Bell Aquaculture's Feedmill Opening: A Who's Who in Land Based Aquaculture

One of the most interesting companies we've gotten to know since launching our sustainable seafood series is Bell Aquaculture.  This Indiana startup is producing not only trout, salmon and perch on a highly productive plot of land in rural Indiana, but also producing two types of fertilizer from waste products as well as fish food to sell to other farms.  It's this fantastic story of vertical integration that we told in our 5 part video series we ran earlier this summer (click here to watch all 5 parts).

A month ago, I had the pleasure of re-visiting Bell on the opening day of their new feedmill operation. A feedmill, for those who aren't schooled in the nuances of farming is a machine that grinds grain and other ingredients to produce animal food.  In the case of Bell, it means producing a wide variety of food, primarily soybean based, for fish.  It's also highly customizable for any given fish depending on the age, species and other factors.

The event turned out to be a veritable who's who in midwest aquaculture featuring Bell's own experts, politicians, and representatives of industry associations.  All of them had some great insights to share and I captured as much as I could on video, with the help of Bell's CEO Norman McCowan.  

All 16 videos are available below or on our YouTube playlist.  Simply use the menu on the corner of the video below to choose your options.

You can also click through to our playlist on YouTube to watch or share them all.

Image credit: Abhijeet Soman/Unsplash

Ed Note: Travel expenses to Indiana were covered by Bell.