CONRAD-AMERICAN

Conrad American first started in the late 60's in Houghton, Iowa by Leonard Conrad a local farmer. Mr. Conrad was a breeder and marketer of highbred seed corn which he produced. To keep his employees busy during the summer, he became a large distributor of grain storage products. During the 1970's, there was high demand for grain storage, due to increased yields and more acres planted. Also, increased emphasis on marketing grain by farmers helped create a strong demand for grain storage... The early 80's, there were many grain storage manufacturers - perhaps 25-30. Because of the tough ag economic times, many manufacturers were eliminated. There remains a handful of manufacturers today of which Conrad American/Eaton is proud to be one of those survivors and has in fact thrived. In 1986, the holding company decided the operations would be best in the hands of private individuals. Three individuals purchased the Conrad American/Eaton operations from the holding company. One of the..

Primary location: Houghton United States