Gage A. Kent and the Birth of Kent Feeds

Dan Agri-Business, American Agriculture History Minute, Beef, Cattle, This Land of Ours

Revolutionizing Cattle Feeding in the 1920s In the mid-1920s, central Iowa cattle feeder Gage A. Kent recognized that raising superior cattle required more than care—it required proper nutrition. While most feed at the time relied on low-cost fillers, Kent believed that young calves deserved high-quality feed supplements to ensure better growth and health. The Creation of Kent Baby Beef Kent …