Ag Expo 2011...in Review
Summary
Thank you to the 123 exhibitors, and 42 sponsors for offering a
great show. We had over 1200 attendees!
Available Speaker Presentations
The ABC's of
Refillable Container Requirements, Nancy Fitz, EPA
Applicator Olympics Winners
Sixteen teams from across South Dakota competed in the first
Olympic Challenge designed for Applicators during Ag Expo 2011. All
winners received cash prizes and an Applicator Olympic Challenge
Jacket. Congratulations to the following winners:
First Place: Dustin Jensen and Chet
Delbridge, Ag First Coop, Brookings for $1000
Second Place: Allen Neuharth and Joe
Airheart, SDWG (Huron) for $700
Third Place Tie: Jorden Haar and Jeff
Preheim, Country Pride Coop for $500 and Micah
McIntosh and Vaughn Reints, SDWG (Bristol)
for $500
Agronomy Olympics
Winners
It was not just a three way
tie, but a three-way tie from teams all within the same company.
Congratulations to the following teams from SD Wheat Growers:
- Torrey Sharky and Kevin Rabern, SDWG,
Chamberlain for $800
- Perry Burmeister and Gerrit Boomsma, SDWG,
Huron for $800
- Tim Clement (Willow Lake) and Toby Koziolek
(Yale) SDWG, for $800
Leon Wrage
Achievement Award
The 2011 Leon Wrage Achievement Award was
presented to Scott Hier during Ag Expo. Scott began
his career in agronomy as an intern at Bath
Fertilizer while attending Lake Area Technical
Institute. He worked his way through the Agronomy
Department beginning as an applicator, truck driver
and spray operator.
Scott was named Location Manager of Bath Fertilizer
in 1985. In 1994, he oversaw the move and
development of a new facility as Bath Fertilizer
relocated to its current site east of Aberdeen.
While at Bath Fertilizer, he was awarded the
National Environmental Respect Award in 1994. In
2000, Scott was named Vice President of Agronomy and
moved to South Dakota Wheat Growers headquarters in
Aberdeen. He has been supervising a team of
four product managers.
In his 36 years with South Dakota Wheat Growers,
Scott has been very instrumental in growing the
company's fertilizer and chemical business, as well
as being involved in launching a precision ag
program.
The Leon Wrage Achievement Award was first
presented to Leon Wrage in honor of his retirement
from South Dakota State University in 2005. The
award is designed to honor an individual who has
gone above and beyond in their service to the crop
production industry. Recipients of the award include
Dr. Marty Draper in 2006; Craig Myron in 2007; Dusty
Miller in 2008, Paul Luetjen in 2009 and Roger Moe
in 2010.
Raffle Tickets
Raffle tickets were sold during Ag Expo to support the SDABA Pac,
and winners of the four $250 Cabela's gift cards were:
- Andy Abner, Abner Sales
- Eric Bothun, Monsanto
- Jacques Von Leeuwen, NCFE
- Lee Kolda, NCFE
Thank you Exhibitors!
Abner Sales, Benson, MN
ADM, Minneapolis, MN
Advanced Biological Marketing (ABM), Watertown, SD
Ag Systems, Inc., Hutchinson, MN
Agassiz Seed & Supply, West Fargo, ND
Agri-Business Insurance Services, West Des Moines, IA
Agrium U.S., Inc., Denver, CO
Agrotain International, Sioux Falls, SD
AgSource Laboratories, Lincoln, NE
Agvise Laboratories, Benson, MN
AgVision Agribusiness Software, Ankeny, IA
Albrecht Promotional, Sioux Falls, SD
American Lung Association, Sioux Falls, SD
Ameropa North America Inc., Columbia, MO
Amvac Chemical, Alexandria, MN
Arkion Life Sciences, New Castle, DE
Asmark Institute, Owensboro, KY
Banjo Corporation, Jackson, MN
BASF, Sioux Falls, SD
Bayer CropScience, Sioux Falls, SD
Becker Underwood, New Ulm, MN
Ben-trei Fertilizer Co. LLC, Tulsa, OK
Brandt Agricultural Products, Sioux Falls, SD
Brock Grain Systems, Sioux Falls, SD
Brokaw Supply Co., Fort Dodge, IA
Bunge North America, Burnsville, MN
Butler Machinery Company, Fargo, ND
C & R Supply, Inc., Sioux Falls, SD
C&C Construction, Inc, Lawton, IA
Central Life Sciences, Schaumburg, IL
CHS, Watertown, SD
Crop Production Services, Brookings, SD
Crown Appraisals, Inc., Barnesville, MN
C-TEC, Inc, York, NE
D&W Construction, Sioux Falls, SD
Dakota Security Systems Inc., Sioux Falls, SD
DeBruce Fertilizer, Inc., Kansas City, MO
Dow AgroSciences, Sioux Falls, SD
Doyle Equipment Manufacturing Co., Mapleton, MN
Dultmeier Sales, Omaha, NE
DuPont Crop Protection, Glenham, SD
