Summit Agricultural Group

Summit acquired a corn ethanol plant near Phillipsburg, Kansas, in 2021. Amber Wave will add value to 20 million bushels of locally grown wheat each year and provide low-carbon fuel.

Bruce Rastetter has experience in global agriculture, renewable energy, and strategic business development. He grew up on a 300-acre family farm near Alden, Iowa.

Heartland Pork grew from businesses in feed management, building construction, and swine production into one enterprise, becoming the thirteenth-largest pork producer in the United States. Christensen Farms acquired the company in 2004.

Summit acquired Iowa Premium in 2011 and exited in 2019 through a sale to National Beef (Marfrig). It established a distribution partnership and partial sale to Sysco.

An October 2023 issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine features Bruce Rastetter, CEO of Summit Agricultural Group, discussing his farming and ethanol production background in the Midwest and abroad.

Jason Kirchhoff, CAIA, CFA, CFP is a Director with the land investment team at The Summit Agricultural Group where he is responsible for their managed accounts platform.

In his TEDx Talk, Rastetter talks through his encounters with change in agriculture, both personally and professionally.

Rastetter captured the attention of the audience as he shared how agriculture and ethanol are well positioned to continue to decarbonize fueling growth.

Amber Wave launched production at what will be North America’s largest wheat protein facility, following an investment by Summit Agricultural Group.

Progress never comes easy and so it is for a project the scope of burying CO2 pipelines from IA to ND and IL.

This collaboration brings together two entities—both founded upon creating new agricultural markets and supporting rural communities—to capture the value of the biogenic CO2 from the bioethanol production process.

The quoted speaker says Trump has a record of boosting agricultural markets and supporting biofuels.

Summit Agricultural Group offers career opportunities for new and experienced professionals.

The Summit Internship Program has operated for more than a decade and provides hands-on experience applying college skills in a work setting.

The executive team includes Bruce Rastetter, founder and executive chairman; Justin Kirchhoff, CEO; Eric Peterson, president & COO; Kirk Beaubien, managing director, US real estate; and Ashley Silvey, human resources manager.

Beginning as a 300 acre farm in the 1990’s founded by Bruce Rastetter, Summit has been at the forefront of ag innovation for decades.

Summit works with organizations that impact education, health care, communities, and industry. Bruce was appointed to the Iowa Board of Regents in 2011 by Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and served as its president from 2013 to 2017.

Summit’s philanthropy includes a $1 million gift that established a maternity ward at Hospital Sao Lucas in Lucas do Rio Verde, Mato Grosso.

Summit supports educational programs, facilities, and students. A $2.25 million gift to the Iowa State Ag Entrepreneurship Initiative funded an endowed chair in entrepreneurship and renovations at Curtiss.

Summit Agricultural Group10640 Co Hwy D20Alden, IA 50006 View on Google Maps

Summit Agricultural Group is a diversified agribusiness operator and investment manager with operations in the United States and Brazil. It invests across the agricultural supply chain, with a focus on the intersection of agriculture and renewable energy.

Summit Agricultural Group has more than 30 years of agricultural operations in North and South America.

Summit combines deep Ag experience with an expansive network of partners to manage diverse farmland investments throughout the world.