Companies.

COMPANIES

A & L ANALYTICAL LABORATORIES, INC. *
411 N. Third St, Memphis, TN 38105; 901/527-2780,
800/264-4522, FAX: 901/526-1031
E-mail: al-labs.com
Web site: www.al-labs.com

ABI ALFALFA, INC.
12351 W. 96th Terr, Suite 101, Lenexa, KS 66215;
913/599-2240, FAX: 913/599-2265
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 datteri@abialfalfa.com
Web site: www.abialfalfa.com
Year established: 1960
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 50
Gen Mgr: Sam Datteri (datteri@abialfalfa.com)
Brand Mgr: Gene Lind (lind@abialfalfa.com)
Natl Sales Mgr: Stan Vetos (vetos@abialfalfa.com)
Comms Mgr: Paul Solar
Mgr, Prod: Mike Finke
Mgr, R&D: Jim Moutray
Products: America's alfalfa seed and America's
alfalfa red clover seed, contact Gene Lind
Ad & PR agency: The Duff Co.

ABS GLOBAL, INC.
1525 River Rd, DeForest, WI 53532; 608/846-3721,
FAX: 608/846-6444
Web site: www.absglobal.com
Year established: 1941
Fiscal year: April-March
Number of employees: 300
CEO/Pres: Ian Biggs
CFO: Jeff Johnson
Chief Genetics Officer: Denny Funk
VP, North America: Jady Grad
Comms Mgr: Marcy Tessmann
Mgr Dairy Prods: Brian Bolton
Mgr Beef Prods: Doug Frank
Mgr Animal Prods: Steve Fried
Mgr HR/Dev: Sandi Baylor-Schmidt
Dir Technical Svcs: Neil Michael
Products: Dairy and beef cattle genetics, Uddercare
products, breeding supplies, liquid nitrogen tanks
Ad and PR agency: In-house

ACCELERATED GENETICS
E10890 Penny Ln, Baraboo, WI 53913;
608/356-8357, 800/451-9275, FAX: 608/356-4387
E-mail: info@accelgen.com
Web site: www.accelgen.com
Year established: 1941
Fiscal year: October-September
Number of employees: 300
CEO/Pres: Roger Ripley
VP, Mktg: Robert Holterman
VP, PR: Janet Keller
VP, Ad: Janet Keller
VP, Research: Mike Cowan
Ad Coord: Brenda Murphy
Promotions Coord: Charlene McCauley
PR Coord: Kari Stanek
Products: Dairy/beef semen; farm products; research
-- Genetic Visions Inc.

AG-BAG INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
2320 S.E. Ag-Bag Ln, Warrenton, OR 97146;
503/861-1644, 800/334-7432, FAX: 503/861-2527
E-mail: silage@ag-bag.com
Web site: www.ag-bag.com
Year established: 1978
Number of employees: 130
CEO/Pres: Larry Inman (linman@ag-bag.com)
Ad Mgr, Mktg Dir: Angela Sidlo
(asidlo@ag-bag.com)
VP, Sales: Louann Tucker (ltucker@ag-bag.com)
Ops Dir: Debbie Linder (dlinder@ag-bag.com)
CFO/Investor Relations: Mike Wallis
(mwallis@ag-bag.com)
PR Mgr/HR Mgr: Terri Opsahl
(topsahl@ag-bag.com)
Products: Sealed storage systems -- Ag-Bagger,
Tri-Dura storage bags, Ag-Bag Plus!, Inoculant
Flex-a-Tuber round-bale bagger, MR802, square-bale
bagger

AG-CHEM EQUIPMENT CO., INC.,
DIVISION OF AGCO
4205 River Green Parkway, Duluth, GA 30096-2568;
770/813-9200, FAX: 770/232-8499
Web site: www.agchem.com
Year established: 1963
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 1,400
Gen Mgr: Ron Hess
VP, Sales: Dwight Porter
VP, Mktg: Jerry Weaver
VP, Natl Accts: Don Pottinger
Products: Terra-Gator flotation fertilizer applicator;
RoGator post-emerge applicator; Willmar sprayers,
spreaders and tenders; Spra-Coupe sprayers;
LOR*AL sprayers; Wrangler loaders
Ad and PR agency: In-house

AGCO CORP.
4205 River Green Pkwy, Duluth, GA 30096;
770/813-9200, FAX: 770/813-6038
E-mail: na.marketing@atl.agcocorp.com
Web site: www.agcocorp.com
Year established: 1990
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 260 (in Duluth)
Chmn: Robert J. Ratliff
Pres/CEO: John M. Shumejda
Sr VP, Mktg & Sales (Americas): Edward R. Swingle
VP, Parts, (N.A.): Bruce Plagman
VP, AGCO Mktg (N.A.): Randy Hoffman
VP, Gen Mgr, Ag Chem Div: Ron Hess
VP, Mktg, Ag Chem Div: Jerry Weaver
VP, Massey Ferguson Mktg (N.A.): Jerry McLeod
Mgr, Mktg Comms: Doug Durand
Mktg Svcs Mgr: Vikki Walton
Comms Mgr: Stephanie Rhodes
Comms Mgr: Heidi Albrecht
Comms Mgr: Reid Hamre
Comms Coord: Dina Perrotta
Comms Specialist: Karla Salvatore
Media Mgr: Allison Bass
Internet Content Specialist: Lisa Sherman
Dir HR: John Broadwell
Products: AGCO tractors, loaders; Massey Ferguson
tractors, loaders, combines, implements; Hesston
hay and forage equip, manure spreaders;
White tractors, loaders, planters, tillage equip;
Gleaner combines; Fieldstar precision farming
system; New Idea hay and forage equip, manure
spreaders; Agcostar tractors; Black Machine planter
frames; Tye conservation and NoTill seeding equip,
Paratills; Farmhand loaders, grinders, rotary cutters,
estate groomers, Glencoe tillage equip; Fendt
tractors; Willmar/Spra-Coupe sprayers
Ad agencies: In-house

AG DEPOT INC.
PO Box 13458, Grand Forks, ND 58208-3458;
701/772-9236, 800/395-0803, FAX: 701/772-9369
E-mail: info@agdepot.com
Web site: www.agdepot.com
Year established: 2000
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 35
Pres: Randy Brown
(rbrown@browncorporations.com)
Gen Mgr Ops: Stacy Evens (stacye@agdepot.com)
Gen Mgr Prod/Regulatory: Tim Brown
(timb@agdepot.com)
Customer Svc Mgr: Lisa Salyer
(lisas@agdepot.com)
Warehouse Mgr: Rob Drahovzal
(robd@agdepot.com)
Transportation Mgr: Jay Boby (jayb@agdepot.com)
Warehouse Asst Mgr: Jay Rocha
(jayr@agdepot.com)
Products: Warehousing, distribution and production
center; bulk terminal services; toll manufacturing/
repackaging; custom blending services; packaged
storage; bulk and packaged transportation;
returnable container filling, cleaning and
maintenance services
Ad and PR agency: In-house

AG LEADER TECHNOLOGY
2202 South Riverside Dr, PO Box 2348, Ames, IA
50010; 515/232-5363 ext.107, FAX: 515/232-3595
E-mail: support@agleader.com
Web site: www.agleader.com
Year established: 1992
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 85
CEO/Pres: Allen Myers (amyers@agleader.com)
Dir Mktg: Mark Lyle (mlyle@agleader.com)
Mktg/Sales Mgr: David Craig
(dcraig@agleader.com)
Products: Yield monitors, GPS receivers, guidance
equipment, Spatial Management System software
Ad agency: Insight

AG SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC.
1309 Technology Pkwy, PO Box 668, Cedar Falls, IA
50613; 319/277-4444, 800/395-8505,
FAX: 319/277-0144
E-mail: tad.mozena@agservices.com
Web site: www.agservices.com,
www.powerfarm.com
Year established: 1985
Fiscal year: March-February
Number of employees: 180
CEO/Pres: Henry Jungling, Jr.
Chmn: Gaylen Miller
COO: Kevin Schipper
Sr Exec Officer: Brad Schlotfeldt
VP, Credit Admin: Neil Stadlman
VP, Mktg: Tad Mozena
(tad.mozena@agservices.com)
Products: Seed, chemicals and fertilizers from
AgriPro, Asgrow, Aventis, DeKalb, Dow
AgroSciences, Garst, Monsanto, NK, Stine,
Syngenta, WG; multiperil crop insurance;
LEASEXPRESS for leasing vehicles and farm
equipment; AgriScout program for integrated crop
management, scouting and soil testing; AgriFlex
credit provides flexible financing for crop inputs, cash
expenses, land, equipment and other needs
Ad and PR agency: Mathis, Earnest & Vandeventer

AGRELIANT GENETICS, LLC
1122 E. 169th St, Westfield, IN 46074;
317/896-5552, FAX: 317/896-9209
E-mail: info@agreliant.com
Fiscal year: July-June
Number of employees: 500
CEO/Pres: Raphael Journel
(raphael.journel@agreliantgenetics.com)
VP, Sales and Mktg: Craig Newman
(craig.newman@agreliantgenetics.com)
VP/CFO: Edward Germain
(edward.germain@agreliantgenetics.com)
Sales Training Mgr: Buddy Knepley
(buddy.knepley@agreliantgenetics.com)
VP, Prod: David Anderson
(david.anderson@agreliantgenetics.com)
VP, Research: Guenter Seitz
(guenter.seitz@agreliantgenetics.com)
Corn Ops Mgr: Jerry Louden
(jerry.louden@agreliantgenetics.com)
Soybean Prod Mgr: Tom Cross
(tom.cross@agreliantgenetics.com)
Dir HR: Barb Wittig
(barbara.wittig@agreliantgenetics.com)

AGRILIANCE, LLC
PO Box 64089, St. Paul, MN 55164; 651/451-5151,
FAX: 651/451-4310
CEO: George Thornton
Mktg Comms Dir: Annette Degnan

AGRIPRO SEEDS, INC. *
PO Box 500, 2369 330th St, Slater, IA 50244;
913/384-4940, 877-247-4776, FAX: 913/384-0208
E-mail: thepro@agripro.com
Web site: www.agripro.com

AGRIUM
13131 Lake Fraser Dr, S.E., Calgary, Alberta
T2J 7E8; 403/225-7000, 877/247-4861,
FAX: 403/225-7618
Web site: www.agrium.com
Year established: 1993
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 4,500
CEO/Pres: John M. Van Brunt
(jvbrunt@agrium.com)
VP, Mktg & Distribution: John Yokley
(jyokley@agrium.com)
Natl Sales Mgr: J. Muse (jmuse@agrium.com)
VP, Strategic Dev: Dorothy Bower
PR/Mktg Svcs Mgr: Doug Beever
(dbeever@agrium.com)
Ad Coord: Rose Lecky (rlecky@agrium.com)
Mkt Research Mgr: Richard Downey
(rdowney@agrium.com)
Investor Relations: Jim Pendergast
(jpendergast@agrium.com)
Performance Mgmt Mgr: Bruce Walls
CFO: Bruce Waterman
VP, Ops: Bill McClung
VP, HR: Mike Klein
Products: Nitrogen-based fertilizers, contact Leo
Rosenthal; phosphate & ammonium sulphate,
contact Ben Zimmerman; potash fertilizers, contact
Fred Duncan
Ad agency: Sutton Javelin

AGSCO, INC.
PO Box 13458, Grand Forks, ND 58208-3458;
701/775-5325, 800/859-3047, FAX: 701/775-9587
E-mail: info@agscoinc.com
Web site: www.agscoinc.com
Fiscal year: January-December
CEO/Pres: Randy Brown
(rbrown@browncorporations.com)
Gen Mgr Admin: John Erickson
(jerickson@dakotafusion.com)
Gen Mgr: Rocky Schumacher
(rockys@agscoinc.com)
East Sales Mgr: John Sorby (johns@agscoinc.com)
West Sales Mgr: Bruce Bjerke
(bruceb@agscoinc.com)
Ad/Comms Mgr: Patti McEnroe
(pmcenroe@dakotafusion.com)
Research Dir: Orval Swenson
(orvals@agscoinc.com)
Products: Herbicides -- AGSCO 400, AGSCO MXL,
AGSCO B-4, Mad Dog; Small grains seed
treatments -- DB-Green L, Double-R II, Lindane ST-40;
Adjuvants -- Quad 7, Sun-It II, Scoil, Surf, Surf
Plus, Surfate, Add-It, Active-it; Dustrets A & LD for
potatoes; AGSCO Air Systems; O-N-B returnable
container services; precision farming services;
AGSCO seeds
Ad and PR agency: In-house

AGVENTURE, INC.
PO Box 29, Kentland, IN 47951; 219/474-5557,
FAX: 219/474-5533
E-mail: avi@agventure.com
Web site: www.agventure.com
Year established: 1983
Fiscal year: July-June
Number of employees: 4
H.R. Mgr: Denise Shedrow
CEO/Pres: John Cassidy
Gen Mgr: Curt McKinley
Comms Mgr: Denise Shedrow
Bus Dev Mgr: Bill Biondi
Sales Promo/Mktg Svcs: Selena Gregory
Products: AgVenture corn, contact Curt McKinley;
AgVenture soybeans, contact Jeff Shaner; ProfiSeed
soybeans, contact Lee Schaefer; AgVenture alfalfa,
contact John Cassidy; AgVenture sorghum, contact
Debra Hall

AGWAY, INC.
PO Box 4933, Syracuse, NY 13221; 315/449-7061,
FAX: 315/449-6078
Year established: 1964
Fiscal year: July-June
Pres/CEO: Donald P. Cardarelli
Pres, Energy Prods: Michael R. Hopsicker
Sr VP/Gen Counsel/Secretary: Christopher W. Fox
Sr VP, Public Affairs: Stephen H. Hoefer
Senior VP/CFO: Peter J. O'Neill
VP, Info Svcs: William L. Parker
Products: Feed, seed, fertilizer, chemicals,
insurance, petroleum, dairy, poultry & swine
supplies, horse items, ag leasing

ALLFLEX USA, INC. *
2805 E. 12th St, PO Box 612266, Dallas/Fort Worth
Airport, TX 75261; 972/456-3686, 800/989-8247,
FAX: 972/456-3882
E-mail: gfischer@allflexusa.com
Web site: www.allflexusa.com

