World Grain - March 2023 - 6

FROM THE EDITOR
New KSU, ISU facilities
to benefit industry
W
hile the flour and feed milling
industries are in many ways
technology-driven, the latest
equipment used to mill wheat into flour
and grains and oilseeds into feedstuffs
is secondary in importance to the people
who oversee these milling operations.
While technological advances have reduced
the number of employees needed in
milling facilities around the world, human
operators in these grain processing plants
remain critical to their respective companies'
success. A company is only as good
as its employees, which is why the future
success of these industries is strongly
linked to attracting a talented pool of students
to the programs at universities that
train future flour and feed millers.
Two North American universities, Kansas
State and Iowa State, which traditionally
have supplied young talent to the
milling, feed and grain industries, recently
announced plans to build new state-ofthe-art
facilities that will entice new students
and better serve current students.
Kansas State, the only university that
offers a four-year bachelor of science degree
in milling science and management,
has secured $125 million in public and
private funds to construct a new Grain
and Food Innovation Center to replace
63-year-old Shellenberger Hall (see related
article on page 62 for more details
about the College of Agriculture's infrastructure
upgrade). Although there is an
understandable sentimental attachment to
Shellenberger Hall, which bears the name
of Department of Grain Science and Industry's
most iconic figure, former department
head John Shellenberger, the aging
building has become more a liability than
an asset.
With enrollment having dropped in recent
years in KSU's milling science, feed
science and baking science programs,
the university rightfully sees offering
prospective students a chance to learn in
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state-of-the-art facilities as part of a comprehensive
plan to increase enrollment. It
also gives current students an opportunity
to move from a six-decades-old building
to a new and modern structure.
Walk into any flour mill in the United
States and you'll likely find a graduate
from KSU's milling science program presiding
over the operation. Many of the
industry's future leaders will pass through
the milling program, which is why having
top-notch academic facilities to attract
prospective students will not only
benefit the university but the flour milling
industry as well. The program also has
sent hundreds of graduates to flour mills
around the world over the years, making it
a program with a truly global impact.
Several hundred miles to the north,
Iowa State University is about to unveil its
new $30 million Kent Feed Mill and Grain
Science Complex. Iowa-based Kent Corp.
donated $8 million, the Iowa Corn Growers
made a donation of $4 million and
other feed manufacturers, grain companies
and equipment suppliers made significant
financial contributions to ensure the
project's completion. The 47,000-squarefoot
complex includes an ingredient
warehouse and education building with
a 50-person classroom, analytical laboratory,
a pilot plant, a 100-foot concrete mill
tower, a 40-foot concrete pelleting plant,
and 200,000 bushels of grain storage with
handling and drying
equipment.
The upgrades at KSU
and ISU are long overdue
and will have a
long-term positive impact
on the industries
that must replenish their workforces each
year with graduates from these outstanding
academic programs.
Arvin Donley
Editor
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