1985
Cargill-Nutrena *
West Branch, IA
Plant manager: Ruel Wehde
GTA Feeds
Willmar, MN
Plant manager: Jim Braun
1986
Maple Leaf Farms *
Burlington, WI
Plant manager: Roman DeGrave
Hubbard Milling
Watertown, SD
Plant manager: Martin Wenes
1987
GTA Feeds *
Sioux Falls, SD
Plant manager: Vergil Hegna
Kent Feeds
Rockford, IL
Plant manager: Herb Kniep
1988
Kent Feeds *
Altoona, IA
Plant manager: Ron Marshall
Cargill-Nutrena
Sioux City, IA
Plant manager: Ruel Wehde 1989
GTA Feeds *
Willmar, MN
Plant manager: Jim Braun
Cargill-Nutrena
Giddings, TX
Plant manager: Robert Grimm
1990
Kent Feeds *
Columbus, NE
Plant manager: Dennis Beck
Supersweet Feeds
Madison, WI
Plant manager: Dave Rozendaal
1991
Cargill-Nutrena *
Giddings, TX
Plant manager: Robert Grimm
Southern States Cooperative
Park City, KY
Plant manager: Mark Whitaker
1992
Hubbard Milling *
Watertown, SD
Plant manager: Martin Wenes
Cargill-Nutrena
Lethbridge, AB Canada
Plant manager: John Jones
1993
Purina Mills *
Wichita, KS
Plant manager: Tom Adams
Farmland Industries
Eagle Grove, IA
Plant manager: Steve Combellick
1994
Cargill-Nutrena *
Swanton, VT
Plant manager: Steve Osgood
Farmland Industries
Mankato, MN
Plant manager: David Marsh
1995
Purina Mills *
Frankfort, IN
Plant manager: Larry Perkins
Kent Feeds
Marshall, MO
Plant manager: Ron Jackson
1996
Kent Feeds *
Estherville, IA
Plant manager: Bill Augustine
Southern States Cooperative
Barber, NC
Plant manager: Mark Whitaker |
1997
Cargill-Nutrena *
New Richland, MN
Plant manager: Ruel Wehde
Agway
Sangerfield, NY
Plant manager: Marylou Rhodes
1998
Southern States Cooperative *
Cleveland, NC
Plant manager: Mark Whitaker
Farmland Industries
Fremont, NE
Plant manager: Daniel Puffer
1999
Land O’Lakes *
Inver Grove Heights, MN
Plant manager: Chuck Jensen
Kent Feeds
Sioux City, IA
Plant manager: Denny Blatchford
2000
Continental Grain-Wayne Feeds *
Atlantic, IA
Plant manager: Dave Fairfield
Cargill-Nutrena
Mentone, IN
Plant manager: Wayne Schope
2001
Cargill Animal Nutrition *
Arkona, Ontario, Canada
Plant manager: Henry Van der Wielen
Hubbard Feeds
Rapid City, SD
Plant manager: Paul J. Hanson
2002
Westway Feed Products *
Albany, NY
Plant manager: Mark Morris
Kent Feeds
Muscatine, IA
Plant manager: Rod Hohenadel
2003
Kent Feeds *
Rockford, IL
Plant manager: Craig Evenson
Hubbard Feeds
Worthington, MN
Plant manager: Loren P. Johnson
2004
Blue Seal Feeds *
Bow, NH
Plant manager: Greg Guerdet
Cargill Animal Nutrition
Stockton, CA
Plant manager: Karl Giacomini
2005
Hubbard Feeds *
Rapid City, SD
Operations manager: Paul Hanson
Cargill Animal Nutrition
Montgomery, AL
Plant manager: Doug Braden
2006
Cargill Animal Nutrition *
Giddings, TX
Plant manager: Byron Sommerlatte
ADM Alliance Nutrition
Grand Island, NE
Plant manger: Darin Sigler
2007
Southern States Cooperative *
Park City, KY
Plant manger: Gary Huddleston Cargill Animal Nutrition
Seguin, TX
Plant manager: Paul Yandle 2008
Cargill Animal Nutrition *
Martinsburg, Pa.
Plant manger: Charles Lickteig
Ridley Inc.
Beloit, Kan.
Plant manager: Clint Scheck and Jerry Dunno |
2009
Southern States Cooperative *
Cleveland, NC
Plant manager: Mark Whitaker
Cargill Turkey Production
Harrisonburg, VA
Plant manager: Grant Martin
2010
Hubbard Feeds*
Bismarck, ND
Plant manager: Randy Amelsberg
Cargill Animal Nutrition
Giddings, TX
Plant manager: Byron Sommerlatte |