ALPHARMA INC. ANIMAL HEALTH DIVISION
One Executive Dr, Fort Lee, NJ 07024;
201/947-7774, 800/834-6470, FAX: 201/585-0429
Canadian office: 2430 Meadowpine Blvd, Suite 100,
Mississauga, Ontario L5N 6S2
Web site: www.alpharma.com/ahd
Fiscal year: January-December
Pres: Carol Wrenn
Sr VP, Ops: Peter Criddle
VP, Global Mktg: Jeff Mellinger
VP, U.S. Sales: Randy Maclin
VP, Canada/Latin America Sales: Carmine Forgione
VP, Intl Sales: Edward Seed
VP, R&D: Robert Nessel
VP, HR: Nancy Ryan
VP, Finance: Michael Weaver
PR/Comms: Karen DeQuasie
Govt/Industry Affairs: Sondra Flick
Products: Medicated Feed Additives: Aureomycin,
Aureo S-P, AureoZol, Aurofac, ChlorMax, Rofenaid,
Romet, BMD, Albac, Bovatec, Cattlyst, 3-Nitro,
Histostat, Avatec, Bio-Cox, Cygro, Robenz,
Cycostat, Deccox, Zoalene, Zoamix; Reproductive
Technologies: OptiBreed; Probiotics; Alcare

THE ANDERSONS
480 W. Dussel Dr, Maumee, OH 43537;
419/893-5050, 800/537-3370, FAX: 419/891-6588
Fiscal year: January-December
Pres, Grain Division: Hal Reed
Pres, Wholesale Fertilizer Div: Denny Addis
Personnel Mgr: Charles Gallagher
Products: Potash and urea, contact Tom Langevin;
phosphates, contact Steve Eberly; UAN, NH3,
contact Rick Feeback
Ad and PR agency: In-house

ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO.
PO Box 1470, Decatur, IL 62526; 217/424-5200
Web site: www.admworld.com
Year established: 1902
Fiscal year: July-June
Number of employees: 23,603
CEO/Chmn: G. Allen Andreas
Pres: John McNamara
Dir Mktg: Martin L. Andreas
Ad Mgr: Larry L. Cunningham
Comm/PR Mgr: Karla Miller
Investor Relations: Dwight Grimestad
CFO: Douglas Schmalz
Dir Prod/Ops: Dennis Garceau
Dir R&D: Tom Birder
HR Mgr: Maureen Ausura
Products: Corn products -- corn syrup, corn starch,
corn meal, dextrose, crystalline fructose, food grade
corn; wheat products -- wheat flours, wheat germ,
wheat starch; soybean products -- soybean oil, soy
beverage, soy flakes, soy flour soy protein; rice
products -- rice flour, brewers rice, milled rice;
peanut oil; cottonseed oil; canola oil; barley malt

ART'S-WAY MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
Hwy 9 W., Armstrong, IA 50514; 712/864-3131,
FAX: 712/864-3154
Year established: 1956
Fiscal year: December-November
Pres/Mktg Mgr: John Breitung
Products: Art's-Way -- portable grinder-mixers,
sugarbeet harvesters/defoliators, hammermills,
shredders, mowers; Peerless -- rollermills;
Eversman -- land planes, land levelers, scrapers,
ditchers, preseeder/tillers; Logan -- potato
harvesters, windrowers, planters, bulk beds; Mega-Tater -- potato
harvesters; DMI -- grain wagons;
SupRaMix -- vertical tub mixers; VFT -- grain drills,
shredders, bean cutters, grain carts, high dump
wagons

AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT
MANUFACTURING CO.
PO Box P, Pender, NE 60047; 402/385-3051,
FAX: 402/385-3360
E-mail: info@aemfg.com
Web site: www.aemfg.com, www.automaticag.com,
www.rollermills.net
Year established: 1925
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 125
CEO/Pres/Dir Mktg & Investor Relations: Jay Hesse
(jayhesse@aemfg.com)
Dir R&D: Mert Hahne
Natl Sales Mgr/HR Mgr: Ellen Kietzmann
(ellenkietzmann@aemfg.com)
CFO: Jerry Karlen
Products: Automatic roller mills, navigator

AVENTIS CROPSCIENCE *
2 T.W. Alexander Dr, Research Triangle Park, NC
27709; 919/549-2000, 800-AVENTIS
Web site: www.us.cropscience.aventis.com

BALDWIN FILTERS
4400 E. Hwy 30, Kearney, NE 68848; 308/234-1951,
800/822-5394, FAX: 800/634-1951
Web site: www.baldwinfilter.com
Year established: 1936
Fiscal year: December-November
Number of employees: 800
Pres: Sam Ferrise
VP, Sales and Mktg: Hans Alpsteg
VP, Branded Sales: Jay Hussey
Dir Mktg: Alan Bricker
Dir Mktg Comms: Chuck Allwin
VP, HR: Bob Bjerke
Products: Baldwin filters, contact A. Bricker

BASF CORPORATION,
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS DIV.
26 Davis Dr, PO Box 13528, Research Triangle
Park, NC 27709; 919/547-2000, 800/669-1770,
FAX: 919/547-2417
Web site: www.agproductsbasf.com
Year established: 1865
Fiscal year: January-December
Group VP: John C Rabby
Group Comms Mgr, U.S. Crops: Gary Kreckmann
Mktg Dir: George Fennell
Sales Dir: Dale Locken
Dir, R&D: Martin Mascianica
Mfg Dir: Mike Luksza
Products: Corn herbicide -- Celebrity Plus, Clarity,
Counter CR, Distinct, Frontier Guardsman,
Lightning, Marksman, Outlook, Prowl; Cotton -- Pix,
Pix Plus, Pix Ultra, Prowl; Grains and oilseeds -- Paramount,
Ronllan EG; Soybean herbicide -- Backdraft,
Conclude Ultra, Extreme, Frontier,
Galazy, Prowl, Pursuit, Pursuit Plus, Raptor,
Scepter, Squadron, Storm, Ultra Blazer; Fungicides
-- Headline, Cabris; Peanuts -- Cadre

BAYER CORP.
8400 Hawthorn Rd, PO Box 4913, Kansas City, MO
64120; 816/242-2000, FAX: 816/242-4752
Web site: www.uscrop.bayer.com
Fiscal year: January-December
CEO/Pres: Emil Lansu
CFO: Jim McNair
Sr VP, Sales & Mktg: Trevor Thorley
VP, Sales & E-Solutions: Jim DeLong
VP, R&D: Harry Strang
Mkt Research Mgr: David Crank
Comms Mgr Insecticides & Fungicides: Susan York
Comms Mgr Herbicides: Stephanie Gable
PR Mgr: Greg Coffey
Dir Prod: Don Leming
Customer Advocacy Mgr: Jeff Pelaccio
HR Mgr: Pat Payne
Products: Fungicides -- Bayleton, Elite, Folicur,
contact Clyde Wilson; Flint, Stratego, contact Rick
Kraus; Insecticides -- Admire, Provado, contact
Dan Meek; Aztec, Nemacur, contact Jon Mixson;
Baythroid, Di-Syston, Guthion, Leverage, Monitor,
contact Jimmy Johnson; Herbicides -- Axiom, Epic,
contact Scott Welge; Domain, Sencor contact Scott
Fleetwood; Defoliant -- Def, contact Jimmy Johnson
Ad & PR agency: Valentine-Radford

BECK'S SUPERIOR HYBRIDS, INC.
6767 E. 276th St, Atlanta, IN 46031; 317/984-3508,
800/937-2325, FAX: 317/984-3500
E-mail: admin@beckshybrids.com
Web site: www.beckshybrids.com
Year established: 1937
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 67
CEO/Pres: L. Sonny Beck
VP/Ad Mgr: Scott Beck
Dir Mktg: Lee R. Rulon
Sales Mgr: Tom Hooper
CFO: Bruce Stewart
Customer Svc: Jan Henderson
Dir R&D: Kevin Cavanaugh
Acct Specialist: Dorinda Lawson
Products: Hybrid seed corn, soybeans, wheat,
alfalfa, forages, Bt corn, Roundup Ready corn,
Roundup Ready soybeans, TOPCROSS high-oil
corn, STS soybeans, Clearfield corn
Ad and PR agency: Cranfill Advertising

BEHLEN MFG. CO.
PO Box 569, Columbus, NE 68602; 402/564-3111,
FAX: 402/563-7405
E-mail: behlen@behlenmfg.com
Web site: www.behlenmfg.com
Year established: 1936
Fiscal year: May-April
Number of employees: 150
CEO/Chmn: Anthony Raimondo
Pres, Ag Systems: John Bowes
Pres, Livestock Group: Bob Stachura
Pres, Building Systems: John Underwood
VP Sales, Livestock Group: Allen Cooke
Sales Mgr, Building Systems: Steve Becher
Ad Mgr: Russ Ferris
Dir HR: Roy Kettler
Products: Farm buildings, grain bins, Berico grain
dryers, Farmaster/Big Valley/Agstar/Universal/
PolyTuff/Horseman's Choice gates, fencing, hay
feeders, stock watering tanks, bulk feed tanks,
squeeze chutes and cattle-handling equipment
Ad agency: BMC Advertising (in-house)

BO-JAC SEED CO. *
245 1500th Ave, Mt Pulaski, IL 62548;
217/792-5001, 800/397-2069, FAX: 217/792-5006
E-mail: tim@bo-jac.com
Web site: www.bo-jac.com

BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA, INC.
2621 N. Belt, St. Joseph, MO 64506; 816/233-2571,
800/821-7467, FAX 816/390-0639
Web site: www.bi-vetmedica.com
Fiscal year: January-December
Pres: Fintan Molloy
VP, Industrial Meat Prod: Bill Maxwell
Dir Cattle Div: David Cunningham
Dir Companion Animal: Jim Kroman
Dir R&D: David Reed
Specialist, Mktg Svcs: Nell Cowden
Specialist, Mktg Svcs: Trudy Ritter
VP, HR: Gunter Damian
Products: Bovine biologicals, contact Wayne Cole;
bovine pharmaceuticals, contact James Van
Proosdy; ectoparasiticides, contact Marty Clark;
equine products and small animal products, contact
Jane Smith; swine pharmaceuticals, contact John
Kolb; swine biologicals, contact Klaas Okkinga
Ad and PR agency: NKH&W

BOU-MATIC, A COMPANY OF DEC AGRITEC
1919 S Stoughton Rd, PO Box 8050, Madison, WI
53708; 608/222-3484, FAX 608/222-9314
Web site: www.boumatic.com
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 475
Pres: Robert Kmoch
Research Dir: Graeme Mein
Exec Dir Sales: Frank McClellan
Mktg Dir: Rick Rugg
Personnel Dir: Dan Servia
Products: Milking systems, sanitation products,
automation products, cooling systems/heat recovery

BRILLION IRON WORKS, INC.
200 Park Ave, PO Box 127, Brillion, WI 54110;
920/756-3720, 800/409-9749, FAX: 920/756-3409
E-mail: biwfesales@brillionironworks.com
Web site: www.brillionfarmeq.com
Year established: 1890
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 1,050
Gen Mgr: Mike Irish
Sales & Mktg Mgr: Tim Geary
Products: Brillion tillage equipment, flail shredders,
pulverizers, Sure Stand grass seeders, Turfmaker
grass seeders, contact T. Geary
Ad agency: Charleston/Orwig Inc.

BUFFALO EQUIPMENT CO. *
2281 16th Ave, PO Box 848, Columbus, NE 68602;
402/564-3244, FAX: 402/562-6112
E-mail: buffalo@megavision.com
Web site: www.buffalofarm.com

BUSH HOG, LLC *
2501 Griffin Ave, Selma, AL 36702; 334/874-2700,
FAX: 334/872-0168
E-mail: bobm@bushhog.com
Web site: www.bushhog.com

CHS COOPERATIVES
PO Box 64089, St Paul, MN 55164; 651/451-5151,
FAX: 651/451-4310
CEO: John Johnson
Corp Comms Dir: Lani Jordan

CAPITAL HARVEST FINANCE CO.
PO Box 13535, Grand Forks, ND 58208-3535;
701/772-0079, 800/514-9576, FAX: 701/775-6117
E-mail: info@capital-harvest.com
Web site: www.capital-harvest.com
Year established: 2000
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 8
CEO/Pres: Randy R. Brown
(randyb@capital-harvest.com)
VP: John D. Erickson (johne@capital-harvest.com)
Gen Mgr: Jon A. Ramsey (jonr@capital-harvest.com)
CFO: Rick B. Dregsath
Ad/Comms Mgr: Patti McEnroe
(pattim@capital-harvest.com)
Dir Prod/Ops: Nicole Christiansen
Special Credit Mgr: Marc Geatz
(marcg@capital-harvest.com)
Products: Supply It credit line
Ad and PR agency: In-house

CARGILL AGHORIZONS
PO Box 9300, Minneapolis, MN 55440;
952/742-4547, FAX: 952/742-7313
Worldwide Fertilizer Operations, 8813 Highway 41
S., Riverview, FL 33569, 813/677-9111,
FAX: 813/671-6146
Saskferco Canadian nitrogen fertilizer joint venture,
306/525-0941, FAX: 306/525-2942
Web site: www.cargill.com/aghorizons
Year established: 1865
Fiscal year: June-May
Pres: Dan Dye
Performance Mktg Leader: Dennis Inman
Performance Agriculture Leader: Rick McLellan
Products: Fertilizer; crop protection products; grain
marketing solutions; financing products; internet
information products
Ad and PR agency: In-house

CARGILL ANIMAL NUTRITION *
PO Box 5614, Minneapolis, MN 55440;
800/367-4894, FAX: 612/742-6391

CASE IH AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS
700 State St, Racine, WI 53404; 414/636-6011,
FAX: 414/636-7809
Web site: www.caseih.com
Year established: 1842
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 18,000
CNH Global Chmn: Jean-Pierre Rosso
CNH Global Pres/CEO: Paolo Monferino
Pres Case IH: Richard Christman
VP, Sales: Jim Irwin
Comms/PR Mgr: Claudia Garber
HR Mgr: LuAnn Hageman
Products: Case IH -- general purpose tractors;
Maxxum, Magnum, Steiger, Quadtrac tractors; axial-flow
combines, cotton express pickers, hay & forage
equipment, planters, sprayers & applicators, tillage
equipment, seeding equipment, skid steer loaders
Ad agency: Cramer Krasselt
PR agency: Morgan&Myers

CASE IH APPLICATION EQUIPMENT *
260 Hwy 12 S.E., Benson, MN 56215;
320/843-3333, 800/328-9128, FAX: 320/843-2467
E-mail: sprayers@cnh.com
Web site: www.caseih.com

CATERPILLAR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
12101 Barber-Greene Rd, DeKalb, IL 60115;
815/756-5600, FAX: 815/754-8308
Web site: www.cat-ag.com
Year established: 1925
Fiscal year: January-December
Pres: Bob Strube (strube_robert_g@cat.com)
Mktg Mgr: Mark Teel (teel_mark_a@cat.com)
Ad Mgr: Margaret Patterson
(patterson_margaret_m@cat.com)
PR Mgr: Lori Porter (porter_lori_t@cat.com)
HR Mgr: Larry Wicks
Products: Challenger tractors -- MT735, MT745,
MT755, MT765, contact Neal Ament; tillage 65E,
75E, 85E, 95E, contact Brian Foster; versatile
flotation system -- VFS 50, VFS 70, contact Dave
Snyder
Ad and PR agencies: Rhea & Kaiser, AdFarm

