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The Grain Trust: Shaping the Future of Grain Milling

Connecting the next generation of talent to the vibrant world of grain milling.

The Grain Trust outreach program is a new initiative powered by IAOM’s Grain Milling Career Network. We connect experienced grain milling professionals with students, parents, and career-changers who are curious about the industry. Our volunteer ambassadors serve as authentic voices, sharing their real-world experiences and providing invaluable career advice through flexible, managed channels.

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Connect with a Mentor

The grain milling industry offers a wide range of exciting and stable career paths, from operations and maintenance to engineering, research and development, and quality control. With The Grain Trust, you can get firsthand advice and insifrom the people who are living it every day. Connect with a mentor below.

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Grain Trust Mentor

Become a Grain Trust Mentor

Ready to give back to the industry that has given so much to you? The Grain Trust offers a variety of volunteer opportunities designed to fit your schedule and comfort level. Choose the role that works best for you and help us build a strong, vibrant future for grain milling!

Explore Volunteer Roles

“The milling industry has an abundance of opportunities and career paths. I have found that in such a relatively small industry there are so many options and paths to take to accomplish your goals.”

Alex Unruh

Manufacturing & Engineering Associate

“After graduating and joining the milling industry, I never looked back. The family-like culture and honor of making a nutritious food ingredient that feeds millions of people every year has been an extremely rewarding career.”

Troy Anderson

Grain Milling Expert

“I was not too fond of the thought of potentially being at a desk for the rest of my career. I grew up on a farm and always liked being involved with agriculture – luckily, I came across milling science and management.”

Randy Frank

Head Miller & Plant Manager

“The milling industry is lucrative and growing, […] as a marketer, this industry growth makes for an exciting and challenging environment to thrive in. We are constantly trying to stay ahead of the competition and find new, creative ways to increase sales and put our brands in the spotlight.”

Whitney Jones

Marketing & Communications Professional

“Whether older equipment or brand new, there are things to learn and be challenged by, so no day in flour milling is ever boring! If you are looking for a career where you can have fun and make a difference and help feed people, flour milling is definitely one to consider!”

Christy Ball

Production & Plant Management

“What is great about milling is there are seasoned millers who are more than happy to mentor those interested and show them the detailed milling craft.”

Randy Frank

Head Miller & Plant Manager