EBM Mill & Elevator/RBH Mill & Elevator, Norfolk, NE
EMD Crop BioScience, Sioux Falls, SD
Fairbank Equipment Inc., Yankton, SD
Farm Credit Services of America, Sioux Falls, SD
Farmers Edge, Overland Park, KS
Farmers Plant Food, Inc., Garretson, SD
Federal Scientific, Dubuque, IA
FEI, Inc., Valley City, ND
FMC, Sioux Falls, SD
Gamet Manufacturing Inc, St. Paul, MN
Gowan Company, Sioux Falls, SD
Greystone Construction Company, Shakopee, MN
GVM Incorporated, Biglerville, PA
Hagie Manufacturing Co., Clarion, IA
Helena Chemical Company, Mitchell, SD
Horvick Inc., Fargo, ND
INTX Microbials, Kentland, IN
J&D Construction, Montevideo, MN
John Deere Sprayer Sales, Madison, SD
Kahler Automation, Fairmont, MN
Kay Tank, Janesville, IA
Koch Nitrogen Company, Wichita, KS
K-Scale, LLC, Sioux Falls, SD
Kugler Company, McCook, NE
LaCrosse Forage & Turf Seed LLC, Sioux Falls, SD
Legacy Building Solutions, South Haven, MN
Management Recruiters of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, SD
Marcus Construction Company, Prinsburg, MN
Micada Agricultural Support Systems, Hope, ND
Midwest Laboratories, Inc., Omaha, NE
Monsanto, Woonsocket, SD
Murray Equipment, Inc., Ft. Wayne, IN
Mustang Seeds, Inc., Madison, SD
MZB Techologies, Watertown, SD
Nachurs Alpine Solutions, Marion, OH
Nationwide Agribusiness, Des Moines, IA
North Star Scale Inc., Ormsby, MN
Northern Ag Suppliers, Burnsville, MN
Northern Grain Design & Const, Clara City, MN
Peterson Motors Co., Watertown, SD
Precision Laboratories, Sioux Falls, SD
PSI Power Washers, Inc., Wilmont, MN
R&R Contracting, Grand Forks, ND
Rambow Inc., New London, MN
Ranco Fertiservice, Inc., Sioux Rapids, IA
Raven Industries, Sioux Falls, SD
Rosen's Inc., Fairmont, MN
Scale Center, Sioux Falls, SD
Schaben Industries, Columbus, NE
Schlagel, Inc., Cambridge, MN
SD Dept of Ag, Pierre, SD
SDSU Plant Diagnostic Clinic, Brookings, SD
SGS, Brookings, SD
Simonsen Industries, Inc., Quimby, IA
Sioux Steel Company, Sioux Falls, SD
Stine Seed Company, Milnor, ND
Stueve Construction Co., Algona, IA
Sudenga Industries, Inc., George, IA
Sweet Mfg Co., Springfield, IL
Syngenta, Brandon, SD
T&W Agri-Service, Fargo, ND
Tapco, Inc., St. Louis, MO
Tetra Micronutrients, Overton, NE
Thorstad Const. Co. Inc., Maynard, MN
TJ Technologies, Inc., Buffalo, SD
Tri-States Grain Conditioning, Inc., Spirit Lake, IA
UAS Service Corp, Hawley, MN
Union Ironworks, Decatur, IL
United Suppliers, Inc., Pierre, SD
Valent USA Corp, Canton, SD
Van Diest Supply Co., Pierre, SD
Vande Berg Scales, Sioux Center, IA
Vertical Software, Inc., Bartonville, IL
Victor Lundeen Co, Fergus Falls, MN
W Design Associates, North Platte, NE
Wagley & Assoc Ltd, Rushmore, MN
Ward Laboratories, Inc., Kearney, NE
West Central, Inc., Chamberlain, SD
Westheffer Company, Inc., Lawrence, KS
Westside Implement, Clark, SD
Wilbur Ellis, Huron, SD
Winfield Solutions, LLC, Beresford, SD
Yargus Manufacturing, Inc, Marshall, MN
A huge thanks go out to our 2011
Sponsors!
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Platinum
($1,000
and Over)
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Silver
($500 to $749) |
Agrotain |
| Canadian Pacific Railway |
| Crop Production Services |
| Farmers Plant Food |
| FEI |
| Helena |
| Raven Industries |
| Rosen's Inc. |
| United Suppliers |
| Victor Lundeen |
| West Central Inc. |
| Wilbur-Ellis |
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Bronze
($250 to $499) |
Abner Sales |
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Ag Systems Inc |
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C&R Supply |
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Country Pride |
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D&W Construction |
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Farm Credit Services of America |
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Kahler Automation |
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McLeod's Printing & Office Supply |
| Mustang Seeds |
| Novozymes
Biologicals |
| Potash Corp |
| South Dakota Corn
Utilization Council |
| South Dakota
Soybean R&P |
| South Dakota
Wheat Growers |
| SGS |
| Tetra
Micronutrients |
| Webster Scale |
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Other
(under $250) |
Aberdeen Grain Inspection
Thorstad Construction |