CENTRAL SOYA CO., INC.
PO Box 1400, Fort Wayne, IN 46801; 219/425-5100,
800/422-7692
Web site: www.centralsoya.com
Year established: 1934
Fiscal year: January-December
CEO/Pres: Carl Hausmann
Products: Soy proteins, lecithins, refined vegetable
oils, soybean meal
Ad and PR agency: In-house

CEREXAGRI (FORMERLY
ELF ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA, INC.) *
2000 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103;
215/419-7000, 800/533-5552, FAX: 215/419-5012
Web site: www.elf-atochem.com

CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION
100 Renaissance Ctr, Detroit, MI 48265;
313/556-5000
Mktg Gen Mgr: Kurt Ritter
Chevy Truck Ad & Sales Promo Dir: R.M. "Mac"
Whisner
Interactive Mgr: Stephen McGuire
Truck Ad Mgr: Helen Rungwerth-Giles
Truck Ad Mgr: William C. Waldman, Jr.
PR Mgr: Tom Wilkinson
Truck Sales Promo Mgr: Jeff Haag
Truck Sales Promo Mgr: Jo Lynne Pierce
Mkt Research: Dennis Socha
PR Mgr: Tom Wilkinson
Products: Chevrolet trucks -- Silverado and c/k
pickup, contact Rick Scheidt; Blazer, TrailBlazer,
contact Russ Clark; S-10 pickup, contact Jim
Campbell; Extress and Astro van, contact John
Gaydash; Venture van, contact Pete Langenhorst;
Tahoe and Suburban, contact Steve Ramsey
Ad agency: Cambell-Ewald

CHIEF AGRI/INDUSTRIAL DIV.
PO Box 848, Kearney, NE 68848; 308/237-3186,
800/359-7600, FAX: 308/237-2650
E-mail: agri@chiefind.com
Web site: www.agri.chiefind.com
Year established: 1958
Fiscal year: July-June
Number of employees: 180
Pres/CEO: Roger Townsend
(townsendr@chiefind.com)
Gen Sales Mgr: Gary Anderson
(andersong@chiefind.com)
Products: Caldwell grain conditioning and handling
equipment, Chief and York storage, hopper bins and
building systems.
Ad agency: Brush Art

CHORE-TIME BROCK, INC.
PO Box 2000, Milford, IN 46542; 574/658-4101,
FAX: 574/658-3471
E-mail: ctb@ctbinc.com
Web site: www.ctbinc.com
Year established: 1952
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 1,600
CEO/Pres: Victor Mancinelli
Comms Mgr: Susan Hight
CFO: Don Steinhilber
HR Mgr: Rick Van Puffelen
Products: Models ATF, C2, H2; Ultraflo and UltraPan
poultry feeding systems; poultry brooders; Chore-Time
feed bins; Flex-Auger feed-conveying
equipment; Ultra-Lift and Soft-Tough II egg-collection
systems; caged layer systems; cup and nipple
poultry waterers; poultry and livestock heating and
ventilation systems; swine and dairy portion-controlled
drop feeding systems; Meal-Time hog
feeding systems; STACO hog feeders; CHORETRONICS
controls; Brock feed bins; farm and
commercial grain bins; Flex-Auger feed-conveying
equipment; grain-drying and aeration fans; heaters;
enclosed roller-belt conveyors; grain-drying and
aeration floors
Ad and PR agency: CTB Advertising (in-house)

CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC.
469 N. Harrison St, Princeton, NJ 08543-5297;
609/279-7547, 800/526-3563, FAX: 609/497-7176
E-mail: ahagprod@churchdwight.com
Web site: www.ahdairy.com
Year established: 1846
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 20
Gen Mgr: Ron Munson
(munsoro@churchdwight.com)
Business Mgr: Glen Wilkinson
(ahagprod@churchdwight.com)
Business Mgr: Scott Morey
(moreysc@churchdwight.com)
Natl Sales Mgr: Bill Tom (tomwi@churchdwight.com)
Dir Research: Kenneth Cummings
(cummike@churchdwight.com)
Mktg Asst: Lisa Kopp (koppli@churchdwight.com)
Products: Rumen bypass fat -- Megalac, Megalac-R
RBF, Megalac Plus with 6 methionine equivalent,
Low-Odor Megalac RBF, contact Scott Morey;
rumen buffers -- Arm & Hammer feed grade sodium
bicarbonate, SQ-810 natural sodium
sesquicarbonate, Arm & Hammer S-Carb; potassium
carbonate -- DCAD Plus Feed-Grade Potassium
Carbonate, contact Glen Wilkinson
Ad and PR agency: Charleston|Orwig

CLAAS OF AMERICA
3030 Norcross Dr, PO Box 3008, Columbus, IN
47202; 812/342-4441, FAX: 812/342-3525
Corporate headquarters: Harsewinkel, Germany
E-mail: claas@claasofamerica.com
Web site: www.claasofamerica.com
Year established: 1981
Fiscal year: October-September
Number of employees: 60
CEO/Pres: Theo Freye (freye_theo@cat.com)
Gen Mgr: Roger Parker
(rparker@claasofamerica.com)
VP, Sales: Jim Walker
(jwalker@claasofamerica.com)
Prod Mgr: Niels Ostergaard
(nostergaard@claasofamerica.com)
Sales Mgr: Rick Leap (rleap@claasofamerica.com)
Sales Promotion Mgr: Bettina Goodwin
(bgoodwin@claasofamerica.com)
Controller: Rick Morphew
(rmorphew@claasofamerica.com)
Sales Mgr: Bob Armstrong
(barmstrong@claasofamerica.com)

COLORADO SERUM CO./
WESTERN INSTRUMENT CO.
4950 York St, PO Box 16428, Denver, CO 80216;
303/295-7527, 800/525-2065, FAX: 303/295-1923
E-mail: colorado-serum@colorado-serum.com
Web site: www.colorado-serum.com
Year established: 1923
Fiscal year: January-December
Pres: J. N. Huff
VP, Mktg: D. J. Huff
(davidhuff@colorado-serum.com)
Products: Vet biologicals and instruments, contact
D. J. Huff
Ad agency: York Advertising

CROMPTON CORP./UNIROYAL CHEMICAL
Benson Rd, Middlebury, CT 06749; 203/573-2000
Web site: www.cromptoncorp.com
Year established: 1895
Natl Sales Mgr: Bolton W. Jones
(bolton_jones@cromptoncorp.com)
Comms Mgr: John Martin
(john_martin@cromptoncorp.com)

DEKALB CHOICE GENETICS
800 N. Lindbergh Blvd B2NA, St. Louis, MO 63167;
866/BEST-PIG, FAX: 314/694-5977
Year established: 1970
Pres: Tom Kasser
Mktg: Sarah Vacek
Sales Dir: Heidi Wright
Dir R&D: Jeff Veenhuizen
Technical & Bus Dir: Paul Matzat
Dir Prod/Ops: Gary Kahle
HR Mgr: Nancy Wolfe
Products: Swine genetics -- EB and Genepacker lines
Ad agencies: CORE, CMF&Z
PR agency: Fleishman-Hillard

DELAVAL INC.
11100 N. Congress Ave, Kansas City, MO 64153;
816/891-7700, FAX: 816/891-1606
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 500
Pres: Bill Papineau
Exec VP/Gen Mgr Large Herd Group: Don Calhoun
Exec VP, Mktg After Mkt: Terry Mitchell
Exec VP, Sales and Capital Equip Mktg: Walt
Maharay
Sr Mktg Dir, Farm Supply/Mktg Comms: Larry
Hemmingsen
Mktg Mgr, Capital Equip: Jerry Claessens
Dealer Dev and Training: Gerry Bosshardt
HR Mgr: Debbie Farrar
Products: Milking equipment, feeding, contact Joe
Horken; cooling/energy, contact Bryce Johnson;
farm supplies, contact Keith Detrick;
cleaners/sanitizers, contact Rick Perrucci; dairy
equipment automation; stalls -- DeLaval/Blue
Diamond, contact Joe Horkan, Darin Gallagher
Ad agency: WalzTetrick Advertising

DELTA AND PINE LAND COMPANY
PO Box 157, Scott, MS 38772; 662/742-4000,
800/511-7333, FAX: 662/742-3472
E-mail: questions@deltaandpine.com
Web site: www.deltaandpine.com
Year established: 1911
Fiscal year: September-August
Number of employees: 700
CEO/Pres: Murray Robinson
Sr VP: Randy Dismuke
(charles.r.dismuke@deltaandpine.com)
Sr VP/CFO (investor relations): Tom Jagodinski
(w.thomas.jagodinski@deltaandpine.com)
VP, Sales & Mktg: Jim Willeke
(james.h.willeke@deltaandpine.com)
VP, Research: Bill Hugie
(william.v.hugie@deltaandpine.com)
VP, Technical Svcs: Tom Kerby
(thomas.a.kerby@deltaandpine.com)
VP, Technology Dev: Kater Hake
(kater.d.hake@deltaandpine.com)
VP, Bus Dev: Rick Greene
(ricky.d.greene@deltaandpine.com)
VP, Supply Chain/Quality/IS: Charles Michell
(charles.v.michell@deltaandpine.com)
VP, International: John Stewart
(john.d.stewart@deltaandpine.com)
VP, Ops: Earl Dikes (earl.dykes@deltaandpine.com)
VP, Technology Transfer: Harry Collins
(harry.b.collins@deltaandpine.com)
VP, Corp Svcs: Ann Shackelford
(ann.j.shackelford@deltaandpine.com)
Mktg & Ad Dir: Peter Peerbolte
(peter.l.peerbolte@deltaandpine.com)
PR/Comms Dir: Janice Person
(janice.l.person@deltaandpine.com)
Products: Conventional and transgenic cotton seed
varieties -- Deltapine, Paymaster and Sure-Grow;
conventional and transgenic soybeans -- Deltapine
Ad and PR agency: Mangan, Holcomb, Rainwater,
Culpepper

DIAMOND V MILLS
PO Box 74570, 838 First St, N.W., Cedar Rapids, IA
52407; 319/366-0745, 800/373-7234,
FAX: 319/366-6333
E-mail: diamondv@diamondv.com
Web site: www.diamondv.com
Year established: 1943
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 100
CEO/Pres: John C. Bloomhall
(jbloomhall@diamondv.com)
Sr VP/Chief Mktg Officer: Richard S. Jensen
Dir Sales and Mktg, North America: Jim R. Keppen
Dir Mktg and Sales Svcs: Jean Rogers
(jrogers@diamondv.com)
CFO: Michael J. Luukkonen
COO/Exec VP: Paul R. Faganel
VP, Mfg and Engineering: Michael R. Goble
Dir Technical Svcs, Worldwide: Mark A. Kujawa
Technical Center Mgr: Stuart Reeves
Sr Animal Research Scientist: Ilkyu Yoon
HR Mgr: Mary Kaye Nath
Products: Livestock feed ingredients -- NutroCAL
and KemTRACE, contact Mark Kujawa
Ad agency: Interlace Communications
PR agency: Hansen Communications

DICKEY-JOHN CORP.
5200 Dickey-john Rd, Auburn, IL 62615;
217/438-3371, 800/637-2952, FAX: 217/438-6012
Web site: www.dickey-john.com
Year established: 1966
Fiscal year: January-December
Pres: D. W. Zvareck
Products: Land Manager application controller; GAC
2100 grain moisture meter; Control Point ice control
system; Seed Manager/Seed Check planter monitor
Ad agency: E.W. McDaniels

DIENER SEEDS, INC.
371 N. Diener Rd, Reynolds, IN 47980;
219/984-5837, 800/545-8611, FAX: 219/984-5364
E-mail: diener@dienerseeds.com
Web site: www.dienerseeds.com
Year established: 1928
Fiscal year: July-June
Chmn: Tom Diener (diener@dienerseeds.com)
Pres: Mike Diener (mdiener@dienerseeds.com)
Sales and Mktg Mgr: Tim Diener
(tdiener@dienerseeds.com)
Business/Finance Mgr: Kristie Diener
(kdiener@dienerseeds.com)
Equipment Mgr: Steve Diener
(diener@dienerseeds.com)
Ops Mgr: Eric Duff (eduff@dienerseeds.com)
Corn Prod Mgr: Terry Winterland
(twinter@dienerseeds.com)
Soybean Prod Mgr: Mike Diener
(mdiener@dienerseeds.com)
Products: Corn -- standard, Bt, Liberty Link, Top
Cross high oil, IMI, Roundup Ready, Nutridense,
Supercede; soybeans -- standard, cyst-resistant,
Roundup Ready, STS; wheat; alfalfa; forages

DOMAIN, INC.
201 N. Knowles Ave, New Richmond, WI 54017;
715/246-6525, 800/472-6925, FAX: 715/243-7686
E-mail: office@domaininc.com
Web site: www.domaininc.com
Fiscal year: November-October
Number of employees: 50
CEO/Pres: William Buell (wbuell@domaininc.com)
Mktg Dir Natl Sales Mgr: Bruce Werner
(bwerner@domaininc.com)
HR Mgr: Jill Clark
Products: Doboy dairy nutrition products -- Crop
Cure, Tend-R-Leen; calf and milk replacers

DOW AGROSCIENCES
9330 Zionsville Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46268;
317/337-3000
E-mail: frahdas@dowagro.com
Web site: www.dowagro.com
Year established: 1989
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 6,000
CEO/Pres: A. Charles Fischer
(acfischer@dowagro.com)
Comms Mgr: Robyn Heine (rheine@dowagro.com)
VP, Ops: John Tomke
Dir, R&D: Dan Kittle
HR Mgr: Jerry Toomer
Products: Crop protection tools, Urban pest
solutions, seeds

DREXEL CHEMICAL CO. *
1700 Channel Ave, Memphis, TN 38106;
901/774-4370, FAX: 901/774-4666
E-mail: drexchem@bellsouth.net
Web site: www.drexchem.com

DUPONT CO.
1007 Market St, Wilmington, DE 19898;
888/638-7668, FAX: 302/992-2474
Canadian office: 7070 Mississauga Rd, Mississauga,
Ontario L5N 5M8
E-mail: aginfo@dupont.com
Web site: www.dupont.com
Year established: 1802
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 7,000
CEO/Pres: Charles Holliday
CFO: Gary Pfeiffer
Dir Mktg/Natl Sales Mgr: Hosum Li
Comms/PR/Ad Mgr: Mike Ricciuto
Mkt Research Mgr: Steve Ball
Investor Relations: Ann Gualtieri
Dir R&D: Phyllis Allen
HR Mgr: Dom Malvaeux
Products: Herbicides, fungicides, insecticides,
miticides, nematicides

