America's Cultivation Corridor Interviews Rich Dwyer

Why Iowa? Five Questions with Rich Dwyer
In his nearly 40 years with KENT® Corporation, Rich Dwyer has served in a number of roles, starting as a sales trainee who also hosted livestock fitting and trimming workshops for 4-H members through sales and sales management roles across Iowa in the Kent Feeds organization. He was named president of Kent Feeds in 2002, and in 2010 became President of KENT Nutrition Group pulling two regional brands, Kent Feeds and Blue Seal Feeds, under one roof. In 2011, Dwyer became Senior Vice President – Corporate Affairs and Enterprise Risk Management for KENT Corporation, with responsibility for community and government relations, and enterprise risk.

Dwyer is an Atkinson, Illinois native, and attended Black Hawk East Junior College. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Animal Industries at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He began working at Kent Feeds two weeks after graduation and is still excited about the opportunities and innovation underway at the family-owned company.

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