Bryan Sievers

Bryan and his wife, Lisa, operate a grain and livestock farm which includes 2,000 acres of tillable land and a 2,400 head beef cattle feedlot in Scott County, near Stockton, Iowa. The Sievers are enthusiastic environmental stewards of the land that’s been in the family for over 100 years. They have been actively involved in implementing numerous conservation practices on their farm. Recently, the Sievers planted 37 acres of perennial prairie on their farm that will provide multiple ecosystem services to their farm. In 2013, they commissioned their 1.0 MW combined heat and power (CHP) anaerobic digester system. The anaerobic digesters process all of the beef cattle manure plus additional sources of food waste and biomass. They return all of the rich, pathogen-free and nutrient-dense soil amendments produced by their digesters to their farmland in the form of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, and organic matter.  Recently, Bryan and Lisa partnered with Roeslein Alternative Energy (RAE) to form a new company called Horizon II. This new company will produce renewable natural gas, from state-of-the art technology, that will be injected into a pipeline for use as a liquid transportation fuel. Since January 1, 2022, Bryan has been serving as the Operations Manager for Horizon II. Recently, Bryan was chosen to become Director of Government Relations for Roeslein Alternative Energy. So, after nearly ten years, he is no longer in charge of daily operations of the anaerobic digester facilities. 

Recently, RAE, Sievers Family Farms, and 14 additional partners were awarded an $80 million grant from the USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program. Bryan will be serving as Chief Executive Officer for this innovative five-year program. Here is a link to the USDA web site that describes the grant titled Horizon II: A Climate-Smart Future for Corn, Soybean, Livestock, and Renewable Natural Gas Production, in more detail: https://www.usda.gov/climate-solutions/climate-smart-commodities/projects.​​​​​​​

Bryan received his degree in Agricultural Business in 1982 from Iowa State University. His past experiences include being a 3-year letterman on the Iowa State University baseball team, leadership roles in the Iowa Farm Bureau, a graduate of Leadership Iowa, serving two terms in the Iowa Legislature (one term in the Iowa House and one term in the Iowa Senate) and served as Chair of the Iowa Economic Development Authority’s Biomass Conversion committee. He currently serves as Vice-Chair on the American Biogas Council Board of Directors. Bryan also served on Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds’ Carbon Sequestration Task Force. He also serves as Co-Chair of the Iowa Smart Agriculture initiative. Bryan and Lisa have two children and six grandchildren.