For Immediate Release
	Editorial Contact: Jeff Cannon  Sr. Vice President, Planning and Business Development Diamond V Mills, Inc. 800.373.7234  or Mike Opperman Charleston|Orwig, Inc. 262.563.5100 Email:  mopperman@charlestonorwig.com

Brent Kirn Joins Diamond V^® Domestic Sales Team

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (March 20, 2007)—Diamond V^® announced the addition of Brent Kirn to its Domestic Sales Team as a Regional Sales Manager in the Southeastern United States.

“We are excited about the level of technical expertise and proven sales experience that Brent will be bringing to our company,” says Jim Keppen, Director, North American Business Unit for Diamond V. “His knowledge and experience in the poultry industry will be vital to our team as we accelerate our growth in the poultry and monogastric target markets.”

Kirn received his B.S. and M.S. in nutrition and production management from the University of Missouri. Since then, he has spent time with Louis Rich LLC and Smithfield Foods managing various areas of poultry production. Kirn was Vice President of Research for Colorado Quality Research for three years before joining Adisseo/Aventis Animal Nutrition in Atlanta. Most recently, Kirn has worked as a technical consultant and broker for the poultry industry.

Diamond V Mills is the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of fermentation products used to optimize the palatability and digestibility of feeds for all types of animals. These products, manufactured at its headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, are used in feeds for dairy, swine, beef, horses, poultry, pets and aquaculture. The Diamond V family of products consists of yeast, the media on which it is grown and all the nutritional metabolites produced during the fermentation process. For more information, contact Diamond V Mills at 800-373-7234, or on the Web at www.diamondv.com.

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