Mid-County Newsletter MCNewsletter-fall19 | Page 8

PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID WINSTED, MN PERMIT #30 PO Box 177 Cologne, MN 55322 Open to find out what your Coop is up to! 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. Page 8 www.midcountycoop.com HONESTY • INTEGRITY • VALUE AGRONOMY FUELS • PROPANE • LUBRICANTS 710 Lake St., W., Cologne, MN 55322 (952) 466-3710 Serving You With Honesty, Integrity & Value since 1935 700 Lake St., W., Cologne, MN 55322 (952) 466-3720 700 Lake St., W., Cologne, MN 55322 (952) 466-3730 COLOGNE Hwy. 212 & Hwy. 284, Cologne, MN 55322 (952) 466-5657 801 Pacific Ave., Waverly, MN 55395 (763) 658-4662 (952) 466-3700 • 888-466-3700 • 700 Lake Street West, P.O. Box 177, Cologne