DUPONT SPECIALTY GRAINS *
7100 N.W. 62nd Ave, PO Box 2, Johnston, IA 50131;
515/334-7000, 888/707-7648, FAX: 515/334-7001
E-mail: feeds@dupontsg.com
Web site: www.dupontsg.com

ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH
500 E. 96th St, Suite 125, Indianapolis, IN
46240-3733; 800/428-4441, FAX: 317/276-9434
Canadian office: Suite 120, 150 Research Ln,
Guelph, Ontario N1G 4T2
E-mail: elanco@elanco.com
Web site: www.elanco.com
Year established: 1954
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 2,200
CEO/Pres: Patrick C. James
(james_patrick_c@elanco.com)

EXSEED GENETICS L.L.C. *
401 Frederica St, Box 16, Owensboro, KY 42301;
270/688-0013, 800/233-8942, FAX: 270/688-0472
E-mail: mscholl@exseed.com
Web site: www.exseed.com

FFI CORPORATION *
5900 Elmwood Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46203;
317/787-6341, 800/556-5900, FAX: 317/787-6340
E-mail: info@fficorp.com
Web site: www.fficorp.com

FMC CORP.,
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS GROUP
1735 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103;
215/299-6000, FAX: 215/299-6583
Web site: www.ag.fmc.com, www.spiderweb.fmc.com
Year established: 1884
Fiscal year: January-December
Sr VP/CFO/VP, Corp Dev: Kim Foster
Dir Research: Bill Van Saun
Sales Promo/Ad Mgr: Doug Mills
Comms Mgr: Shelley Woods Whiting
Trade Channel Mgr: Phil Bartholomew
Dir North America: Kenny Cordill
HR Mgr: Amara Bashir
VP/Gen Mgr: Milton Steele
Dir Mktg: Michael Steffeck
Products: Brigade, Command 3ME, Ethion, Thiodan,
Ammo, Fury, Mustang, Pounce, contact Brenda
Franke; Aim, Command Xtra, Gauntlet, Spartan,
contact Jamie Leifker; Capture, Furadan, contact
Bob West
Ad agency: The Martin Agency
PR agency: Martin Public Relations

FARMCHEM CORP. *
616 Madison Ave, Floyd, IA 50435; 515/398-2893,
800/247-1854, FAX: 515/398-2449
E-mail: terry@farmchem.com
Web site: www.farmchem.com

FARMLAND INDUSTRIES, INC.
12200 N. Ambassador Dr, Dept 178, Kansas City,
MO 64163; 816/713-6896, FAX: 816/713-6323
E-mail: info@farmland.com
Web site: www.farmland.com
Year established: 1929
Fiscal year: September-August
Number of employees: 600
CEO/Pres: Bob W. Honse
Comms Dir: Sherlyn Manson
(slmanson@farmland.com)
PR/Investor Relations Mgr: Sarah K. Schmidt
(skschmidt@farmland.com)
CFO: John Berardi

FARNAM LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
301 W. Osborn Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85103;
602/285-1660, 800/241-9546, FAX: 602/285-1803
E-mail: info@mail.farnam.com
Web site: www.ztags.com
Year established: 1946
Fiscal year: December-November
Number of employees: 20
CEO: Rick Blomquist
Mktg Mgr: Sandra Hopps
Natl Sales Mgr: Bob Walber
Products: New Z Tags for animal identification,
including DuraMark printing and EID and RFID
capabilities
Ad agency: Charles Duff Advertising

FIRESTONE AGRICULTURAL TIRE CO.
4600 NW Second Ave, Suite 100, Des Moines, IA
50313; 515/242-2321, FAX: 515/283-1610
Web site: www.firestoneag.com
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 1,500
Pres: Ralph Burchfield
Dir Sales and Mktg: Ken Weaver
Comms/PR: Joyce Bonish
Products: Ag tires -- radial/bias rear, irrigation,
flotation, front implement; specialty tires -- forestry,
industrial, ATV
Ad and PR agency: The Integer Group

FONTANELLE HYBRIDS SEED CO.
10981 Eighth St, Fontanelle, NE 68044;
402/721-1410, 800/CR-YIELD, FAX: 402/721-0828
E-mail: fonthyb@teknetwork.com
Web site: www.fontanelle.com
Year established: 1935
Fiscal year: August-July
Pres: Ray Harmon
Dir Mktg: Steve Pike
PR Mgr: Craig Stevens
Products: Seed corn, soybeans, alfalfa, sorghum,
contact Dave Monke
Ad agency: The Marketing Department

FORT DODGE ANIMAL HEALTH
9401 Indian Creek Pkwy, Suite 1500, Overland Park,
KS 66210; 913/664-7000, 800/477-1365,
FAX: 913/664-7207
E-mail: dcharpen@fdah.com
Year established: 1912
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 4,000

CEO/Pres: Tom Corcoran (tcorcoran@fdah.com)
Sr VP/CFO: Larry Sanders
Sr VP, Global Mfg: Dr. Bill Reed
Sr VP, R&D: Dr. Steve Chu
Sr VP, Domestic Sales and Mktg: Brent Standridge
VP, R&D: Dr. Rami Cobb
VP, HR: Chet Shubert
Dir Mktg Svcs: Linda Stephens
Dir Sales Training: Martha Schmidt
Natl Sales Mgr, Livestock: Jerry Quinlan
Natl Sales Mgr, Companion Animal: Craig Wallace
Products: Synovex growth implants, contact Todd
Koontz; bovine vaccines -- Pyramid, Triangle,
contact Paul Parker; cattle anthelmintics -- Cydectin,
contact Dave Juda; mastitis tubes -- Today
& Tomorrow, contact Mike Zumer; equine
anthelmintic -- Quest, Pinnacle, contact Lynn Bixler;
swine products -- Suvaxyn et al, contact Dr. Ron
White; various feline products, contact Jeff
McCoughey; various canine products, contact John
Stone
Ad and PR agency: Latorra Paul & McCann

FUERST
1020 S. Sangamon Ave, Gibson City, IL 60936;
217/784-4261, 800/435-9630, FAX: 800/782-0126
Web site: www.fuerst.bros.com
Year established: 1980
Fiscal year: January-December
Promotions Mgr: Debbie Williams
Mktg Svcs Mgr: Terry Engalke
Products: Flexible tine harrows, mini manure
spreaders, seeder/fertilizer spreaders, post hole
diggers, self-powered flail mowers & rotary mowers
Ad agency: Gibson Advertising

FURST-MCNESS CO.
120 E. Clark St, Freeport, IL 61032; 815/235-6151,
800/435-5104, FAX: 815/232-9845
Web site: www.mcness.com
Year established: 1905
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 150
CEO/Pres: Martha Furst (marth.furst@mcness.com)
CFO: Terry Gogel
VP, Premix: Laurie Feaver
(laurie.feaver@mcness.com)
Nutrition/Quality Assurance Mgr: Bryan Rudolph
(bryan.rudolph@mcness.com)
Sales Training Mgr: Randy Light
HR Mgr: Tammy Rinehart
Products: Livestock premix and mineral products,
feed additives and forage preservatives,
commodities

GKN WALTERSCHEID, INC. *
16 W. 030 83rd St, Burr Ridge, IL 60521;
630/887-7022, FAX: 630/887-8394
Canadian office: RR #1, Box 339, Rodney, Ontario
N0L 2C0

GT MFG., INC.
Sixth and Sherman, PO Box 525, Clay Center, KS
67432; 785/632-2151, 800/423-9428,
FAX: 785/632-3308
E-mail: info@gtmfg.com
Web site: www.gtmfg.com
Year established: 1991
Fiscal year: January-December
CEO/Pres: Ernest Stalder
Sales: Dennis M. Pedersen
Dir R&D: Alan Berggren
HR Mgr: Jim Dryden
Products: GT recirculating batch grain dryers,
contact A. Berggren; Quad-Flex grapple attachment
for skid steer loaders, MasterSweep sweeping
machine for fork lift trucks
Ad agency: Arrow Printing

GANDY CO. *
PO Box 528, Owatonna, MN 55060; 507/451-5430,
800/443-2476, FAX: 507/451-2857
E-mail: custsrv@gandy.net
Web site: www.gandy.net

GARST SEED CO.
2369 330th St, Slater, IA 50244; 515/685-5000,
800/831-6630, FAX: 515/685-5080
E-mail: garstguy@garstseedco.com
Web site: www.garstseed.com
Year established: 1930
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 450
Pres: W. David Witherspoon
Dir Sales & Mktg: Steve Klein
Natl Sales Mgr: Mike Smidt
Mktg Mgr: Lori Thomas
Product Mgr: Gene Kassmeyer
PR Mgr: Jeff Lacina
Mktg Svcs Mgr: Terri Hofbauer
Mktg Research Mgr: Tony Nichols
CFO: Marcy Hansen
Dir Prod/Ops: Virgil Sparks
Dir Prod/Ops: John Edlin
Dir R&D: Alan Hawkins
HR Mgr: D.J. Horrigan
Sales Training Mgr: Eugene Suter
Products: Hybrid Corn -- Garst, AgriPro, PSA,
Gutwein, contact Jeff Sernet; soybean varieties -- Garst,
AgriPro, PSA, Gutwein, contact Scott Hart;
grain sorghum and alfalfa -- Garst, AgriPro, contact
Phil Kunz
Ad agency: Solutions, Inc.
PR agency: In-house

GEHL CO.
143 Water St, West Bend, WI 53095; 262/334-9461,
FAX: 262/338-7517
Web site: www.gehl.com
Year established: 1859
Fiscal year: January-December
Pres: William Gehl
VP, Sales and Mktg: Daniel Keyes
Mktg Svcs Mgr: Larry James
Comms Mgr: Richard Burckardt
Products: Forage equipment, feedmaking, manure
handling & haytools, contact Jim Phillips; skid
loaders, contact Kelly Moore
Ad agencies: The Brady Co., The McFarland Group

GOLD KIST, INC. *
PO Box 2210, Atlanta, GA 30301; 770/393-5000,
FAX: 770/393-5347
E-mail: corprel@goldkist.com
Web site: www.goldkist.com

GOLDEN HARVEST SEEDS, INC.
220 N. Eldorado Rd, Suite E, Bloomington, IL 61704;
309/664-0558, 800/610-7333, FAX: 309/664-0984
E-mail: ghseeds@gte.net
Web site: goldenharvestseeds.com
Year established: 1973
Fiscal year: September-August
CEO/Pres: Jim Sommer
Exec VP: James R. Shearl
Products: Hybrid seed corn, soybeans, hybrid
sorghum, alfalfa
Ad agency: Stephens & Associates Advertising, Inc.

THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO.
1144 E. Market St, Akron, OH 44316; 330/796-2121,
FAX: 330/796-8878
E-mail: farm@goodyear.com
Web site: www.goodyearag.com
Fiscal year: January-December
CEO: Sam G. Gibara
Mktg Dir, Farm Tires: Mark Pillow
Ad Mgr: R. L. Gray
Farm/Terra Tire Engineering Mgr: Lyn Lovell
PR Mgr, Farm Tires: Tricia Ingraham
Products: Tractor/farm tires,tracks, ATV, terra tires
and specialty tires

GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING, INC.
1525 E. North St, PO Box 5060, Salina, KS 62456;
785/822-5600, 800/270-9302, FAX: 785/667-2695
E-mail: bake@greatplainsmfg.com
Web site: www.greatplainsmfg.com
Year established: 1976
Fiscal year: July-June
Number of employees: 1,000
CEO/Pres/Dir Prods/Ops: Roy Applequist
Dir Mktg: Rick Hanson
Natl Sales Mgr: Tom Evans
Comms/Ad Mgr: Jayme Baker
(bake@greatplainsmfg.com)
Sales Training Mgr: Mike Cleveland
CFO: Linda Salem
Dir Prod/Ops: Roy Applequist
Dir R&D: Mike McClure
HR Mgr: Jim Jones
Products: Great Plains grain drills and planters;
Ausherman markers, harrows, coulters; Application
Systems sprayers, contact R. Applequist
Ad agency: Brush Art

GRIFFIN L.L.C.
PO Box 1847, Valdosta, GA 31603; 800/737-3995
Web site: www.griffinllc.com
Year established: 1935
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 1,200
CEO/Pres: Rusty Griffin Jr.
COO: Walter Hobgood
CFO: Paul Jennings
VP, North America: Jim Loar
Dir Mktg: Scott Addy
Comms Mgr: Patti Niewoehner
VP, R&D: Jim Bone
VP, HR: Theresa Lamie
Global Business Dir Coppers: Gary Saxton
Global Business Dir, Fungicides: Owen Towne
Business Dir Insecticides and PGRs: Joe Mares
Global Business Dir Herbicides: Ross Fellowes
Products: Agricultural coppers -- Basicop, Kocide
DF, 4.5LF, 101,2000, 20/20; fungicides -- Manex,
ManKocide, Super Tin 80WP, Manzate, Orbit 45WP;
herbicides -- Boa Glyphosate, Direx 4L, 80DF,
Trilin, 5, 10G, Karmex DF, Lorox DF, plant growth
regulators -- CottonQuik, Early Harvest PGR, TST,
Mepex, Super Boll, Freefall; insecticides -- Declare,
Vendex, Atrapa
Ad and PR agency: Maria Mirsky Associates

GROWMARK, INC.
1701 Towanda Ave, Bloomington, IL 61701;
309/557-6000, FAX: 309/829-8532
Canadian office: PO Box 634, Mississauga, Ontario
L5M 2C1
Web site: www.fssystem.com
Year established: 1926
Fiscal year: September-August
Number of employees: 996
CEO: William Davisson
Pres: Dan Kelley
Corp Comms & Mktg Svcs: Dave Striegel
Ad Mgr: Krista Wolf
HR Mgr: Gary Swango
Products: FS -- seed, fertilizer, chemicals, precision
farming, contact Steve Barwick; petroleum, contact
Sid Messamore; structures, contact Tom Nealey
Ad agency: Rhea & Kaiser

GUSTAFSON LLC
1400 Preston Rd, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093;
972/985-8877, 800/248-6907, FAX: 972/985-1696
Web site: www.gustafson.com
Year established: 1926
Fiscal year: January-December
CEO/Pres: T. G. Austin
VP, Mktg: R. S. Turner
VP, Sales: A. M. Carlton
Comms Mgr: Charlie Hale (chale@gustafson.com)
Mktg Mgr: Mike McFatritch
Mktg Mgr: Glen Karaffa
Mktg Mgr: Jeffrey Kjellander
HR Mgr: Timna Lutz
Products: Seed treatments -- insecticides and
fungicides; stored grain products; seed treatment
equipment; automatic sampling equipment
Ad agency: Gustafson Communications
PR agency: The Duff Co.

