Conference Partners

Thank you to our partners and sponsors for helping support the 2024 Iowa Specialty Producers Conference!


Platinum Sponsors & Exhibitors

Choose Iowa

Beth Romer

Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship

Wallace State Office Building, 502 E. 9th Street

Des Moines, IA 50319

515-725-1061

ChooseIowa@IowaAgriculture.gov

www.ChooseIowa.com

 

Nutrien Ag Solutions

Terry Bockenstedt

1213 12th Avenue SE

Dyersville, IA 52040

563-590-3287

terry.bockenstedt@nutrien.com

www.nutrien.com

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Nutrien Ag Solutions

Eric Rogich

N15721 Schubert Road

Galesville, WI 54630

608-865-1095

eric.rogich@nutrien.com

www.nutrien.com

Iowa Wine Awards Social Sponsor

Defranceschi USA

Matt Brennecke

3434 106th Circle | Urbandale, IA 50322

515-423-4844

matthew.brennecke@sacmigroup.com

www.defranceschiusa.com

Gold Sponsors

Iowa State University Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute

Jocey Caelwaerts, Bill Colonna

536 Farm House Lane, 2571 Food Sciences Building | Ames, IA 50010

515-294-3308

joceyc@iastate.edu

www.extension.iastate.edu/wine/

Silver Sponsors & Exhibitors

Iowa Sustainable Ag Research & Education (SARE)

Christa Hartsook

2625 N. Loop Drive, Suite 2430 | Ames, IA 50010

515-294-4430

hartc@iastate.edu

www.northcentral.sare.org/state-programs/iowa/

Rupp Seeds

Brad Paulson

17919 County Road B | Wauseon, OH 43567

800-700-1199

bradp@ruppseeds.com

www.ruppseeds.com

Tradeshow Exhibitors

Practical Farmers of Iowa

Jacqueline Venner Senske / Steve Carlson

1615 Golden Aspen Drive, Suite 101 | Ames, IA 50010

515-232-5661

jacqueline.venner.senske@practicalfarmers.org steve.carlson@practicalfarmers.org

www.practicalfarmers.org

Rispens Seeds

Ryan Kingma

1357 Dutch American Way | Beecher, IL 60401

317-900-2955

ryan@rispensseeds.com

www.rispensseeds.com

Stillwater Greenhouse

Daniel Zimmerman

3110 Shadow Avenue | Orchard, IA 50460

641-732-3252

stillwatergreenhouse@gmail.com

www.stillwatergreenhouse.com

 
 

Windridge Implements

Brian Nordschow

2073 State Highway 9 | Decorah, IA 52101

563-380-1330

bnordschow@windridgeimplements.com

www.windridgeimplements.com

Iowa State University iTIPS Team

Shannon Coleman | Kennedy Frazier

2541 Food Science Building, 536 Farm House Lane

Ames, IA 50011

515-294-9011

scoleman@iastate.edu | kennedyf@iastate.edu

https://www.innocativemedia.nmsu.edu

Seedway

Bill Hanks

1734 Railroad Place, P.O. Box 250 | Hall, NY 14463

660-441-4869

bhanks@seedway.com

www.seedway.com

Alliant Energy

Dan Huyser

325 South Maple Avenue | Ames, IA 50010

515-298-1731

dhuyser@franklinenergy.com

www.alliantenergy.com

 
 

Warner Packaging

Rob Caldwell

4020 Corporate Avenue | Plover, WI 54467

715-340-8140

rob.caldwell@warnerpackaging.com

www.warnerpackaging.com

Iowa Farmers Union

Deborah Bunka

P.O. Box 1883 | Ames, IA 50010

515-451-8492

dbunka@iowafarmersunion.org

www.iowafarmersunion.org

 

Iowa Farmers Market Nutrition Program - IDALS

John Krzton-Presson | Tammy Stotts

502 East 9th Street | Des Moines, IA 50319

515-725-1179

john.krzton-presson@iowaagriculture.gov

www.iowaagriculture.gov/agricultural-diversification-market-development-bureau/fmnp-vendor-information

Ag Resource, Inc.

David & Teresa Birky

35268 State Highway 34 | Detroit Lakes, MN 56501

218-847-9351

dgbari@tekstar.com

www.agresourceincmn.com

 
 

Miller Chemical

Kayla Smith

120 Radio Road | Hanover, PA 17331

715-591-1921

kaylasmith@millerchemical.com

www.millerchemical.com

 

Westfall Company, Inc.

Alan Westfall

124 Workman Court | Eureka, MO 63025

314-409-7529

awestfall@westfallcompany.com

www.westfalltanks.com

Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship

Paul Ovrom | John Krzton Presson

Tammy Stotts | Beth Romer

502 E. 9th Street | Des Moines, IA 50319

515-242-6239

paul.ovrom@iowaagriculture.gov

www.iowaagriculture.gov

 
 
 
 

Northeastern Vine Supply

Andrew Farmer

1428 River Road | West Pawlet, VT 05775

802-287-9311

andy@nevinesupply.com

www.nevinesupply.com

 

Midwest Grower Supply, Inc.

Wayne Peterson

606 West 4th Street, Stanberry, MO 64489

866-802-3431

midwestgrower@sbcglobal.net

www.midwestgrowersupply.com

Dripwerx Irrigation

Jeff Zimmerman

2983 110th Street | Orchard, IA 50460

641-220-5214

info@dripwerxllc.com

www.dripwerxllc.com

MAK Marketing & Co.

Alex Monaghan

713 Anderson Street | Manchester, IA 52057

563-608-5180

alex@makmarketingco.com

www.makmarketingco.com

MedMutual Protect

Kaylin Stevenson | Toni Fife

974 73rd Street, Suite 42 | West Des Moines, IA 50265

309-678-9781

kaylinstevenson@stevensonhealthinsurance.com

www.medmutualprotect.com

USDA - Iowa Farm Service Agency

Amanda Hartman | Amanda Weigel

10500 Buena Vista Court | Des Moines, IA 50322

515-254-1540

amanda.j.hartman@usda.gov

www.fsa.usda.gov/ia

Interested in sponsoring future Iowa Specialty Producers Conference? Learn more.

Attend Virtually

Register to attend our conference virtually, and gain access to the keynote session as well as our breakout sessions LIVE both days of the conference. Registrants will also receive links to the recordings following the event, as well as speaker presentations/follow-up materials and an exclusive discount code for next year’s event.

Showcase Your Product or Service

Interested in exhibiting your product or services as a Sponsor? We have a variety of custom packages available for you to reach the audience of your choice, or let us tailor an option for your needs.

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About the Iowa Specialty Producers Conference (ISPC):

The ISPC is planned and hosted through a partnership between the Iowa Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association and the Iowa Wine Growers Association and made possible through *grant funding from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS)

* Funding for the 2021 Iowa Specialty Producers Conference was made possible by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service through grant AM200100XXXXG044. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA.