX, and other customers.
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.
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.
Schwartz Farms, Inc. was founded in 1978 and at the time was predominantly involved in crop farming. Although Schwartz Farms is still involved in farming, today’s primary operations are within the pork industry. Schwartz Farms, Inc. employs over 300 full-time individuals, and owns sows in the upper Midwest, predominantly in Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, and Nebraska. Untitled-3We also utilize approximately 125 independent contractors. As a premier pork producer, Schwartz Farms embraces itself for a challenging and rewarding future.
At Seaboard Foods, we create the most sought-after pork. A top U.S. pork producer/processor and leading exporter to 30+ countries, we are committed to bringing excellence to the table, seeking a better way to produce wholesome pork and connect every step between our farms and family tables. Together, more than 5,000 employees in five states work in our farms, feed mills, and processing plant, to produce Prairie Fresh® pork, ensuring the well-being of our animals, the environment, our employees and the communities we call home. Our operations & opportunities are in Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas & Colorado.
SK Horses, Cowpoke Corner Corral, and the National Park Gateway Stables are Estes Park, CO premier horseback trail riding stables! We provide guided rides into the Rocky Mountain National Park from 1-hour to all day.
Soules Family Farms is a 3rd generation, family owned agricultural operation that specializes in row crop and livestock production, located in Lamont, Iowa.
For decades, we have been bound to our partners through a shared commitment to sound agricultural practices and enduring personal values. As farmers, we are informed by our many years of hands-on experience across a wide range of agricultural disciplines. As investors, we believe in bottom-up investment strategies that achieve sustainable, profitable growth.
Our company is connected to an extensive network of farmers, investors and advisors working together to support capital investments and manage agricultural assets throughout the Midwest and in locations around the world.
We are a leading private network of agricultural operators, investment professionals and intellectual leaders, and we are well-resourced and full prepared to work diligently for our clients.
Summit Agricultural Group provides a principled approach in all that we do.
Trans Ova Genetics began business in 1980 under the vision of Dr. David Faber, as a premier ?on-farm? embryo transfer (ET) service organization which was an extension of a large-animal veterinary practice. Thirty years later, the original embryo transfer team members: Dr. Faber, Dr. Daryl Funk and Diane Broek, are all still actively involved in the business.
Built on the reputation, commitment and expertise of its founders, Trans Ova Genetics continues to focus on core competencies of outstanding animal husbandry, technological advancements and a commitment to improved agricultural applications of these principles.
Maintaining its commitment as a leader of applied reproductive technologies, Trans Ova Genetics continues to grow with the addition of housing and day center facilities across the United States. These satellite centers offer state-of-the-art, low-stress donor housing.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.
Wakefield Pork, Inc. is a leader in the pork industry, ranked nationally in the top 25 by Successful Farming magazine. Our progressive and forward-focused management philosophy has brought Wakefield continual growth since its beginning in 1991. Today, we have lease and contract facilities covering central Minnesota and northern Iowa!
Grain elevator and Ag retailer.
The business includes: a feed mill grinding feed daily for over 120,000 pigs in northeast Iowa, transportation with over 20 trucks on the road, grain marketing and storage, LP delivery and a gas station, construction crews, onsite repair shop, agronomy department, and managing over 24,000 sows in three states.
Waukon Feed Ranch continues to meet the challenges of agriculture, being competitive and providing quality services to farmers. From humble beginnings, Waukon Feed Ranch owners and employees strive every day, promoting agriculture from quality pork to the promotion of using local grain to power equipment and vehicles.