HAGIE MANUFACTURING CO.
PO Box 273, Clarion, IA 50525; 515/532-2861,
800/247-4885, FAX: 515/532-3553
E-mail: info@hagie.com
Web site: www.hagie.com
Year established: 1947
Fiscal year: August-July
Number of employees: 120
CEO/Pres: John Hagie (jhagie@hagie.com)
Natl Sales Mgr: Shane D. Williams
(sdwilliams@hagie.com)
Products: Self-propelled sprayers -- STS12, STS10,
2100, 284xP, 284, 254x11; seed corn detasslers -- 204,
204SP
Ad and PR agency: In-house

THE HAMMERBLOW CORP.
1000 First St, PO Box 419, Wausau, WI 54402;
715/842-0561, FAX: 715/842-5706
E-mail: mail@hammerblow.com
Web site: www.hammerblow.com
Year established: 1923
Fiscal year: December-November
Number of employees: 635
CEO/Pres/Corp PR: Jack Olinger
(jdo@hammerblow.com)
Ad Mgr/Dir Mktg/PR Mgr: Cindy Baumann
Natl Sales Mgr/Comms Mgr/Mkt Research Mgr: Joel
Herring (jlh@hammerblow.com)
CFO: Tom Snyder
Dir Prod/Ops: Erv Jones (ecj@hammerblow.com)
Dir R&D: Frank Drake (fjd@hammerblow.com)
HR Mgr: Chris Heil
Products: Bulldog and Crown trailer jacks, contact
Joel Herring; Bulldog forged couplers,
Hammerblow/Snowco tractor umbrellas, contact T.
Christie; Hidden Hitch, contact Paul Hetrick
Ad and PR agency: Creative Communication &
Design

HANCOR, INC.
401 Olive St, Findlay, OH 45840; 888/367-7473,
FAX: 888/329-7473
E-mail: drainage@hancor.com
Web site: www.hancor.com
Year established: 1887
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 1,200
VP, Mktg and Sales: Bill Altermatt
Comms/PR Mgr/Ad Mgr: Tori L. Durliat
(tdurliat@hancor.com)
Mkt Resarch Mgr: Lisa Becher
(lbecher@hancor.com)
Investor Relations: Paula Deter
(pdeter@hancor.com)
Sales Training Mgr: Jerry Powell
(jpowell@hancor.com)
Products: Pipe -- Heavy Duty (single wall), AASHTO
(single wall), Grain-Dri, Hi-Q (dual wall), Sure-Lok
F477 (dual wall), Blue Seal (dual wall), fittings (single
and dual wall)
Ad and PR agency: Marketing Communications
Group, Inc.

CHR. HANSEN BIOSYSTEMS
9015 W. Maple St, PO Box 14428, Milwaukee, WI
53214; 414/607-5700, 800/558-0802,
FAX: 414/607-5701
Canadian office: 1146 Aerowood Dr, Mississauga,
Ontario L4W 1Y5
Web site: www.chbiosystems.com
Year established: 1874
Fiscal year: September-August
Number of employees: 30
CEO/Pres: Donald Combs
VP: Ken Genin
Dir Mktg: Steven Johnson
Mktg Mgr, Animal Nutrition Prods: Lynne Stern
Dir Prod Svcs: Lou Sudoma
Dir Technical Svcs Mgr: Bill Kautz
Products: Direct-fed microbials -- Biomate, Probios,
Probiocia; yeast -- Biomate Yeast Plus; silage
inoculants -- Biomate, BioSile, Biomax
PR agency: Morgan&Myers

HAWKEYE STEEL PRODUCTS, INC.
PO Box 2000, Hwy 16W, Houghton, IA 52631;
319/469-4141, 800/553-1791, FAX: 319/469-4402
E-mail: prideiowa@aol.com
Web site: www.hawkeyesteel.com
Year established: 1920
Fiscal year: January-December
Owner: Tom Wenstrand
Owner: Marvin Bricker
Natl Sales Mgr, Grain Storage: Mark Spinner
Natl Sales Mgr, Livestock & Poultry Equip: Cindy
Wellman
Products: Pride of the Farm Livestock Equipment;
Brower poultry equipment; Conrad-American grain
equipment
Ad agency: HCB Advertising

HELENA CHEMICAL CO.
225 Schilling Blvd, Suite 300, Collierville, TN
38017-6937; 901/761-0050, FAX: 901/683-2960
Web site: www.helenachemical.com
Year established: 1957
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 2,500
CEO/Pres: Mike McCarty
VP, Mktg: Charles Adams
VP, Crop Protection and Seed: Milton Allen
Dir Proprietary Prods/R&D: Allen Underwood
Natl Sales Mgr, Proprietary Prods: Phillip Page
Crop Protection Mgr: Frank Yopp
Crop Production Mgr: Gary Schmunk
Ad/Public Affairs Mgr: Jim Arnold

HERCULES ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
6596 New Peachtree Rd, Doraville, GA 30340;
770/455-6551, FAX: 770/455-6531
E-mail: hercenv@herculesenvironmental.com
Web site: www.herculesenvironmental.com
Year established: 1992
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 25
Products: Soiloc-MQ dust suppressant, Soiloc-Sod
Crystals soil amendment, Soiloc-BR manure
treatment chemical, Soiloc-H feed grade dust
suppressant, Mulchtack41 mulch tackifier, contact
Rob Hotle

HIGH PLAINS CORP.
200 W. Douglas, Suite 820, Wichita, KS 67202;
316/269-4310, FAX: 316/269-4008
E-mail: hipc@aol.com
Year established: 1980
Fiscal year: July-June
Number of employees: 14
CEO/Pres: Gary R. Smith
CFO: Michael S. Schook
COO: Timothy W. Newkirk
Products: Wet and dry distillers -- grains and
solubles, contact Chris S. Glaves

HOEGEMEYER HYBRIDS
1755 Hoegemeyer Rd, Hooper, NE 68031;
402/654-3399, 800/245-4631, FAX: 402/654-3342
E-mail: askus@hoegemeyer.com
Web site: www.therightseed.com
Year established: 1937
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 55
CEO/Dir R&D: Tom Hoegemeyer
Pres: David Hingst (d.hingst@hoegemeyer.com)
Dir Mktg, Comms/PR Mgr: Erik Hoegemeyer
(erik@hoegemeyer.com)
Natl Sales Mgr: John Brutty
(j.brutty@hoegemeyer.com)
CFO: Steve Ziegler
Sales Training Mgr: Beth Boyle
Dir Prod/Ops: Tom Wagner
HR Mgr: Don Moeller
Products: Hoegemeyer corn, contact Tom
Hoegemeyer; Hoegemeyer soybeans, sorghum,
America's Alfalfa, contact David Hingst
Ad and PR agency: Ayres Marketing/Advertising

HUBBARD FEEDS, INC.
PO Box 8500, Mankato, MN 56003; 507/388-9400,
FAX: 507/388-9453
E-mail: info@hubbardfeeds.com
Web site: www.hubbardfeeds.com
Year established: 1997
Fiscal year: July-June
VP/Gen Mgr: Steve VanRockel
Mktg Mgr: Tom Koch (tomk@hubbardfeeds.com)
Products: Hubbard livestock feed

HUSSEY & CO.
5 W. State St, Mason City, IA 50401; 641/423-0171,
800/944-1830, FAX: 641/423-0512
E-mail: husseyco@netconx.net
Web site: www.husseyco.com
Year established: 1975
Fiscal year: January-December
Owner/Pres/Dir Mktg: J. Dan Hussey
Ad Mgr: Matt Barsness
HR Mgr: Jan Helgeson
Products: Fertilizer equipment, contact J. D. Hussey

IMC GLOBAL *
100 S. Saunders Rd, Suite 300, Lake Forest, IL
60045; 847/739-1200, FAX: 847/739-1620
E-mail: rfgroff@imcglobal.com
Web site: www.imcglobal.com

IVY ANIMAL HEALTH, INC.
8857 Bond St., Overland Park, KS 66214;
913/888-2192, 800/828-2192
Sales division: VetLife, 1001 Office Park Rd., Suite
201, West Des Moines, Iowa 50265; 888/462-3493;
FAX: 515/224-0788
E-mail: info@vetlife.com
Web site: www.vetlife.com
Year established: 1982
CEO/Pres: James Sollins
Exec VP,Gen Mgr: Richard O. Schuler
Mktg Mgr, Veterinarians & Distributors: Mick Kent
(kentmick@vetlife.com)

J-STAR INDUSTRIES
801 Janesville Ave, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538;
920/563-5521, FAX: 920/563-2494
E-mail: j-star@jsimail.com
Web site: www.j-star.com
Year established: 1987
Fiscal year: January-December
CEO/Pres: J. Michael Phelps
HR Mgr: William Stevens
Mktg Coord: Debbie Kopps
(debbie.kopps@jsimail.com)
Products: Silo unloaders, cattle feeders -- Jamesway,
Van Dale; feed mixers -- Roto-mix,
Oswalt; Waste Handlers manure tanks and pumps;
J-Star conveyors, piston pumps, barn cleaners and
alley scrapers

JOHN DEERE AGRICULTURAL
MARKETING CENTER
11145 Thompson Ave, Lenexa, KS 66219;
913/310-8100
Web site: www.deere.com
Fiscal year: November-October
CEO/Pres: Robert Lane
Sr VP, Worldwide Mktg: Doug DeVries
PR Mgr: Barry E. Nelson
(nelsonbarrye@johndeere.com)
Products: Agriculture equipment

KALO, INC.
4550 W. 109th St, Overland Park, KS 66211-1312;
913/491-9125, 800/255-5196, FAX: 913/491-9146
E-mail: sales@kalo.com
Web site: www.kalo.com
Year established: 1934
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 8
CEO/Pres: Chuck Champion (cchampion@kalo.com)
Natl Sales Mgr: Roger Hill (pophill@worldnet.att.net)
Ad Mgr: Phyllis Shaft (pshaft@kalo.com)
Mkt Research Mgr: Mike Howard (sales@kalo.com)
Products: Dry adjuvants -- One-Ap, One-Ap XL,
Spray START; BIO 90 liquid adjuvant; foam markers
-- Benchmark and Fomark; Compex compatibility
agent

KALTENBERG SEEDS
5506 State Hwy 19, PO Box 278, Waunakee, WI
53597; 608/849-5021, 800/383-3276,
FAX: 608/849-8793
E-mail: ksfseeds@itis.com
Year established: 1906
Fiscal year: November-October
CEO/Pres: Jack Kaltenberg
Dir Prod/Ops: Fred Kaltenberg
Natl Sales Mgr/Mktg Svc Mgr: Jim Dassow
Dir R&D: Lee Jennings
CFO: Doug Block
Products: Kaltenberg corn hybrids, soybeans, winter
wheat, alfalfa, small grains

KENT FEEDS, INC.
1600 Oregon St, Muscatine, IA 52761;
319/264-4317, 800/552-9620, FAX: 319/264-4768
E-mail: adv@kentfeeds.com
Web site: www.kentfeeds.com
Year established: 1927
Fiscal year: October-September
Number of employees: 120
Pres: Jack May
Dir Mktg: Rich Dwyer
Natl Sales Mgr: Jim Holverson
Ad Mgr/PR Mgr: Art Lurndal
CFO: Kevin Zeimet
Sales Promotion Mgr: Shirley Oberhaus
Mktg Resources Mgr: Kent Heckman
Sales Training Mgr: Jerry Johnson
Dir Prod/Ops: Gary Mercer
Dir R&D: Rodney Dennis
Products: Kent livestock, poultry & pet feeds, animal
care products, contact Terry Main

KEYSTONE STEEL & WIRE CO. *
7000 S.W. Adams St, Peoria, IL 61641;
309/697-7020, 800/447-6444, FAX: 309/697-7487
E-mail: webmaster@redbrand.com
Web site: www.redbrand.com

KINZE MANUFACTURING, INC.
PO Box 806, Williamsburg, IA 52361-0806;
319/668-1300, FAX: 319/668-1328
E-mail: information@kinzemfg.com
Web site: www.kinzemfg.com
Year established: 1965
Fiscal year: June-May
Number of employees: 540
CEO/Pres: Jon E. Kinzenbaw
Mktg Mgr: Dennis Whitehead
(dwhitehead@kinzemfg.com)
Sales Mgr: Joe Neville (jneville@kinzemfg.com)
Mgr, Prod Planning and Support: Bill Heick
(bheick@kinzemfg.com)

Controller: Mark Stauffer
Prod Mgr: Terry Jack
Engineering Mgr: Al Barry
Training Mgr: Ron McKiernan-Struve
(rmck-struve@kinzemfg.com)
Products: Kinze row crop planters, row crop
cultivators, grain auger wagons, grain conveyor
wagons
Ad and PR agency: Lessing-Flynn

KUBOTA TRACTOR CORP.
3401 Del Amo Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503;
310/370-3370, FAX: 310/370-3846
Web site: www.kubota.com
Year established: 1972
Fiscal year: January-December
Dir Mktg: Larry Nenneman
Natl Mgr Ad/PR: Patricia Carroll
Products: Kubota tractors
Ad agency: Paulsen Marketing Communications
PR agency: Freeman McCue Public Relations

LG SEEDS
22827 Shissler Rd, Elmwood, IL 62529;
309/742-2211, 800/752-6847, FAX: 309/742-8371
E-mail: info@lgseeds.com
Web site: www.lgseeds.com
Fiscal year: July-June
Gen Mgr: Craig Anderson
(craig.anderson@lgseeds.com)
Natl Sales Mgr: Roger Bonsack
(roger.bonsack@lgseeds.com)
Mktg Mgr: Kim Robertson
(kim.robertson@lgseeds.com)
Products: Seed -- corn, soybeans and alfalfa

LAND O'LAKES, INC.
4001 Lexington Ave N., Arden Hills, MN 55126;
651/481-2222, FAX: 651/481-2000
CEO: John Gherty
Corp Comms Dir: Lydia Botham

LELY USA, INC.
PO Box 1060, Hwy 301 S., Wilson, NC 27894-1060;
252/291-7050, FAX: 252/291-6183
Web site: www.lely.com
Year established: 1963
Fiscal year: October-September
Number of employees: 20
Pres: Luke de Lange
Products: Splendimo mowers; Lotus tedders;
Hibiscus rakes; McHale balewrappers; fertilizer
spreaders

