Smith Fertilizer & Grain's full-service feed mill in Albia provides high quality products for swine, cattle, sheep, goats, poultry & equine. We have the capacity to produce large volumes of custom bulk feeds as well as the ability to mix multiple ingredients to your specific needs based on your production goals. Albia operates as our primary feed warehouse, but bagged feed is readily available at all SFG office locations. We have a weekly bagged truck route that goes to each of our locations as well as our suppliers in the Des Moines area so that we can continually stock the products that you want at the location that works best for your operation.
By Kent Watson After our earlier rains, pastures are green and full of grass, haying conditions are great and cows and calves seem to be doing well. ...
By Mark Jacobs Summertime is upon us. All classes of livestock are needing to consume adequate water to stay cool with the climbing temperatures. Adequate, readily...
By Hubbard Feeds High-production cows still have the opportunity to be profitable, so we do not want to make changes to high-producing cows’ rations that will...
By Scott Goetz Efficient rate of gain comes from conversion of feed to gain without overfeeding. Placing a focus on providing diets containing proper forage,...
Pictured: Albia Employee Buck Carlberg Delivers QLF Liquid Feed
• Custom Mixing & Bagging • Bulk/Bag Delivery of 1 ton to Full Semi Loads • Full Line of Commodity Mixes • Creep Feeder Rentals • Lick Tank Rentals • Grain Bank Storage • Custom Nutrition Ration Recommendations • Rations for Cattle, Sheep, Goats, Swine, Horses, and More
Kent Watson is an Agronomist/Nutritionalist based in Albia. Kent has been involved in all aspects of production agriculture for over 40 years. He grew up in Northern Indiana and got his degree from Purdue University in Agriculture Economics. He managed a feed, fertilizer and grain coop elevator, he worked for the Land and Livestock Division of the J.R. Simplot Company (one of the largest cow/calf and feedlot producers in the country) primarily selling animal health and feed supplement products throughout the Pacific Northwest. He was a Farm Marketer for Cargill in West Central Minnesota and prior to coming to Smith’s he managed a Helena Chemical outlet and was in agronomy sales for Pinnacle Ag. Kent and his wife Tanya have one grown son and two grandsons.
Scott grew up southeast of Mt Ayr on the Missouri border, where his family had a large cow-calf operation and raised and sold quarter horses. His extended family had farrow-to-finish hogs, which he got to spend a great deal of time with. Since college he has worked for various farm suppliers around south-central Iowa. In one of his most recent positions, he was manager and handled sales for a feed store in Indianola. Through these jobs he has gained knowledge in everything from agronomy to refined fuels and lubricants, but his passion has always been the livestock industry. He lives with his wife, Cindy, on their farm in the very Northwest corner of Lucas county, where he has cattle, five horses, and two dogs. In their spare time, when they are not baling or feeding hay, they like to team rope and barrel race.
Kelly Harvey has been involved in the agriculture community her entire life. Kelly grew up on a farm in Jefferson Iowa along with her three siblings. Kelly was very active in showing pigs and raising show pigs alongside with her father and siblings, and was also very active in sports, FFA, and competitive dance. Kelly graduated from high school in 2013, and Attended Des Moines Area Community College, majoring in Ag Business. After College Kelly started at Iowa Select farms and continued to work there until May 2019 when she was hired on at Smith Fertilizer and Grain. Kelly and her husband Austin have two daughters, Jordyn and Bexley. They spend much of summer, fall, and spring going to rodeos and spending time as a family in the practice pen.
Sara is from Ankeny, IA where she graduated high school in 2010. She was heavily involved in sports growing up, especially softball, which taught her a lot about initiative, dedication and teamwork. She graduated in 2016 from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, IA with majors in Public Relations, Communication Studies and Studio Art. She has worked in the fine arts, home healthcare, and social services fields since college, before starting with Smith Fertilizer and Grain in May of 2020. She has a wonderful son who keeps her busy when she is not working. She also enjoys cooking, art projects, and spending time with her family. Grain, agronomy and feed were totally new worlds to her before starting with SFG; however, she has quickly learned that she enjoys working in these areas and is eager to learn more every day. She currently manages our Milo office with the help of our great Location Manager, Scott Goetz, and Agronomist, Jason Jensen. Stop in and say hello anytime!
Madison Ratliff grew up on a ranch in Southeast Kansas with her parents and four siblings. Madison grew up showing cattle at county, state, and national levels with her siblings. Madison graduated from high school in 2016 and attended Butler Community College for two years, graduating with an Associates in Science. She then transferred to Kansas State University where she graduated with an Animal Science degree in 2020. After college, Madison moved to Blakesburg, Iowa where she lives with her boyfriend, Reed Shockley. They spend their time going to shows and working on show cattle
Mark Jacobs leads the front counter sales at the Albia location. He has worked with SFG since 2006 when the Albia location was purchased from Roemerman Feed & Grain. Prior to that he had worked with Roemerman Feed & Grain since 1999, doing front counter sales. He enjoys working with the customers, helping them to achieve their livestock and agronomy needs. He is a long time Albia resident. He graduated from Albia High School, then attended Iowa State University. He graduated from Iowa State with a B.S. in Animal Science. He currently has a cow calf operation that occupies his spare time. He especially enjoys watching the calves grow up.
Chyenne grew up on a farm in Livonia, Missouri. She attended high school at CHS in Centerville, Iowa, and college at Indian Hills Community College, also in Centerville. She has been involved in farming since birth. Chyenne was very active in high school sports. She played golf for all four years in high school and competed in state three of the four years. Chyenne graduated in 2018 from Centerville High School and majored in agriculture while in high school and college.