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
Dairy Resources
- Hoards Dairyman Online
- Dairy Focus
- University of Illinois Dairy Resources Site
- Management Tools for Dairy Producers
- Dairy Herd Management, Forages
- Calf Resource Site
- Calculating Cost of Productions
Swine Resources
Beef Resources
Feed Team
Mike Bachman
Vice President of Feed
Mike began his career with Innovative Ag Services in 2008 as part of the merger with United Cooperative and has over 29 years of experience in the cooperative system. Mike is responsible for sales & P&L management of the feed department. He manages his team to add value to the products and services sold to our member customers.
Mike started his career as a feed truck driver for Luana Cooperative in 1992. Soon thereafter, Luana Cooperative merged with Monona Cooperative, forming United Cooperative, where Mike assumed several duties in the feed, grain, and agronomy departments. In 2000, Mike was named the Feed Department Manager for United Cooperative and was responsible for the overall operations of three feed mills. In 2008, United Cooperative merged with Innovative Ag Services, where Mike became the Location Manager for the Cascade location. Mike has been in his current role for Innovative Ag Services as Feed Ingredient Manager/Hopkinton Location Manager/Cuba City Regional Manager since 2011.
Mike previously served four years in the United States Navy, stationed onboard the USS New Jersey in Long Beach, California. Mike also has a BS in Business Management from Upper Iowa University.
Dave Rueber
Beef Production Specialist, Multiple Locations
Andrew, Cascade, Farley, Hopkinton, Independence, Manchester, Monticello
Patrick Bries
Beef Production Specialist, Multiple Locations
Andrew, Cascade, Central City, Cuba City, Elkader, Farley, Faulkner, Hopkinton, Hubbard, Independence,Manchester, Monticello, Oran, Union
Dan Schmitt
Beef Production Specialist, Multiple Locations
Elkader, Monona, Waukon
Steve Wagner
Beef Production Specialist, Multiple Locations
Cuba City, Elkader, Hubbard, Monona, Oran, Waukon
Brad Spain
Beef Production Specialist, Multiple Locations
Andrew, Cascade, Cuba City, Elkader, Farley, Hopkinton, Waukon
Brad Dewell
Swine Production Specialist, Multiple Locations
Andrew, Cascade, Central City, Cuba City, Farley, Hopkinton, Independence, Manchester, Monticello
John Hammel
Livestock Production Specialist, Multiple Locations
Elkader, Elma, Monona, Waukon
Shana Hilgerson
Dairy Production Specialist, Multiple Locations
Elkader, Elma, Monona, Waukon
Abby Meyer
Dairy/Beef Production Specialist, Cuba City