10 Best Agriculture Companies To Work For In Iowa

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. is U.S.-based producer of seeds for agriculture. They are a major producer of genetically modified organisms, including genetically modified crops with insect and herbicide resistance. As of 2019, Pioneer has been rebranded as a wholly owned subsidiary of Corteva Agriscience.

Kent Corporation is the parent company to, and provides management and administrative services for Grain Processing Corporation, Kent Nutrition Group, Kent Pet Group, and Kent Precision Foods Group.

AG Partners L.L.C. provides agricultural products and services. The company offers seeds, grains, and feed; a precision ag program; and risk management products. We serve as your agronomy experts in grain facilities, retail agronomy outlets, and feed m...

Ag Processing Inc. a cooperative is engaged in procuring, processing, marketing, and transporting oilseeds, grains, and related products. Its businesses include soybean processing, vegetable oil refining, renewable fuels, agricultural products/grain, and international operations. The company purchases and processes soybeans into soybean meal, which is used as animal feed; and crude soybean oils, which is further processed and utilized in the food sector and industrial uses, including biodiesel. The company also produces refined vegetable oils for customers operating in various sectors, including food service, food manufacturing, packaged products, consumer retail, and industrial customers. In addition, it is engaged in the biodiesel production; and export of a line of grains and processed commodities, including soybean meal, soybean hulls, distillers dried grains, wheat, corn, and soybeans. Ag Processing Inc. a cooperative was formerly known as Boone Valley Cooperative Processing Association and changed its name to Ag Processing Inc. a cooperative in August 1983. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska with soybean processing plants in Eagle Grove, Emmetsburg, Manning, Mason City, Sergeant Bluff, and Sheldon, Iowa; Dawson, Minnesota; St. Joseph, Missouri; and Hastings, Nebraska.

Landus Cooperative is a farmer-owned agricultural cooperative headquartered in Ames, Iowa. We’re proud to provide value for approximately 7,000 member-owners. Our unique capabilities include offering agronomy services, precision ag, field services, AcreEdge soybean seed, grain marketing and animal nutrition. We also manufacture a line of specialized feed for dairy cows, which is distributed globally. At Landus Cooperative, our team enjoys serving members, uplifting agriculture and enriching lives in local communities. We employ more than 600 people and serve more than 60 communities in Iowa and Minnesota. We are governed by a member-elected board of directors and guided by an experienced executive team.

We're a family-owned company committed to raising quality, affordable pork and being good neighbors in the communities where our employees work and live.

Stine Seed Company is the world's largest private seed company, and the largest independent seed company in the US.

Hagie Mfg. is the industry leader in innovative crop protection solutions. As the inventor of the first self-propelled sprayer in 1947, today, Hagie provides the most innovative self-propelled sprayers, nitrogen toolbar attachments and crop protection ...

Heartland Co-Op, Inc., a farmer owned cooperative company, provides products and services to local farmers in commodity and product areas in Iowa. Its agronomy solutions include crop nutrition products, such as anhydrous ammonia, urea, phosphate, phosphate microessentials, potash, mixed fluids, micronutrients, and lime; seed solutions, including small seed products, cover crop management solutions, seed treatment options, bulk seeds, and seed financing; and precision agricultural services, such as soil sampling solutions, variable rate solutions, management zone programs, and mapping services. The company s agronomy solutions also comprise agronomy services, such as custom applications, application equipment rental, aerial applications, equipment finance programs, crop monitoring solutions, plant tissue testing programs, plant health management programs, cooperating research projects, financing programs, estate planning for farm families, and property casualty insurance; and crop protection products, including bulk products, mini-bulk products, packaged products, and resistance management programs. It also offers grain, seed, petroleum, and feed products. Heartland Co-Op, Inc. was formerly known as Alleman Cooperative Co. and changed its name to Heartland Co-Op, Inc. in 1993. The company was incorporated in 1907 and is based in West Des Moines, Iowa.