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E R I N B O W E R S

( E R I N @ I A S T A T E . E D U )

Iowa State UniversityFeed Mill and Grain Science Complex

The driver behind the project

The Animal Science Department needs approximately 18,000 tpy of feed, mostly small batch and/or specialty

The trend for commercial Midwest feed mills to specialize by species has left few options for obtaining these feeds

Existing ISU mills (used only for research feed production) are outdated and non-compliant with worker and feed safety laws

What we also see as opportunities

Ag industries face high retirement rates in the next 5 years--few potential employees with adequate knowledge, exposure, and/or experience

There are educational needs in the grain handling and feed production industries going un-met

There are many research opportunities related to animal feed production and nutrition, novel ingredients and processes, grain handling and management, equipment and product testing, etc…

Three divisions of the proposed complex

Feed Mill and Processing Biosecurity Facility• 40-50,000 tpy; 20,000

tpy production capacity for ISU needs

• Multi-species• 2 lines: production scale

(10 tph) and research scale (1 tph)

• Biosecurity research• Considering different

management strategies

Transportation Biosecurity Facility• Student

classroom/training space• Truck wash designed for

pathogen research

Grain Handling and Storage Facility• Sufficient corn storage to

meet needs of a years’ worth of research trials (320,000 bufor ISU)-dietary uniformity.

• Dryeration (in triplicate)• Research• IP

Animal Science Research and Teaching Corridor

Majority of ISU feed need Student accessibility Logistics perspective

(paved/primary roads, utilities access)

Goals of the potential facility-Education

Ag industries face high retirement rates in the next 5 years—we are training their future employees Hands-on experience is valuable

Giving students a relevant facility in which to learn Appropriate scale of experience-production line

Potential degree minor (multi-disciplinary)

Industry education for existing employees (FSMA, grain handling, feed manufacturing)

Goals of the potential facility-Research

Animal feed production and nutrition (data-poor)

Biosecurity: best practices, contribution of transportation vehicles to pathogen spread, sequencing and flushing

Novel ingredients (handling properties, feed inclusion, nutritive value, etc…)

New equipment (planning for flexibility)

Feed safety

Goals of the potential facility-Research

Uniform grain for feed research trials

Storage site/uniform grain supply provides reduced dietary variability (reduced “noise”) allowing better detection of treatment effects

What’s happening? Three facets of the complex

What’s happening? Feed Mill

• Land O’Lakes has donated services from their strategic asset management team to develop a business case study for the feed mill

Working with Land O’Lakes

What’s happening? Feed Mill

• Todd & Sargent is donating flow paths and initial design schematics for the project. Drafts currently under review

Working with Todd & Sargent

Working with Todd & Sargent

What’s happening? Grain Handling and Storage Facility

• ABE capstone group designing site, including grain monitoring technology, and its integration with the rest of the complex

Working with ABE Capstone Group

Site design Capacities Conveyance Monitoring technology

What’s happening? Transportation Biosecurity Facility

• Industrial Technology intern-research truck wash

• Technology Systems Management- capstone group structural and operational biosecurity

Truck Wash Internship Goal

Preliminary design of a truck wash, including water and air system specifications to enable its use for studying pathogens.

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TSM Capstone Goals

Facility construction and design considerations to enhance or aid biosecurity efforts. Recommendations for shared and dedicated paths, roads, and

equipment among other things. Biosecurity SOP’s for the site for people, vehicles, processes,

and goods Entry and exit protocols Receiving, delivery, and material transfer protocols Pest control (birds, rodents, insects, etc…)

We are in the planning phase

This facility will sit at the heart of Iowa and U.S. agriculture supporting advanced research and exceptional student and industry education; it will simultaneously open doors for innovation and collaboration.

Initiation of fundraising was approved ISU Capital Planning Committee in February 2016