Engel named Vita Plus dairy specialist

Posted on May 12, 2025 in Company News
Jessica Engel recently joined the Vita Plus team as a dairy specialist. She will be serving dairy producers in eastern and central Wisconsin. In her role, Engel will develop high-quality diet formulations, provide management expertise, and offer effective solutions to help producers solve problems and meet their goals.

Meier named Vita Plus quality assurance specialist

Posted on March 4, 2025 in Company News
Bruce Meier recently joined the Vita Plus team as a quality assurance specialist. In this role, Meier will ensure all manufactured products meet quality expectations, and regulatory, company, and customer specifications.

Lee named Loyal Ingredients senior merchandiser

Posted on February 28, 2025 in Company News
Les Lee recently joined the Loyal Ingredients team as a senior merchandiser. In this key leadership role, he will support customers’ grain and feed ingredient needs and assist in creating and executing merchandising plans for various commodities.

Praisler named Vita Plus dairy specialist

Posted on February 19, 2025 in Company News
Grace Praisler recently joined the Vita Plus team as a dairy specialist. Praisler will work closely with the Vita Plus eastern region team to serve dairy producers in the western Ohio, eastern Indiana and southeastern Michigan market area.

Hagen named Vita Plus swine nutritionist and technical salesperson

Posted on February 17, 2025 in Company News
Chloe Hagen, Ph.D., recently joined the Vita Plus team as a swine nutritionist and technical salesperson. Hagen will primarily focus on serving swine producers in the Illinois and Wisconsin market area.

Kerkhoff named Vita Plus general manager of Madison plant and distribution centers

Posted on January 16, 2025 in Company News
Ron Kerkhoff recently joined the Vita Plus team as the general manager of the Madison, Wisconsin, plant and wholesale distribution networks in Madison, Wisconsin, Central City, Iowa, and Fairmont, Minnesota. He will have the responsibility of overseeing teams in feed manufacturing, distribution and warehousing.

Dieter named Vita Plus vice president manufacturing and transportation

Posted on September 20, 2024 in Company News
Aric Dieter recently joined Vita Plus as the vice president of manufacturing and transportation. This leadership role focuses on leveraging the Vita Plus network to continue providing value for our customers while accelerating our growth throughout the Midwest and beyond.

Kloehn named Vita Plus Columbus operations manager

Posted on June 24, 2024 in Company News
Joe Kloehn was recently named the operations manager of Vita Plus Columbus in Columbus, Wisconsin. He will also lead the team at Vita Plus Fall River in Fall River, Wisconsin. He will be providing leadership in production, transportation and safety.

Mendoza named Vita Plus Loyal general manager

Posted on June 14, 2024 in Company News
Pedro Mendoza was recently named the general manager of Vita Plus Loyal in Loyal, Wisconsin. Mendoza will lead the Loyal feed manufacturing and grain merchandising teams focused on serving customers throughout central Wisconsin. Mendoza will maintain a high-level of quality production and safe practices while being a steward and agricultural advocate within the local community.

Hereth and Skalitzky join Vita Plus marketing team

Posted on June 12, 2024 in Company News
Makenzie Hereth and Sara Skalitzky are the newest additions to the marketing team at Vita Plus in Madison, Wisconsin. In their roles, they will be key members of the marketing team and contribute to various communication and marketing efforts. Their focus will be on serving customers and assisting consultants offering technical expertise to producers.

Stadelman named Vita Plus director of finance

Posted on April 5, 2024 in Company News
Justin Stadelman recently joined Vita Plus as director of finance.  He will be a key member of the Vita Plus financial management team working closely with senior management and accounting staff, responsible for managing and leading financial initiatives that improve reporting systems, policies, procedures, and financial results. 

Kulow named Vita Plus Lake Mills general manager

Posted on January 11, 2024 in Company News
Keith Kulow was recently named the general manager of Vita Plus Lake Mills in Lake Mills, Wisconsin.  He will be providing leadership of the feed manufacturing and grain merchandising focused on serving customers throughout the local market area.  Kulow will maintain a high-level of quality production, maintaining safety and production standards while being a steward and agricultural advocate within the local community.

Thomas named Agri-Business Consultants dairy business services manager

Posted on January 11, 2024 in Company News
Steven Thomas recently joined Agri-Business Consultants, LLC (ABC) as the dairy business services manager.  He will lead the team dedicated to reporting and analyzing business analytics for dairy producers throughout the Midwest while assisting them with feasibility studies, start-up business and succession planning.  He will also contribute to Vita Plus educational and business consulting strategies.

Millard named Loyal Ingredients general manager

Posted on November 13, 2023 in Company News
Dustin Millard recently joined Vita Plus as the general manager of Loyal Ingredients LLC in Loyal, Wisconsin.  He will be providing leadership of the commodities brokerage team in all capacities and focus on serving customers through merchandising plans, market analysis and on-site discussions with customers.

Loken named Vita Plus livestock specialist

Posted on October 13, 2023 in Company News
Tommie Loken recently joined Vita Plus as a livestock specialist. Loken will work closely with the Vita Plus Dodgeville and Spensley Feed Sales teams to serve beef and dairy producers throughout southwest Wisconsin. She will help producers select the nutrition strategies and products that best fit their unique farms and situations to achieve their production goals.

Van Soest named Vita Plus dairy technical specialist

Posted on August 21, 2023 in Company News
Brandon Van Soest, Ph.D., recently joined Vita Plus as a dairy technical specialist. He will be based in northwestern Indiana, providing technical expertise and primary nutritional responsibilities to help producers have the most success within their milking herd.