Miller Magazine Issue: 115 July 2019

35 NEWS MILLER / JULY 2019 Stolbovaya Str., 28/3, Odessa 65098 / UKRAINE Tel: + 38 048 752-85-58 ; Export Department: +38 068 939 65 85 e-mail: info@olis.com.ua Manufacturer OLIS Ltd. Iowa State pursues $21.2 million feed and grain complex With its thriving network of teaching farms situated on 450 acres south of campus, Iowa State University (ISU) is looking to build a $21.2 million feed mill and grain sci- ence complex to support its livestock and poultry, com- pel research and bolster education, reports The Gazette. The Board of Regents is scheduled to consider ISU’s request to construct a six-building complex housing 47,000 square feet of teaching, research and outreach facilities. The $21.2 million Curtiss Farm-Feed Mill and Grain Science Complex would be funded entirely by private giving, according to the proposal. So far, the university has raised about $16.5 million through direct donations, as well as in-kind equipment and technology, according to Brian Meyer, director of college relations for the ISU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. “It looks prom- ising,” he said. “We have the funding in place to do a lot of things, and we hope to finish up the giving piece in the next year.” Regents approval would help efforts to further encour- age giving to the project, for which ISU hopes to break ground this fall and complete by spring 2021, according to Meyer. The proposed complex would feature three major buildings — the main feed mill, a warehouse and an education building — along with grain storage bins, a biosecurity truck wash and a scale and material sampling structure. “A new facility opens up our ability to do more precise research,” Meyer said. It also creates opportunities to partner with commercial feed mills in- terested in testing formulations. With biosecurity becoming a bigger issue — including concerns about food and feed con- tamination — the new facility could help researchers and stu- dents alike investigate and experiment with solutions. Meyer said the facility likely would produce about 10,000 tons of feed in a year, which actually is not much when compared with the 15 million Iowa’s feed indus- try generates annually. But, according to the proposal, “This project would help meet the university’s need for customized, yet affordable, livestock feed, help train stu- dents to fill an employment shortage in the feed and grain industries, and meet other significant Iowa agricul- ture needs.” THE GAZETTE Pea Lentil LINES FOR PROCESSING OF INTO CEREALS AND FLAKES Chickpea Buckwheat Stolbovaya Str., 28/3, Odessa 65098 / UKRAINE Tel: +38 048 752-85-58; Export Department: +38 068 939 65 85 e-mail: info@olis.com.ua Manufacturer OLIS Ltd. Corn Wheat Oat Barley Millet Rye