4/28/25 Meeting Minutes
Attendees: Lynn, Ron, Bob F., Steve (guest intern), John, Hubert, Katie (guest Marty Halbur (dad)), Matt, Aaron J., Dave, Ann, Cindy, Adam, Chris, Bob W.
Birthdays:
Dave Martin – 82 years young today (4/28/25)
Dave Martin – 82 years young today (4/28/25)
Club News:
Meeting for 5/5/25 will be at Court Street Lofts on 5th and Court here in Carroll – Adam will be taking us on a tour of his newly renovated apartments.
- Meet at noon.
Meeting for 5/5/25 will be at Court Street Lofts on 5th and Court here in Carroll – Adam will be taking us on a tour of his newly renovated apartments.
- Meet at noon.
Speaker:
Camille Schroeder, Business and Programs Manager Associate Director, IGFIA
Benefits of Feed Technology and Mill Management Traineeship Program:
1. Future employees with industry experience through internships
2. Future employees connected with companies early in college career
Camille Schroeder, Business and Programs Manager Associate Director, IGFIA
Benefits of Feed Technology and Mill Management Traineeship Program:
1. Future employees with industry experience through internships
2. Future employees connected with companies early in college career
Future employees trained in:
1. Production
2. Safety
3. Maintenance
4. Sanitation
5. Engineering
6. Quality Control
7. Purchasing
8. Ration quotations
9. Inventory management
10. Budgeting
11. Regulatory compliance
12. Leadership and supervision
1. Production
2. Safety
3. Maintenance
4. Sanitation
5. Engineering
6. Quality Control
7. Purchasing
8. Ration quotations
9. Inventory management
10. Budgeting
11. Regulatory compliance
12. Leadership and supervision
Keys to success:
1. For students to manufacture feed commercially, we need partners committed to contractually guaranteeing substantial tonnage.
2. For students to gain practical, hands-on experience, they need to manufacture feed commercially.
1. For students to manufacture feed commercially, we need partners committed to contractually guaranteeing substantial tonnage.
2. For students to gain practical, hands-on experience, they need to manufacture feed commercially.
2024 Recap:
1. Feed Production
a. Heat-treated mash, pellets, crumbled feed
b. Average 175 tons per week
c. 2-3 feed truckloads per day
d. Operations M-F, 7a-7p
e. Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas
2. Pilot Plant
a. Grind, batch, mix, pelletize and crumble small research diets to be bagged and toted.
b. Lab pellet mills to make very small experimental diets
c. Online 2025
3. Grain Center Receiving
a. Commissioned and operationalized for fall harvest
b. Partnership with ISU Research Farms
c. 194,950 bushes of corn received in 191 truck deliveries
d. Average moisture 14.9%
e. BCFM average .58%
4. Visitors
a. 2100 people, 26 countries
b. 136 tours and training courses
c. Training
i. Advanced feed manufacturing
ii. Mill operations management
iii. Grain and ingredient storage
iv. Feed safety and quality management
v. Regulatory compliance
vi. Grain entrapment
5. Student Engagement
a. 7 courses held classes onsite
i. ~200 students
ii. Spring: TSM 4570/5570 Feed safety, Ingredient Quality and Analytics
iii. Fall: TSM 4550/5550 Feed processing and Technology
b. Capstone Projects
i. Roof access hatches
ii. Access e-gate
iii. Truck wash – sanitizing options
c. Student organizations onsite
d. 3 graduate research projects
1. Feed Production
a. Heat-treated mash, pellets, crumbled feed
b. Average 175 tons per week
c. 2-3 feed truckloads per day
d. Operations M-F, 7a-7p
e. Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas
2. Pilot Plant
a. Grind, batch, mix, pelletize and crumble small research diets to be bagged and toted.
b. Lab pellet mills to make very small experimental diets
c. Online 2025
3. Grain Center Receiving
a. Commissioned and operationalized for fall harvest
b. Partnership with ISU Research Farms
c. 194,950 bushes of corn received in 191 truck deliveries
d. Average moisture 14.9%
e. BCFM average .58%
4. Visitors
a. 2100 people, 26 countries
b. 136 tours and training courses
c. Training
i. Advanced feed manufacturing
ii. Mill operations management
iii. Grain and ingredient storage
iv. Feed safety and quality management
v. Regulatory compliance
vi. Grain entrapment
5. Student Engagement
a. 7 courses held classes onsite
i. ~200 students
ii. Spring: TSM 4570/5570 Feed safety, Ingredient Quality and Analytics
iii. Fall: TSM 4550/5550 Feed processing and Technology
b. Capstone Projects
i. Roof access hatches
ii. Access e-gate
iii. Truck wash – sanitizing options
c. Student organizations onsite
d. 3 graduate research projects
ISU Kent Feed Mill and Grain Science Complex: State of the art grain handling, drying, storage and feed processing facility to further ISU’s teaching, research, service, extension and industry outreach mission
Keys to its success: the primary product is the students…feed produced is a means to recruit, prepare and place them.