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WINSTED, MN
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PO Box 177
Cologne, MN 55322
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STAFF SPOTLIGHT
Brent Geyen Amanda Steffel
Brent Geyen has been the Service Manager of Mid-
County Auto, Truck & Tire Center in Cologne since April 2016.
Before that, he had already sharpened his customer service
skills in the automotive fi eld, at places like Plymouth VIP Auto,
BMW, and Customer Track, Inc. A Minnesota native, Amanda grew up on a hobby farm
south of Olivia, and has been involved in agriculture her
whole life. For many years, her dad owned a butcher shop.
Her mom is a geographic information system specialist for
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative in Renville.
“I would say my biggest contribution has been in
customer appreciation, customer service, and improving the
sales numbers,” Brent said. After earning an Associates degree in Crop Production
Sales and Technologies from North Dakota State College
of Science, Amanda entered her career fi eld as a sales
agronomist, fi rst in North Dakota, before returning to
Minnesota where she joined the sales team at Mid-County
Agronomy, in January 2018.
Married for ten years, Brent and his wife Sarah live in
Buffalo, and have a beagle for a pet. Brent enjoys hunting
deer, grouse, ducks, geese, and coyote. He also loves ice
fi shing. Once the lakes freeze, he will be spending time on
the ice in Buffalo, Waconia and Swede. He uses a portable
pop-up ice house, often catching panfi sh, like crappies and
northern pike.
This time of year, Amanda is busy catching up with
farmers, asking them about their day to day activities and
crop experiences, and helping them plan ahead for the next
season.
For fun, Amanda enjoys four-wheeling different trails in
Minnesota on an ATV. She loves dogs, and owns a Golden
Retriever Lab Mix named Bella.
Eric Nelson
Eric Nelson is a shop technician at Mid-County Coop Auto,
Truck and Tire Center, and he specializes in tires. Whether it is
a car, truck, or semi, Eric is a professional at installation and
repairs.
Dusty Kroells
Since 2011, Dusty Kroells has been a petroleum delivery
driver for Mid-County. He grew up in Green Isle and never
left—he has lived there his whole life. When he isn’t making
bulk deliveries of truck and farm fuel, Dusty likes hunting,
fi shing and barbequing.
Born in Sacramento, California, Eric was only a year
old when his family moved to Carver County, therefore
Minnesota has always been home. He loves being outdoors
in his spare time, especially 4-wheeling and deer hunting
near his family’s cabin in the Bemidji area. He fi rst started
working at Mid-County in February 2017. Not too long
after that, he got married. Eric and his wife, Jessica, live in
Norwood Young America with their newborn son.
Since he enjoys grilling ribs so much, Dusty has pushed
his skills into the public eye by entering barbeque contests.
He has competed numerous times in the Crow River Bar-
B-Que circuit, in contests throughout Sibley County, from
Green Isle to New Auburn.
“It’s a fun way to meet different people,” Dusty said.
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