LESTER BUILDING SYSTEMS
1111 Second Ave S., Lester Prairie, MN 55354;
320/395-2531, 800/826-4439, FAX: 320/395-5393
Parent Co: Butler Manufacturing Company
E-mail: info@lesterbuildingsystems.com
Web site: www.lesterbuildings.com
Year established: 1947

Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 300
CEO/Pres: John Hill
Mktg Dir: Tom Borgman
Natl Sales Mgr: Larry Lembrich
Products: Pre-engineered building systems -- Uni-Frame,
Town & Country, contact Paul Boor
Ad agency: Headwater Creative

LINDSAY MANUFACTURING CO. *
214 E. 2nd St, Lindsay, NE 68644; 402/428-2131,
800/829-5300, FAX: 402/428-2795
E-mail: zimmatic@megavision.com
Web site: www.zimmatic.com

LIPHATECH
3600 W. Elm St, Milwaukee, WI 53209;
414/351-1476
E-mail: liphatech@execpc.com
Web site: www.liphatech.com
Year established: 1905
Fiscal year: January-December
CEO/Pres: Tom Winkofske
Dir Mktg: Carl Tanner
Comms/PR Mgr/Ad Mgr: David Fox
Sales Promo/Mktg Svcs Mgr: Kristin Zbichorski
HR Mgr: Pete Kocian
Products: Rodenticides -- Hombre, Boothill; Nitragin
legume inoculants, contact David Fox
Ad and PR agency: Nelson & Schmidt

LLOYD, INC. *
604 W. Thomas Ave, Shenandoah, IA 51601;
712/246-4000, FAX: 712/246-5245
E-mail: info@lloydinc.com
Web site: www.lloydinc.com

LOVELAND INDUSTRIES, INC.
PO Box 1289, Greeley, CO 80632; 970/356-8920,
800/356-8920, FAX: 970/356-8926
Web site: www.lovelandindustries.com
Fiscal year: March-February
Pres: David Reynolds
Mktg Mgr: D. J. Kerns
Products: Adjuvants, surfactants, stickers, spray
enhancers, markers/dyes, water conditioners, utility
spray products, contact Larry Jenkins; feed
additives, enzymes, microbial products, feed/grain
conditioners, moisture testing and application
equipment, pelleting aids and binders, hay and
forage inoculums and preservatives, waste and odor
management products, pharmaceutical and animal
health products, microbial paste products/water
soluble products, contact John Wolf or Charlie Cobb;
disinfectants and sanitizers, contact Myron Hillman;
insecticides -- RTU, concentrates, aerosols, dust
and bait products, cattle dust bags, contact Fred
Schneider; rodenticides, contact Ed Eades;
commercial and on-farm seed treatments, seed
inoculants, application equipment, stored grain
protectants, contact John Wilke; industrial chemicals,
contact Mike Atkinson; export products, contact Bror
Cederstrom; KenVet, veterinary wound care and biosecurity
products, contact Myron Hillman

M&W, AN ALAMO GROUP CO.
1020 S. Sangamon Ave, Gibson City, IL 60936;
217/784-5241, 800/221-2855, FAX: 217/782-0126
Year established: 1949
Fiscal year: January-December
CEO/Pres: Ron Robinson
Mktg Svcs Mgr: Terry Engelke
HR Mgr: Gabriela Garcia
Products: Earthmaster tillage products, Prairie
Clipper rotary cutters, round balers, Dyna-Drive
Ad agency: Gibson Advertising

MERIAL
3239 Satellite Blvd, Duluth, GA 30096; 678/638-3000,
888/637-4251
Intl offices: Merial Ltd., 27 Knightsbridge, London,
England SW1X7QT; 0171/591-7400,
FAX: 0171/591-7401
Merial Inc., 115 Transtech Dr, Athens, GA 30601,
706/548-9292,
FAX: 706/543-2588
Web site: www.merial.com
Year established: 1997
Fiscal year: January-December
Exec Chmn: Alan Reade
Exec Dir Prod Animal Global Ent: Dan Kearney
Sr Dir Mktg: Lawrence Williamson
Dir Natl Accts: Del Birkhofer
Sr Mgr Corp Comms: Nalini Saligram

Dir Global Mkt Research: Raymond Daniel
Assoc Dir Training and Dev: Donald Carr
Exec Dir Finance: Damien Martin
Dir HR: Kevin Carroll
Sr Dir Sales: Robert VanSchoick
Dir Sales/Mktg, Equine: Steve Curvey
Products: Curatrem anthelmintic; cattle vaccines -- Reliant,
IBR Plus, Respishield, Journey, Fusion, JVac,
contact Glenn Blattner; parasiticides -- Ivomec
SR Bolus, Ivomec Plus, Ivomec 1% injection for
cattle and swine, Ivomec Premix for swine, Ivomec
Pour-On, Ivomec Eprinex, Ivomec sheep drench,
Corid, Cystorelin, Corid and Cystorelin
Ad agencies: Robin Shepherd Studios, Bader Rutter
& Associates
PR agencies: Ketchum Public Relations, Bader
Rutter & Associates, Rhea & Kaiser

MICHELIN AGRICULTURAL
TIRES & PRODUCTS
PO Box 19001, Greenville, SC 29602;
864/458-5000, FAX: 864/458-4150
Web site: www.michelin.com
Year established: 1895
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 3000
Brand Mktg Mgr: Oliver Gros
(oliver.gros@us.michelin.com)
Natl Sales & Mktg Dir: Tony Koury
(tony.koury@us.michelin.com)
Comms Mgr: Michael Fanning
(michael.fanning@us.michelin.com)
Products: Agricultural tires -- Michelin; farm tires
and tubes -- B. F.Goodrich, contact Oliver Gros

MIDWEST LABORATORIES, INC.
13611 B St, Omaha, NE 68144; 402/334-7770,
FAX: 402/334-9121
Canadian office: #8, 4001 B 19th St N.E., Calgary,
Albeda T2E 6X8
Web site: www.midwestlabs.com
Year established: 1975
Fiscal year: July-June
Number of employees: 65
CEO/Pres: Ken Pohlman
(pohlman@midwestlabs.com)
CFO: John DeBoer
Dir R&D: Jerry King
PR Mgr: Sue Ann Seitz
Technical Dir: John Torpy
Products: Analytical service in the area of production
agriculture, feed, fertilizer soils, water, biosolids and
foods

MIDWEST TECHNOLOGIES IL, LLC
2864 Old Rochester Rd, Springfield, IL 62703;
217/753-8424, 800/643-8324, FAX: 217/753-8426
E-mail: info@mid-tech.com
Web site: www.mid-tech.com
Year established: 1983
CEO: Gregg Moore
Dir Mktg: Marty Wagner
Natl Sales Mgr: Tony Chadwick
Comms and Ad: Elizabeth Marum
Products: Control systems -- TASC variable-rate
control systems, Legacy 2000; Legacy 6000 GPS
task controller, application control system; Swath XL
guidance system GPS lightbar

MILK SPECIALTIES CO.
Illinois and Water Sts, Dundee, IL 60118;
847/426-3411, 800/323-4274, FAX: 847/426-3636
E-mail: msc@milkspecialties.com
Web site: www.milkspecialties.com
Year established: 1946
Fiscal year: February-January
Number of employees: 150
CEO/Pres: Trevor Tomkins
(ttomkins@milkspecialties.com)
Exec VP: Kent Ure (kure@milkspecialties.com)
Sr VP: Mike Drennan
VP, Sales and Mktg: Doug Schomberg
(doug@milkspecialties.com)
Dir Sales: Brian Wesemann
(bweseman@milkspecialties.com)
Mktg Svcs Coord: Melody Bemont
(mbemont@milkspecialties.com)
VP, Ops and Purchasing: Dave Elsenbast
Technical Svcs Mgr: Troy Scott
Dir HR: Susan Sijerson
Products: Pilled fats -- Energy Booster 100, Fat Pak
100, Select Fat; milk replacers -- Kwik Mix, private
label calf milk replacers, Advance Calvita, Advance
Lamb, Advance Pig Liqui-Wean; Advance RuMin8
ruman enhancer; Advance Arrest calf medicine,
contact Doug Schomberg

MIRACO-MIRAFOUNT
PO Box 686, Grinnell, IA 50112; 515/236-5822,
800/541-7866, FAX: 515/236-3341
E-mail: miraco@miraco.com
Web site: www.miraco.com
Year established: 1982
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 28
CEO/Pres/Ad Mgr: Carter Thomson
Dir Mktg: Mike Witt
Comms Mgr: Randy Jahl
Products: Livestock waterers -- Mirafount,
BigSpring, LilSpring, LilFount, E-Fount, EquiFount;
feed bunks, pet waterers, contact Carter Thomson
Ad agency: Solutions, Inc.

MISSISSIPPI CHEMICAL CORP.
PO Box 388, Yazoo City, MS 39194; 662/746-4131,
FAX: 662/751-2232
Web site: www.misschem.com
Year established: 1948
Fiscal year: July-June
CEO/Pres: Charles O. Dunn
VP, Mktg: Joe Ewing
Comm/PR/Ad Mgr: Melinda Hood
CFO: Timothy Dawson
Dir R&D: Dave Nichiolas
Dir HR: Tommy McKiernon

MONSANTO CO.
800 N. Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63167;
314/694-1000, 800/768-6387
Web site: www.monsanto.com,
www.farmsource.com
Year established: 1901
Fiscal year: January-December
CEO: Hendrick Verfaillie
COO: Hugh Grant
CTO: Robert Fraley
VP, HR: John Murabito
VP, North American Dir: Carl Casale
VP, Public Affairs: Sarah Hull
Mktg Comms Mgr: David Althaus
Products: Seed, crop chemicals, crop traits, swine
genetics and bovine growth hormone
Ad and PR agencies: Osborn & Barr Communications

MOORMAN'S, INC.
1000 N. 30th St, Quincy, IL 62305; 217/222-7100,
866/666-7626, FAX: 217/222-4069
Web site: www.moormans.com
Year established: 1885
Fiscal year: July-June
Number of employees: 1,200
Pres: Mike J. Foster (mfoster@moorman.com)
VP, Sales & Mktg: Fred Gutzmann
(fgutzmann@moorman.com)
Gen Dir Sales & Mktg: Larry Williams
(lwilliams@moorman.com)
VP, Research: Dave Holzgraefe
Sales Training Mgr: Bob Readshaw
Products: Beef feeds -- Beefstake, OptiCor, contact
Bruce Crutcher; dairy feeds -- Cow Power, Timeline,
contact Larry Williams; swine feeds -- Moorlink,
contact Bruce McClain; specialty feeds -- Showtec,
NGN, contact Jeff Langemeier.
Ad agencies: Maverick (beef, dairy, specialty)

MYCOGEN SEEDS *
1340 Corporate Center Curve, Eagan, MN 55121;
651/405-5800, 800/692-6436, FAX: 317/337-4624
E-mail: info@mycogen.com
Web site: www.mycogen.com

NC+ HYBRIDS
3820 N. 56th St, Lincoln, NE 68504; 402/467-2517,
800/279-7999, FAX: 402/467-4217
E-mail: lincoln@nc-plus.com
Web site: www.nc-plus.com
Year established: 1958
Fiscal year: September-August
Number of employees: 115
CEO/Pres: Larry Schuett (lschuett@nc-plus.com)
Dir Sales and Mktg: Gene Kronberg
(gkronberg@nc-plus.com)
Mktg Mgr: Ken Anderson (kanderson@nc-plus.com)
CFO: Craig Duff
Dir R&D: Ted Givens
Dir HR: Lori Sernett (lincoln@nc-plus.com)
Products: Corn, grain sorghum, alfalfa, forage &
soybean seed, contact Wes Zart
Ad agency: Swanson Russell Associates

NA-CHURS/ALPINE SOLUTIONS
421 Leader St, Marion, OH 43302; 740/382-5701,
800/622-4877, FAX: 740/383-2615
E-mail: wilsonn@nachurs-alpine.com
Web site: www.nachurs-alpine.com
Year established: 1946
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 46
Pres: George H. Berg, Sr
Dir Mktg & Sales: Steven M. Keller
VP, Finance, CFO: Cheryl Raudabaugh
VP, Ops: Robert G. Hopp
HR Coord: Jo Weston
MIS Dir: Joe DePolo
Products: Liquid fertilizer -- Double-OK liquid
potassium, K-Thio potassium thiosulfate, Nu-Green
w/Zn, Chelated micronutrients line

NATIONAL CROP INSURANCE SERVICES
7201 W. 129th St, Suite 200, Overland Park, KS
66213; 913/685-2767, 800/951-6247,
FAX: 913/685-3080
E-mail: webmaster@ag-risk.org
Web site: www.ag-risk.org
Year established: 1989
Fiscal year: January-December
CEO/Pres: Robert W. Parkerson
Controller: James M. Crist
PR Mgr: Laurie Langstraat
HR Mgr: Kitty Flores

NEOGEN CORP. *
620 Lesher PI, Lansing, MI 48912; 517/372-9200,
800-234-5333, FAX: 517/372-0108
E-mail: neogen-info@neogen.com
Web site: www.neogen.com

NEW HOLLAND AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS
500 Diller Ave, PO Box 1895, New Holland, PA
17557; 717/355-1121, FAX: 717/355-1826
Canadian office: 3030 Third Ave N.E., #220,
Calgary, Alberta T2P 2M7
Web site: www.newholland.com/na
Year established: 1991
Fiscal year: January-December
VP, N.A. Ag Bus: Allen Rider
Comms Mgr: Doug T. Sherman
(dsherma@newholland.com)
N.A. PR Mgr: Gene Hemphill
(gene.hemphill@cnh.com)
Products: Ag tractors; hay and harvesting
equipment; construction equipment
Ad and PR agency: In-house

NIMCO CORP.
1000 Nimco Dr, Crystal Lake, IL 60014;
815/459-4200, FAX: 815/459-8119
E-mail: info@nimco.com
Web site: www.nimco.com
Year established: 1962
Pres: Jerry G. Bachner (jbachner@nimco.com)
VP, Mktg: Michael Kipp (mkipp@nimco.com)
Mktg Mgr: Michael Mariani (mmariani@nimco.com)

PACER[R] PUMPS, DIV. OF ASM INDUSTRIES
41 Industrial Circle, Lancaster, PA 17601;
717/656-2161, 800/233-3861, FAX: 717/656-0477
E-mail: sales@pacerpumps.com
Web site: www.pacerpumps.com
Year established: 1974
Fiscal year: August-July
Number of employees: 30
CEO/Pres: Jack H. Berg
Gen Mgr/Dir Mktg: Denzel D. Stoops
Natl Sales Mgr: Roland L. Hock
Products: Pacer -- centrifugal pumps, drum pumps,
pump accessories
Ad agency: Knight Advertising

