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Bill Warnstaff – Reputation

Bill Warnstaff – Fulfillment Services Coordinator When he first started working for Kent Nutrition Group 21 years ago, Bill Warnstaff’s job was to maintain one of the biggest visual identifiers for Kent Feeds: its familiar black, red and yellow signs. “I was on the sign truck that went all around

Kent Heckman – Integrity

Meet Kent Heckman – KNG Pricing Manager Figuring out the best price to charge for quality products can be a tricky business. Kent Heckman calls it “a balancing act” that can make or break a company’s bottom line just as easily as it can attract or alienate valued customers. Heckman

Jason Lents – Quality

Jason Lents – Senior Director of Operations Jason Lents grew up raising cattle and showing livestock in Southwest Iowa, using Kent feed because he always appreciated the quality that came with it. But until he went to work for the company as an engineer five years ago, he didn’t fully

Dealer Spotlight: Essex County Co-Op, Topsfield MA

Essex County Cooperative, Topsfield MA Concerned about the cost of feeding their animals back in 1917, a group of farmers banned together to form the Essex County Farmers’ Cooperative in Topsfield, Mass. They sold feed from a barn that was built during the Civil War, and made a name for

Dealer Spotlight: Farmers Mill, Protivin IA

When Dennis Meirick’s parents got married, they farmed with his grandfather in Northeast Iowa until the mid-1960s when – with seven kids and one more on the way – they took an opportunity to buy a feed mill in nearby Protivin. Farmers Mill Inc. was established in the summer of

Meet Kayla Hultquist, Technical Dairy Nutritionist

Kayla Hultquist went to college to pursue a civil engineering career, but quickly realized she’d rather combine her knack for numbers with her passion for large animals. So she switched her major to animal science instead. She enjoyed it so much that, after graduating from Iowa State University, she went

Meet Brent Dreeszen, Direct Sales Manager

Brent Dreeszen didn’t have an ag background before he first dipped his toe into an agriculture career a decade ago. Up until then, he’d been managing a glass company – primarily windows for storefronts, hospitals, schools, restaurants and malls. “It was a good business, but I guess I knew it

Built On Trust: Integrity

If anyone understands the importance of first impressions – especially when it comes to attention to detail – it’s Sherry Reno. As the tradeshow coordinator for Kent Nutrition Group, Reno manages roughly 90 events around the country each year. They range from national shows in big city convention centers to

Dealer Spotlight: Mister Feed, Cabot PA

Congratulations on 30 years of service! Stop in and find out why farmers and producers near Cabot, PA trust the team at Mister Feed to deliver quality Blue Seal feed time and time again.

Meet Nick Richardson, Regional Sales Manager

Contrary to what most milk-lovers may think, the science behind feeding dairy cows is quite complicated. And Nick Richardson spends every day trying to perfect it for his customers. “Getting consistently high production from cows requires a lot of customization on a much more regular basis than people realize,” says

Kent Corporation Selected as a 2020 US Best Managed Company

MUSCATINE, Iowa — Kent Corporation, headquartered in Muscatine,Iowa, is honored to have been selected as a 2020 US Best Managed Company. Sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, the US Best Managed Companies program is a mark of excellence worldwide and recognizes private-company success based on strategy, execution, culture

Meet Randy “Boomer” Rosenboom

Boomer has been with Kent for 21 years, helping producers with nutrition, risk management and profitability. “A lot of the advice we give them is just as valuable as the feed.”

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Together, the Kent and Blue Seal brands strive to be the most trusted and preeminent regionally focused animal nutrition brands in the United States.