Distinguished Service to ag awards
Published
12/9/2019
R.W. and Mary Nelson of Des Moines and Carol Messer of Yarmouth were recognized with the 2019 Iowa Farm Bureau Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award at the organization’s annual meeting Dec. 4 in Des Moines.
The Nelsons, co-founders of Kemin Industries, a leading global provider of food technologies, launched their manufacturing plant when they were farming in an old wool barn with just two product lines. Today, Kemin Industries maintains manufacturing facilities in nine countries and has operations in more than 90 countries. Founded in 1961, the Nelsons have grown the...
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