PATZ SALES, INC.
917 Hwy 141 N., PO Box 7, Pound, WI 54161;
920/897-2251, FAX: 920/897-2175
E-mail: info@patzsales.com
Web site: www.patzsales.com
Year established: 1948
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 200
CEO/Pres: Clifford Patz
Dir Mktg: Roy Keith
Natl Sales Mgr: Dale Pivonka
Ad Mgr: Bruce Mergener
Sales Training Mgr: Bob Kaas
Dir R&D: Loren Nelson
HR Mgr: Steve Schindler
Products: Silo unloaders, belt feeders, conveyors,
material movers, pumps, alley scrapers, gutter
cleaners, choppers, open-top and tumble mixers

PFISTER HYBRID CORN CO.
PO Box 187, El Paso, IL 61738; 309/527-6000,
FAX: 309/527-5676
Web site: www.pfisterhybrid.com
Year established: 1936
Fiscal year: November-October
Number of employees: 60
Pres/Natl Sales Mgr: Jim Crowley
Sales Promotion/Mktg Svcs Mgr: Linda Brown
Ad/PR Mgr: John Larkin
Dir Prod/Ops: Dale Brown
Dir R&D: Rick Lohnes
HR Mgr: Terry Phillips
Products: Seed corn, contact A.J. Crowley
Ad and PR agency: CS&A Advertising

PFIZER ANIMAL HEALTH *
812 Springdale Dr, Exton, PA 19341; 800/733-5500
Web site: www.pfizer.com/ah

PHARMACIA ANIMAL HEALTH
7000 Portage Rd, Kalamazoo, MI 49001;
800/793-0596, FAX: 800/984-9647
E-mail: talk2us@pharmacia.com
Web site: www.pharmaciaah.com
Year established: 1886
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 860
Pres: George W. Gunn
VP/CFO: Kim Dadlani
Dir Mktg, U.S.: Harry Collins
VP, R&D: Tony Benitz
VP, U.S. Ops: Ron Bryant
PR Dir: Joseph S. Burkett
E-Business Dir: Karen Lade
Sales Training Dir: T. Ed Noe
HR Dir: Marta Kwiatkowski
Ad agency: Rhea & Kaiser, Biggs-Gilmore
PR agency: Morgan & Myers

PHERO TECH, INC.
7572 Progress Way, Delta, British Columbia
V4G 1E9; 604/940-9944, 800/665-0076,
FAX: 604/940-9433
E-mail: sales@pherotech.com
Web site: www.pherotech.com
Year established: 1982
Fiscal year: October-September
Sales Mgr: Steve Burke
Technical Rep: Marian Partridge
Dir R&D: Dave Wakarchuk
Products: Insect pheromone trapping systems; sticky
roll and card traps (yellow & blue); Fruitboost with
QMP

PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP. *
110 S. Texas St, Pittsburg, TX 75687;
800/824-1159, FAX: 214/920-2396
International office: Oklahoma 112, Mexico City,
Mexico 30810
Web site: www.pilgrimspride.com

PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
400 Locust St, Capitol Sq, Des Moines, IA 50309;
515/248-4800, 800/247-6803
E-mail: firstname.lastname@pioneer.com
Web site: www.pioneer.com
Year established: 1926
Fiscal year: January-December
Pres: Rick McConnell
Global Sales and Mktg: Hal Thorne
Dir Corp Comms: Tim Martin
Global Comms Mgr: Dave Knau
Mktg and Sales Comms Mgr, N.A.: Lou Ireland
Sales PR Mgr: Jerry Harrington
(jerry.harrington@pioneer.com)
Products: Seed products -- corn, soybeans,
sunflowers, canola, alfalfa, sorghum, wheat,
inoculants, crop protection products
Ad agencies: McCormick Advertising (seed and
inoculants), Saatchi & Saatchi Roland (crop
protection products)PR agencies: Meyocks & Priebe
(seed and inoculants), Saatchi & Saatchi Roland
(crop protection products)

POTASH CORPORATION OF
SASKATCHEWAN, INC.
122 First Ave S., Suite 500, Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan S7K 7G3; 306/933-8500,
FAX: 306/652-2699
Web site: www.potashcorp.com
Fiscal year: January-December
Pres/CEO: William J. Doyle
Sr VP/CFO: Wayne R. Brownlee
Exec VP/COO: James F. Dietz
Sr VP/Gen Counsel/Secy: John L. M. Hampton
Sr VP/Corp Relations: Betty-Ann L. Heggie
Sr VP/CIO: Barry E. Humphreys
Sr VP/Admin: Barbara Jane Irwin
Pres, PCS Potash: Garth W. Moore
Pres, PCS Sales: G. David Delaney
Pres, PCS Phosphate: Thomas J. Regan, Jr.
VP, Procurement: Karen G. Chasez
VP, Internal Audit: Robert A. Jaspar
VP, Safety, Health and Environment: Donald R.
Roberts
VP/Corp Controller: Denis A. Sirois

PURINA MILLS, INC. *
1401 S. Hanley Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144;
314/768-4100, FAX: 314/768-4188
Web site: www.purina-mills.com

RHS, INC.
2005 W. Oregon St, Hiawatha, KS 66434;
785/742-2949, 800/247-3808, FAX: 785/742-7174
Web sites: www.rhs-inc.com,
www.outbackguidance.com
Year established: 1980
Fiscal year: September-August
Number of employees: 50
Pres: Dean Ryerson (dryerson@rhs-inc.com)
CEO/Dir Mktg/Mkt Research Mgr: Richard Heiniger
(rheiniger@rhs-inc.com)
VP, Sales: Bill Burdick (bburdick@rhs-inc.com)
Outback Natl Sales Mgr: Joe Redetzke
Comms Mgr: Scott Ward (sward@rhs-inc.com)
Dir R&D: Kent Funk
HR Mgr/Controller: Cory Shue
Products: Bestway pull-type sprayers, Outback foam
guidance systems, Outback guidance system
Ad agency: Brush Art

RAIN AND HAIL L.L.C. *
1501 50th St, Suite 200, West Des Moines, IA
50266; 515/559-1000, FAX: 515/559-1001
Web site: www.rainhail.com

RAYNE LAND PLANES, INC.
200 S. Eastern St, PO Box 549, Rayne, LA 70578;
337/334-2101, FAX: 337/334-7338
E-mail: rayneplane@worldnet.att.net
Web site: www.home.att.net/~rayneplane/
Year established: 1970
Number of employees: 10
CEO/Pres/Mkt Research Mgr: Walter P. Constantin
Dir Ad: Glenda J. Constantin
Dir Mktg: Glenda J. Constantin
Dir Prod/Ops: Doug Abshire
Products: Rayne Plane land leveler, carrier scraper
and Raynetainer

REINKE MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
101 Reinke Rd, PO Box 566, Deshler, NE 68340;
402/365-7251, FAX: 402/365-4370
E-mail: irrigation@reinke.com
Web site: www.reinke.com
Year established: 1954
Fiscal year: July-June
Pres: Bob Friehe (bobfriehe@reinke.com)
Dir Mktg: Tim Goldhammer
(timgoldhammer@reinke.com)
Natl Sales Mgr: Mark Mesloh
(markmesloh@reinke.com)
Ad Mgr: Karla Deepe (karladeepe@reinke.com)
CFO: Vic Johnson
Sales Training Mgr: Allison Power
Dir R&D: John Davis
HR Mgr: Mike Starbuck
Products: Reinke irrigation systems, trailers,
container chassis

RICERCA, LLC *
7528 Auburn Rd, Painesville, OH 44077;
440/357-3300, FAX: 440/354-6276
E-mail: info@ricerca.com
Web site: www.ricerca.com

RITCHIE INDUSTRIES, INC.
120 S. Main, PO Box 730, Conrad, IA 50621;
641/366-2525, 800/747-0222, FAX: 641/366-2551
E-mail: info@ritchiefount.com
Web site: www.ritchiefount.com
Year established: 1921
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 75
CEO/Pres/Ad Mgr: Leon Yantis
(lyantis@ritchiefount.com)
CFO: Robert Mowen
Dir Prod/Ops: Kurt Terillion
HR Mgr: Denny McLean
Products: Livestock watering equipment, contact
Leon Yantis
Ad agency: CMF&Z

ROCHE VITAMINS, INC.
ANIMAL NUTRITION & HEALTH
45 Waterview Blvd, Parsippany, NJ 07054;
800/526-0189, FAX: 973/257-8437
Canadian office: Roche Vitamins Canada Inc.,
PO Box 877, Cambridge, Ontario N1R 5X9;
519/624-2766, fax: 519/623-4849
Web site: www.rochenutrafacts.com
Year established: 1898
VP, North America: Jim Hamilton
Dir, Animal Nutrition: Dr. Scot Williams
Dir, Technical Mktg: Dr. Jon Wilson
Mktg Comms Svcs Mgr: Bill Brown
HR Dir: Michael Malecki
Products: Antioxidants, Carotenoids, Citric Acid,
Hy-D (25-Hydroxyvitamin D3), Mixed Tocopherols,
Ronozyme Feed Enzymes, Rovimix Vitamins &
Vitamin Pre-mixes, Stay-C
Ad agency: Cuffari & Co.
PR agency: Trent/Jones, Inc.

SANDERSON FARMS
225 N. 13th Ave, Laurel, MS 39440; 800/844-4030,
FAX: 601/426-1461
E-mail: info@sandersonfarms.com

SELECT SIRES, INC.
11740 U.S. 42 N., Plain City, OH 43064;
614/873-4683, FAX: 614/873-5751
E-mail: info-line@selectsires.com
Web site: www.selectsires.com
Year established: 1965
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 180
CEO/Pres: David Thorbahn
VP, Mktg, Dairy Prods: Blaine Crosser
VP, Mktg, Beef Prods: Roy Wallace
VP, Corp Comms: Janice Keene
PR Mgr: Cathy Bewley
CFO: Vic Williams
Sales Training Mgr: Joel Mergler
Dir Prod/Ops: Dale Pennington
Dir R&D: Clif Marshall
HR Mgr: Jeff Bryner
Products: Beef semen, contact Roy Wallace; dairy
semen, contact Blaine Crosser

SERVIS-RHINO
PO Box 712, Seguin, TX 78156; 830/372-3080,
800/408-3297, FAX: 877/408-3298
Web site: www.servis-rhino.com
Fiscal year: January-December
Pres: Ronald Robinson
VP, Mktg: Doug Anderson
Natl Sales Mgr: Randy Lenz
Ad Mgr: Debbie Williams
HR Mgr: Gabriela Garcia
Products: Rotary cutters -- Flex 15 Magnum,
Twister, Gyro, Turf Flex, SR15, DB150, Servis 2160;
flail mowers -- RC12, RC15, RC18, RC20, RC25
Flex-Flail, RF60/74, RHD88, Orchard Mowers; rear
blades -- 800, 900, 950, 1540, 2500, 3500; post
hole diggers -- EPHD, RPHD, HPHD, SPHD,
HYPHD, PPHD; disc mowers; pasture renovators;
front-end loaders; three-point backhoes, contact
Terry Engelke
Ad agency: In-house

SNYDER INDUSTRIES
PO Box 4583, Lincoln, NE 68504; 402/467-5221,
FAX: 402/465-1229
Web site: www.snydernet.com
Fiscal year: August-July
Number of employees: 5
CEO/Pres: Howard Gross
CFO: Mike Timmins
Dir Prod/Ops: Dale Givens
Dir Mktg: Michael Spurrier
Natl Sales Mgr: Bill Anderson
Ad Mgr: Connie Lintz
Products: Polyethylene tanks -- storage, applicator,
transport, D.O.T., contact Dan Pensick
Ad & PR agency: Swanson Russell & Associates

SOUTHERN STATES COOPERATIVE, INC.
PO Box 26234, Richmond, VA 23260;
804/281-1000, FAX: 804/281-1119
Web site: www.southernstates.com
Year established: 1923
Fiscal year: July-June
Number of employees: 5,000+
Pres/CEO: Wayne A. Boutwell
Dir Mktg: Robert C. Desbien
(bob.desbien@sscoop.com)
Comms Mgr: James R. Erickson
(jim.erickson@sscoop.com)
Ad Mgr: Patsy Clear (patsy.clear@sscoop.com)
Dir PR: Jimmie R. Loftis (jimmie.loftis@sscoop.com)
Sales Promo/Mktg Svcs Mgr: Kevin Headley
(kevin.headley@sscoop.com)
Mkt Res Mgr: Dan Mertz (dan.mertz@sscoop.com)
CFO: Jonathan A. Hawkins
Sales Training Mgr: Danny Adams
Products: Statesman feed, contact Rich Schneider;
dog food -- Pro Balanced, Big Red, contact James
Graves; Big Daddy seed, contact Phil Howard;
Statesman seed, contact Danny Dillon; Southern
States petroleum, contact Barry Lawson; Southern
States fertilizer, contact Dave Parker; Southern
States crop protectants, contact Joe Will

SPRAYING SYSTEMS CO. -- TEEJET
SPRAY PRODUCTS
North Ave at Schmale Rd, Wheaton, IL 60189-7900;
630/665-5000, FAX: 630/665-5292
E-mail: marty.heyen@teejet.com
Web site: www.teejet.com
Year established: 1937
Team Dir: Marty Heyen (marty.heyen@teejet.com)
Products: TeeJet spray nozzles, accessories and
electronic controls

STAUFFER SEEDS, INC.
9802 Nicholas St, Suite 320, Omaha, NE 68114;
402/934-0900, 888/496-1470, FAX: 402/934-0905
E-mail: info@staufferseeds.com
Web site: www.staufferseeds.com
Year established: 1991
Fiscal year: September-August
CEO/Pres: Anthony G. Laos
(tony@staufferseeds.com)
Dir Mktg: Jack Tradinnick (jackt@staufferseeds.com)
Natl Sales Mgr: Bill Dinslage
(bill@staufferbiotech.com)
Comms Mgr: Brad Dunbar (brad@staufferseeds.com)
CFO: Wan Castilha
HR Mgr: Lisa Bevington

SUKUP MANUFACTURING CO.
PO Box 677, 1555 255th St, Sheffield, IA 50475;
641/892-4222, FAX: 641/892-4629
E-mail: info@sukup.com
Web site: www.sukup.com
Year established: 1963
Fiscal year: July-June
Number of employees: 200
CEO/Pres: Charles E. Sukup (charles@sukup.com)
Mktg Dir: Dean Dodd (ddodd@sukup.com)
Natl Sales Mgr: Diane Hughes
(dhughes@sukup.com)
Ad Mgr: Nicole Poock (npoock@sukup.com)
HR Mgr: Gladys Koch
Products: Sukup grain drying & aeration fans, Fastir
stirring machine, Sweepway bin unload, Hawk Cut
and ZipperLock bin floors, AutoDry computerized
moisture controller, contact Dean Dodd; Automatic
grain dryer, contact Kent Craighton, 9400 high-residue
and 4200 moderate-residue cultivator,
contact Susan Harris

SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION
PO Box 18300, 410 Swing Rd, Greensboro, NC
27419-8300; 336/632-6000, 800/334-9481
Web site: www.syngentacropprotection-us.com
Year established: 2000
CEO/Pres: Heiri Gugger
Products: Herbicides -- Cyclone, Callisto, Fuego,
Gramoxone Max, Reglone, Touchdown, AAtrex,
Bicep II Magnum, Boundary, Caparol, Doubleplay,
Dual Magnum, Eptam 7E, Ordram, Princep, Solicam
DF, Zorial Rapid 80, Achieve, Amber, Beacon,
Discover, Evik DF, Exceed, Flexstar, Fusilade DX,
Fusion, NorthStar, Peak, Rave, Reflex, Spirit, Tough
5EC, Turbo, Typhoon; insecticides -- Actara, Agri-Mek,
Ambush, Armor, Centric, Clinch, Curacron 8E,
Diazinon, Force, Fulfill, Karate with Zeon
Technology, Platinum, Proclaim, Trigard, Warrior
with Zeon Technology, Zephyr; fungicides -- Abound,
Bravo, Break EC, Montero, Mycoshield,
Omega, Orbit, Quadris, Ridomill Gold, Tilt,
Tilt/Bravo, Vanguard WG; seed treatments -- Apron,
Concep III, Cruiser, Dividend, Helix, Maxim, Mertect;
Agri-mycin 17 bactericide; Actigard plant activator,
Prime+ plant growth regulator
Ad agency: Martin/Williams Agency
PR agency: Gibbs & Soell, Inc.

