Feed and Nutrition
Rely on our feed specialists to help your animals thrive through superior nutrition.
Your Feed and Nutrition Specialists
Whether it be beef, dairy, poultry, or swine, rest-assured that your IAS feed team will help you develop a program that meets your growth and production goals and improves feed efficiency and profitability.
Your feed team is dedicated to making your operation a success! We work diligently to offer best-cost nutrition and answer any questions you may have. We use alternative ingredients as needed to lower nutrition cost. We also give you flexibility in your feed inputs to achieve optimum nutrition for animals, while controlling feed costs. This, in turn, helps manage market volatility and better protect profits.
Our feed mills in Cuba City, Elkader, Hopkinton and Hubbard are strategically located throughout our trade territory to ensure you have the right product when you need it!
Visit an Innovative Ag Services location to feed the other animals in your life. Our line of lifestyle feeds helps you raise almost any animal, including horses, sheep, goats, rabbits, pets, birds and a variety of other animals.
Call your local Feed Specialist to find out how Innovative Ag Services can help maximize your success!
Market Commentary
IAS Market Talk Podcast
What You Need to Know from People You Know.
IAS Market Talk is your trusted source for timely ag market insights, brought to you by Innovative Ag Services. Each week, we break down the latest beef market trends with expert updates tailored specifically for IAS members. Hosted by the local pros you already know and trust, this podcast delivers practical, relevant information to help you make informed decisions for your operation. Follow IAS Market Talk wherever you listen to podcasts.
Feed Team
Mike Bachman
Vice President of Feed
Mike Bachman, Vice President of Feed, began his career in the cooperative system more than three decades ago and joined Innovative Ag Services in 2008 through a merger with United Cooperative. As Vice President of Feed, he oversees sales and P&L management for the feed department, leading his team to provide value-driven products and services to member customers.
Mike started in the industry as a feed truck driver for Luana Cooperative in 1992. Following mergers that formed United Cooperative, he took on various roles in the feed, grain, and agronomy departments before becoming Feed Department Manager in 2000, overseeing three feed mills. After the 2008 merger with IAS, he managed the Cascade location before serving as Feed Ingredient Manager, Hopkinton Location Manager, and Cuba City Regional Manager from 2011 to 2021. In 2021, he transitioned into his current role as Vice President of Feed.
A U.S. Navy veteran, Mike served four years aboard the USS New Jersey in Long Beach, California. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Upper Iowa University.
John Hammel
Livestock Production Specialist, Multiple Locations
Elkader, Elma, Monona, Waukon
Patrick Bries
Beef Production Specialist, Multiple Locations
Andrew, Cascade, Central City, Cuba City, Elkader, Farley, Faulkner, Hopkinton, Hubbard, Independence,Manchester, Monticello, Oran, Union
Brad Dewell
Swine Production Specialist, Multiple Locations
Andrew, Cascade, Central City, Cuba City, Farley, Hopkinton, Independence, Manchester, Monticello
Shana Hilgerson
Dairy Production Specialist, Multiple Locations
Elkader, Elma, Monona, Waukon
Abby Meyer
Dairy/Beef Production Specialist, Cuba City
Dave Rueber
Beef Production Specialist, Multiple Locations
Beef Production Specialist at Andrew, Cascade, Farley, Hopkinton, Independence, Manchester, and Monticello.
Brad Spain
Beef Production Specialist, Multiple Locations
Andrew, Cascade, Cuba City, Elkader, Farley, Hopkinton, Waukon
Brittany Hoefler
Dairy Production Specialist, Farley
Steve Wagner
Swine/Beef Production Specialist, Multiple Locations
Cuba City, Elkader, Hubbard, Monona, Oran, Waukon
Alesha Bell
Feed Technology Lead