Agronomy
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Meet Mid-County Coop’s summer
interns
Rick Ancel, son of Bob and Cheryl Ancel of Savage, will graduate from the Uni-
versity of Minnesota-Twin Cities in 2016, with a degree in agricultural industries
and marketing with a focus on crops and soils. During his summer internship
with Mid-County Coop, Rick had the opportunity to do soil sampling and crop
scouting for area farmers. Next summer, he hopes to return to Mid-County Coop
for an internship focused on the marketing aspect of agronomy. When he’s not at
work or school, Rick enjoys fishing, duck hunting, and motorcycling.
Michelle Covington, daughter of Jim and Paula Covington of Belle Plaine, is a
2013 graduate of Belle Plaine High School. She is currently studying agronomy
and agribusiness at the University of Minnesota-Crookston. After graduation in
2016, she hopes to work in the sales department of an agronomy co-op. This past
summer, Michelle interned at Mid-County Coop, where she enjoyed scouting
crops, hauling fertilizer, and helping farmers improve crop yields. In her free time,
Scott Nelson
Doug Kraska
Tim Lieske
Kenny Schwartz
Mark Eggers
Steve Salz
Art Templin
79 YEARS
Strong &
Dale Schmitz
The Mid-County Agronomy Team
AGRONOMY
Growing
Your Locally Owned
& Operated Coop
(952) 466-3730
www.midcountycoop.com
SOIL SAMPLING
Steve Salz
Agronomy
(952) 466-3730
[email protected]
Need to get soil samples taken quickly? Need a quick
turnaround on results? Need quick, accurate, and respon-
sible recommendations? Then you are obviously working
with the soil experts at Mid County.
The number of acres we soil sample each year con-
tinues to grow. To ensure we continue to be the best in
the market, I looked internally at our sampling program,
and looked for areas where we can improve, turnaround
time and accuracy were the two main areas that we felt
we could do better. We have upgraded and replaced the
mapping and soil management software programs to
be on the cutting edge. We have fully redeveloped and
re-organized how samples are scheduled, taken, shipped
the to lab, and results returned back to us for faster results.
We have also leveraged new technology from our soil lab
to again help with accurate and timely recommendations
results.
Between Alex Klaustermeier, myself, and the rest of the
Mid County team, we have been able to:
1. Schedule all fields for sampling so no fields are
missed.
2. Get current on all sampling that is due
3. Implement new software and technology to provide
the best results.
4. Improve turnaround time to make sure your fields are
fertilized quickly, so you are able to perform your tillage
on a timely basis.
My 20 years of experience in the laser and GPS tech-
nology field has really been beneficial to bringing Mid-
County’s Sampling Program to a new level. Give me a call
at (952) 466-3730.