SYNGENTA SEEDS, INC. (MARKETER
OF NK BRAND FIELD CROP SEEDS)
7500 Olson Memorial Hwy, Golden Valley, MN
55427; 612/593-7333, 800/445-0956,
FAX: 612/542-0194
Canadian office: 15910 Medway Road, RR 1, Arva,
Ontario N0M 1C0
Web site: www.nk.com
Year established: 1884
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 1,000
CEO/Pres: Edward T. Shonsey
VP, Mktg: Jack Bernens
Head, Corn and Oilseeds, N.A.: Albin Hubscher
Dir Mktg Comms: Marv Black
Comms Mgr: Tony Minnichsoffer
Sales Promotion/Mktg Svcs Mgr: Bev Larson
Mkt Research Mgr: Kevin Macken
CFO: Jerry Hoeh
Publications Svcs Mgr: Kathy Brostrom
Ad/Promo Mgr: Elaine Beckstrom
Dir R&D: Dave Jessen
HR Mgr: Jerry Brown
Products: Hybrid seed corn, contact Marc Hennen,
Jeff Jorgensen; soybeans and sunflowers, contact
Mark Schmidt; forages and feed-ruminant, contact
Jim Beck; feed-monogastric, contact Jim Graeber;
wheat, contact Phil Farmer, Jr.
Ad agency: Colle & McVoy, Wernimont & Paullus
PR agency: Campbell Mithun

T-SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
7545 Carroll Rd, San Diego, CA 92121;
858/578-1860, FAX: 858/578-2344
E-mail: marketing@t-tape.com
Web site: www.t-tape.com
Year established: 1977
Fiscal year: July-June
Mktg Mgr: Alicia Hignite
Products: T-Tape drip irrigation tape

TATE & LYLE/A.E. STALEY MFG.
2200 E. Eldorado St, Decatur, IL 62521;
800/526-5728, FAX: 217/421-3167
Web site: www.tlna.com
Year established: 1898
Dir Mktg: Gary Augustine
Sales Promo/Mktg Svcs Mgr: Megan Myers
(mamyers@tlna.com)
Dir R&D: Mark Hanover

TITAN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
2701 Spruce St, Quincy, IL 62301; 217/228-6011,
FAX: 217/228-3166
E-mail: titan@titan-intl.com
Web site: www.titan-intl.com
Year established: 1983
Fiscal year: January-December
CEO/Pres: Maurice Taylor Jr.
VP, Engineering, Sales & Mktg: Ray Evans
VP, Sales: Skip Sagar
Comms Dir: Pam Hunt
CFO: Kent Hackamack
Products: Titan wheels and tires, contact Ken Allen

Ad and PR agency: In-house

TRIMBLE NAVIGATION
9290 Bond St, Suite 102, Overland Park, KS 66214;
913/495-2700, 800/865-7438, FAX: 913/495-2750
E-mail: precision_ag@trimble.com
Web site: www.trimble.com/precise/agri
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 60
Pres/CEO: Steven W. Berglund
VP, Finance: Mary Ellen Genovese
Sr VP and Gen Mgr, Ag Div: Ron Hyatt
VP, HR: Bill Burgess
Dir, Worldwide Sales, Ag Div: George Huber
Investor Relations/Corp PR: Barbara Hall
Mktg Programs Mgr, Ag Div: Beverly Burton
Products: Autopilot; EZ-Guide; AgGPS 160 portable
computer; AgGPS 23 external lightbar; AgGPS 170
field computer; AgGPS 124 GPS receiver; AgGPS
214 RTK receiver (high accuracy); AgGPS 14 smart
antenna; AgGPS parallel swathing option; Trim
Flight 3; AgGPS 132 flightbar; software and water
management products

TROUW NUTRITION USA
115 Executive Dr, Highland, IL 62249;
618/654-2070, FAX: 618/654-1818
E-mail: trouw.nutritionusa@nutreco.com
Web site: www.trouw-nutritionusa.com
Year established: 1973
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 160
Pres: Daniel T. Rose
Exec VP: Dean Barker
Exec VP: O. M. "Ike" Isaacson
(ike.isaacson@nutreco.com)
Products: OPTiMIN proteinated trace mineral,
contact Matt Schrage; ProtiMax spray-dried egg and
ProtiOne for baby pig diets, contact Dr. Julie Kisic;
Bio-Ade ammonia control, Myco-Lock mold inhibitor
and Novasil Plus flow agent, contact Karo Mikaelian
Ad and PR agency: Ron Scherer Co.

UNITED AGRI PRODUCTS, INC.
4687 W. 18th St, Greeley, CO 80634; 970/356-4400,
FAX: 970/506-2462
Memphis, TN; Aylesford, UK
Web site: www.uap.com
Year established: 1973
Fiscal year: March-February
Number of employees: 6,000
VP, Mktg: Kevin Seese (kevin.seese@uap.com)
Dir Comms: D. J. Kerns (debi.kerns@uap.com)
Dir R&D: Rick Beardmore
Products: Worldwide distributor, manufacturer and
marketer of crop protection products and other
related inputs, including seed, fertilizer and specialty
products

UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
PO Box 357, Kalida, OH 45853; 419/532-3121,
FAX: 419/532-2468
E-mail: info@unverferth.com
Web site: www.unverferth.com
Year established: 1948
Fiscal year: October-September
CEO/Pres: R. Steven Unverferth
VP, Sales and Mktg: Daniel Fanger
Ad Mgr: Jerry Ecklund
HR Mgr: Mark Miller
Products: Specialty agricultural dual and triple-wheel
systems, tillage, grain and hay handling equipment
Ad agency: Thomas C. Porter & Associates

VALENT BIOSCIENCES *
Dept 44C Bldg A1, 1401 Sheridan Rd, North
Chicago, IL 60064; 847/937-6100, 800/323-9597,
FAX: 847/937-3679

VALENT U.S.A. CORP.
PO Box 8025, Walnut Creek, CA 94596;
800/624-6094, FAX: 925/256-2776
Web site: www.valent.com
Year established: 1991
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 250
COO/Pres: Masayo Tada
Natl Sales & Mktg Mgr: Donnie Taylor
Comms/PR/Ad Mgr: Kristin LaPorte
Investor Relations/HR Mgr: Patti Robinson
CFO: Ray Nishimoto
Dir Bus Planning: Anita Dale
Products: Herbicides -- Cobra, Prism, Resource,
Stellar, Valor, Envoy, contact Sandi Jacobson; Volck
oil; Sumagic plant growth regulator, miticide -- Tame
insecticide, Volck oil, contact Steve Slaveck;
insecticides -- Monitor, Orthene, Payload; insect
growth regulators -- Distance, Knack, Esteem;
Distance fire ant bait, contact Brent Solomon
Ad and PR agency: Archer/Malmo

VALMONT IRRIGATION
Hwy 275, Box 358. Valley, NE 68064; 402/359-2;
FAX: 402/359-4429
Web site: www.valmont.com
Fiscal year: January-December
Pres: Tom Spears
VP, Sales: Dennis Schwieger
HR Mgr: Dave Perea
Products: Valley irrigation equipment, contact Jake
LaRue or Kelly Downing
Ad agency: Kahler & Co.

VERMEER MANUFACTURING CO. *
PO Box 200, Pella, IA 50219; 515/628-3141,
800/370-3659, FAX: 515/621-7881
Web site: www.vermeerag.com

VIGORTONE AG PRODUCTS
5264 Council St, N.E., PO Box 1230, Cedar Rapids,
IA 52402; 319/393-3310, FAX: 319/393-6388
Web site: www.vigortone.com
Year established: 1912
Fiscal year: January-December
Mktg Mgr: Rod Pritchard
Mktg Comms Mgr: Kerri Ragsdale
Products: Vigortone -- beef products, contact Joe
Kneib; dairy products, contact Dick Scotter; swine
products, contact Rich Fisher; companion animal
products, contact Dick Scotter
Ad agency: In-house

WESTFALIA-SURGE, INC.
1880 Country Farm Dr, Naperville, IL 60563-1089;
630/369-8100, 877/WS-DAIRY, FAX: 630/369-9875
E-mail: info@westfaliasurge.com
Web site: www.westfaliasurge.com
Year established: 1999
Fiscal year: October-September
Number of employees: 375 (North America)
CEO/Pres: Dirk Hejnal
(hejnal.dirk@westfaliasurge.com)
VP, Mktg: Rob Kolb (kolb.rob@westfaliasurge.com)
VP, Sales: Vern Foster
(foster.vern@westfaliasurge.com)
VP, Dealer Svcs: Norm Schuring
(schuring.norm@westfaliasurge.com)
VP, Logistics: Lynn Tjaden
(tjaden.lynn@westfaliasurge.com)
CFO/VP, Finance: Ray McCurdy
(mccurdy.ray@westfaliasurge.com)
Products: ProFormance Center dairy equipment,
contact Matt Daley; ProMilk Service dairy hygiene
and dairy supplies, contact Cristiano Albrecht
Ad agency: Prom Krog Altstiel

WICK BUILDINGS
405 Walter Rd, PO Box 38, Mazomanie, WI 53560;
608/795-2294, FAX: 608/795-2534
E-mail: info@wickbuildings.com
Web site: www.wickbuildings.com
Year established: 1954
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 300
VP/Gen Mgr: Tom Wick
Natl Sales Mgr: Gail Miller
R&D Mgr: Leo Shirek
Products: Wick Buildings post frame construction

WIL-RICH MANUFACTURING CO.
PO Box 1030, 17885 Hwy 13, Wahpeton, ND 58074;
701/642-2621, 800/688-3300, FAX: 701/671-4438
E-mail: sales@wil-rich.com
Web site: www.wil-rich.com
Year established: 1964
Pres: Victor Klosterman (vklosterman@wil-rich.com)
Mktg Dir/Mkt Research Mgr: Howard Dahl
(hadahl@compuserve.com)
Ad Mgr: Bruce Thiele (bthiele@wil-rich.com)
Comms Mgr: David Soderstrom
R&D Dir: Doug Posey
HR Mgr: Brad Lingen
Products: Wil-Rich -- field cultivators, chisel plows,
cutter chisels, row crop cultivators, moldboard plows,
disk harrows, V-rippers, mounted harrows,
Blumhardt & Brittonya sprayers
Ad agencies: Advertising Marketing, J&M
Enterprises

WILSON GENETICS, LLC
PO Box 716, 1408A Hwy 44, Harlan, IA 51537;
712/755-7399, FAX: 712/755-5261
E-mail: ladonnahavick@wilsongenetics.com
Web site: www.wilsongenetics.com
CEO/Pres: John Crabtree
(johncrabtree@wilsongenetics.com)
Mktg Svcs Mgr: LaDonna Havick
(ladonnahavick@wilsongenetics.com)
Products: Zimmerman brand seed corn; research,
product development

WILSON SEEDS, INC.
1408A Hwy 44, PO Box 391, Harlan, IA 51537;
712/755-3841, 800/747-1200, FAX: 712/755-5261
Web site: www.wilsonseeds.com
Dir Sales: Justin Troudt (jtroudt@wilsonseeds.com)
Products: Wilson Seed brand seed corn

YETTER MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
PO Box 358, Colchester, IL 62326; 309/776-4111,
800/447-5777
E-mail: yetterco@netins.net
Web site: www.yetterco.com
Year established: 1930
Fiscal year: July-June
Pres: Bernard Whalen
Dir Mktg: Pat Whalen
Ad Mgr: Susan Wherley
Dir Prod/Ops: Harold Brown
Dir R&D: Gene Chenoweth
Products: Yetter -- fertilizer coulters, rotary hoes,
markers, coulter carts, weight transfer systems,
floating residue manager, unit mounted and frame
mounted conservation coulters; Systems One -- seed
carts, seed jets; ITC -- toolbar; Avenger -- manure
coulter; Viper II -- fertilizer coulter, floating
residue managers.
Ad agency: In-house

ZINPRO
10400 Viking Dr, Suite 240, Eden Prairie, MN 55344;
952/944-2736, 800/445-6145, FAX: 952/943-5899
E-mail: zinpro@zinpro.com
Web site: www.zinpro.com
Year established: 1971
Fiscal year: January-December
Number of employees: 100
CEO/Pres: Michael D. Anderson
(manderson@zinpro.com)
VP, Sales and Mktg: Joseph M. Carrica
(jcarrica@zinpro.com)
Comms Mgr: Wayne Anderson
(wanderson@zinpro.com)
CFO: Douglas R. Thomas
Dir Prod/Ops: Jon S. Morrison
Dir R&D: Bruce Johnson
Products: Organic trace minerals -- Zinpro zinc
methionine, Cuplex copper lysine, Manpro
manganese methionine, Copro cobalt
glucoheptonate, 4-Plex, Availamins
Ad and PR agency: Charleston|Orwig Inc.

* Updated info not received for '02 MSG.