ISU在Fee​​d Mill＆Grain Science Complex上破土动工

Iowa State University broke ground Friday, Sept. 13, to mark the start of construction of its $21.2 million Kent Corporation Feed Mill and Grain Science Complex.

The site will be located on 10 acres of university-owned land southwest of the intersection of Highway 30 and State Avenue in Ames.

The complex will include a feed mill tower, feed milling and mixing structures, grain storage bins, warehouse and an educational building with classrooms.

预计将在2021年夏季完成该建筑群。

肯特公司提供了2017年800万美元的命名承诺。其他领导承诺for the project were provided By the Iowa Corn Promotion Board, which committed $4 million; and Sukup Manufacturing Co., which committed $2 million of in-kind support. In May, a $2.6 million commitment was made by California Pellet Mill (CPM) of Waterloo.

爱荷华州立大学校长温迪·温特斯汀（Wendy Wintersteen）说：“饲料，谷物和牲畜部门是爱荷华州农业成功的关键。”“作为一所最高土地大学，爱荷华州立大学是支持这些重要部门的关键和尖端研究，教育和推广计划的最前沿。Kent Corporation Feed Mill和Grain Sciences Complex将提供空间，设施和技术，以增强我们执行任务的能力。”

“The Kent Corporation Feed Mill and Grain Science Complex will be a world-class, state-of-the-art facility used by faculty and staff to prepare students, train industry professionals and conduct impactful research that will make Iowa State a recognized leader in support of the feed industry,” said Daniel J. Robison, holder of the Endowed Dean’s Chair in ISU’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

The state-of-the-art facility will extend Iowa State’s mission of education, research, extension and outreach.

The new Kent Corporation Feed Mill and Grain Science Complex will enhance ISU teaching programs related to feed technology, grain science and animal nutrition.

Classes and short courses will be taught at the complex, research conducted and animal feed prepared. Students and industry trainees will use the complex to learn how to keep the food system secure and sustainable.

完成后，新综合体将为跨动物科学，农业生物系统工程，农业业务等学生提供动手学习经验。今年秋天，由农业和生物系统工程系与动物科学系的教职员工一起开发的新的饲料技术未成年人首次亮相。未成年人将帮助学生准备满足饲料和谷物行业中高技能专业人士的需求不断增长。

预计它将加强爱荷华州教师的研究质量，并作为用于学术研究的定制动物饲料的来源。

该设施还将是用于饲料铣削和谷物行业员工的继续教育和扩展计划的枢纽。它将提供有关饲料技术，谷物科学和动物营养在内的主题的推广和外展计划。

这些计划将有助于养活和谷物行业工人解决越来越多的监管合规性问题，解决生物安全问题并获得高级处理方法的经验。

新设施将集中饲料生产，靠近大学动物农业教学和研究农场。

The mill will have a capacity of approximately 20,000 tons of feed/year to meet needs of ISU classes, tours, short courses, research diets, internships, small batches and rations for livestock and poultry.

爱荷华州以每年超过2100万吨消耗的动物饲料量领先全国。该州的饲料行业代表超过200亿美元的销售额，爱荷华州有超过58,000个工作岗位与该行业有关。