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 is well-aware of this. As […] Kent Heckman – Integrity Read More »
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 appreciate the level of attention Jason Lents – Quality Read More »
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 themselves over the years by Dealer Spotlight: Essex County Co-Op, Topsfield MA Read More »
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 1964. “My dad went out Dealer Spotlight: Farmers Mill, Protivin IA Read More »
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 on to South Dakota State Meet Kayla Hultquist, Technical Dairy Nutritionist Read More »
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 wasn’t what I’d do my Meet Brent Dreeszen, Direct Sales Manager Read More »
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 educational workshops at local dealerships. Built On Trust: Integrity Read More »
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. Dealer Spotlight: Mister Feed, Cabot PA Read More »
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 Richardson, whose immediate territory includes Meet Nick Richardson, Regional Sales Manager Read More »
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 and financials. “Kent Corporation is Kent Corporation Selected as a 2020 US Best Managed Company Read More »
