J. Schlieman

Hawkeye Energy Holdings LLC manufactures and distributes ethanol. The company was founded by Bruce L. Rastetter in 2003 and is headquartered in Ames, IA.

Heartland Pork Management Services operates a livestock farm.The company is headquartered in Alden, IA.

TCI Holding Co. develops and provides technology crops. Its business categorized under following groups: specialty crops, specialty oils and specialty ingredients. The firm's specialty oils are produced from the crops, grown by growers who follow strict management protocols for sustainability and identity preservation. Its specialty ingredients are derived from the crushed seeds that produce nature’s crops specialty oils. The company was founded by Michael Boyd Wainscott and Andrew Bruce Hebard in 2004 and is headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC.

Rural American Fund (Rural American Fund) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Thomas Karlson. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Farm Credit System supports rural communities and agriculture industries with credit and financial services. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.