(Templeton) PigEasy, a family-owned company in Templeton, was awarded assistance from Iowa’s State Small Business Credit Initiative Innovation Fund.
The Iowa Economic Development Authority says PigEasy develops products that simplify daily tasks on the farm to improve productivity and efficiency and reduce costs. Their products include the AI Saddle for artificially inseminating sows and MealMeter for monitoring sow feeding and drinking activity with a mobile app.
The company was awarded a $175,000 Demonstration Fund loan for product refinement, key personnel and market planning and entry activities.
The SSBCI program’s Innovation Fund increases assistance available through Iowa’s innovation continuum to support entrepreneurs through concept, launch and expansion. Award recommendations for these funds are made by the SSBCI Review Committee to the IEDA director for approval. The committee met on March 5, 2024, to review eligible applications.
