Bioscience

For over 100 years, the Michael Foods family of businesses has leveraged quality ingredients and innovative processes to offer the finest products and solutions to our customers and to food-loving consumers. Today, we’re the nation's largest processor of value-added eggs—but that’s just the beginning. Explore the timeline to see how we’ve grown through the years.

The Zinpro plant in Garner pioneered the research and development of organictrace minerals and is a leading manufacturer of animal feed supplements. Zinpro is a privately-held company, whose steady growth has come as a result of quality products, quality people and a focus on one thing: trace mineral nutrition. Today, the company has regional sales offices located in eight countries and markets its products in more than 60 countries worldwide.

Sparboe Farms has large egg production facilities in the county, producing over 5 million eggs each day.

Many of the eggs produced in the county go through the Michael Foods plant near Britt.

New Horizons Co-Op is a privately held company in Britt, IA. They are in the chicken/eggs business industry within the agricultural production-livestock and animal specialties sector. They have been operating for about 20 years.

MaxYield Cooperative past and present has enabled members to achieve results jointly that the members could not have achieved on their own. MaxYield exists to maximize the yield of its members. To fulfill this role, MaxYield Cooperative is a Solution’s Provider. Throughout our existence, the solutions needed by our members have changed as agriculture has evolved. However, the role of MaxYield holds as true today as in those first years – to enable members to band together and achieve joint results the individual member could not achieve on their own.

At Ag Vantage FS, we have a broad range of products and services to serve operations of any size or scope, and we also have the people and resources available to service customer more efficiently. Our roots go back to 1931, when our organization was formed, and over the years, we have grown to remain a dependable partner to our customers.

Hawkeye Pride has large egg production facilities in the county, producing over 5 million eggs each day.

Many of the eggs produced in the county go through the Michael Foods plant near Britt.

Hancock county oil, is a leader in Liquefied petroleum gas wholesale and manufactures products. Hancock county Co-Op tire store offers tires for sale, tire repair, and auto service.

A diverse agricultural grain and supply cooperative.

Founded in 1916, Farmers Coop Association has grown to five locations throughout northern Iowa and southern Minnesota offering full service agronomy, grain, energy and feed. We are proud to be owned by the customers which we serve. Community plays a large role in what Farmers Coop Association stands for. Because of this, we believe in doing business locally as well as giving back to the communities that our employees and patrons live in.

We perform NIST traceable calibrations for a variety of types of flow meters using numerous types of fluids. We also offer calibration-related engineering services, wet gas/multiphase testing, valve testing, and flow measurement training.

Developed by Charles Koch, MBM® prepares individuals to deal successfully with the challenges of growth and change while fostering a healthy, growing organization. By applying the same shared values that unleash prosperity in free societies – such as value creation, integrity, responsibility, free speech and tolerance – we encourage each other to take initiative and to challenge.

We are a global leader in transforming natural gas into nitrogen. The chemical processes we use ensure we have the nitrogen we need to support life on earth - from fertilizer that feeds the crops that feed the world to products that remove harmful emissions from industrial activities.