Iowa Select Farms

Iowa Mediation Service (IMS), a non-profit organization founded in 1985, specializes in conflict management through mediation, facilitation, and education. With locations in West Des Moines and Mason City, IMS serves farmers, families, organizations, and individuals throughout Iowa. The organization is dedicated to empowering clients by providing comprehensive strategies to enhance communication and conflict resolution skills. Guided by its core pillars, IMS employs customized approaches to facilitate cooperative interactions tailored to the unique circumstances of each case. Generated from the website

Heartland Co-op is a community-focused agricultural cooperative based in Clive, Iowa, dedicated to providing a range of services including grain, feed, energy, and agronomy. With a strong commitment to sustainability and conservation, the co-op actively supports programs such as the Iowa FFA Foundation and offers scholarships to youth pursuing agricultural careers. In addition to its core services, Heartland Co-op has launched innovative financing solutions, such as the first-ever sustainability-linked loan through CoBank, aimed at enhancing water quality through conservation practices. The cooperative also emphasizes continuous improvement and community engagement, fostering growth within the agricultural sector and supporting local farmers. Generated from the website

Hy-Line International was the first of the modern layer genetics companies to incorporate hybridization into its commercial breeding program. The result was that Hy-Line International geneticists developed the first hybrid egg-laying chicken, which happened more than 60 years ago. The poultry breeding company uses genetic selection, statistical analysis, blood typing and other genetic innovations to engineer genetic superiority and consistency from bird-to-bird, variety-to-variety and generation-to-generation. Hy-Line International s products include the Hy-Line W-36, Hy-Line Brown and Hy-Line W-98. The Hy-Line W-36 is an egg layer that lays dozens of strong-shelled eggs on minimum feed intake, making it the industry s lowest cost producer. The Hy-Line Brown produces more than 320 brown eggs by 74 weeks of age and peaks in the mid-90s. The Hy-Line W-98 comes into lay with large eggs and quickly reaches optimum egg size. The Hy-Line W-98 produces more than 240 eggs by 60 weeks.