PO Box 177 Cologne, MN 55322
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STAFF SPOTLIGHT
Dale Schmitz
Dale grew up between Cologne and Waconia, and he graduated from Central High School in 1980. He then worked at Custom Formulations and also milked cows.
When Dale first joined Mid-County Coop in 1989, he was employed in the agronomy department. Over the years, he has become involved in the entire coop. He keeps busy performing propane service, equipment service, propane deliveries and more.
Currently, Dale travels about 125 miles per day as a driver. In the spring, he also helps in several areas in the agronomy department.
Dale is happy to have a job close to home. He enjoys building relationships with customers and co-workers when he’ s on the clock. But when he’ s not working, Dale can be found serving the community: He’ s been a volunteer on the Cologne Fire Department for more than 30 years.
Corey Eischens
Corey Eischens works for Mid-County as a diesel mechanic. In his position, he maintains Mid-County’ s fleet and customers. Eischens has worked for the company for nine years. He earned a two-year degree from St. Cloud and has 26 years experience in his field.
Corey and his wife, are from Green Isle. Corey has one daughter, one stepdaughter, and two stepsons. In his spare time, Eischens enjoys restoring his 1987 Peterbuilt and spending time with his family.
Steve Salz
As part of Mid-County Coop’ s agronomy team, Steve Salz of rural Mayer enjoys being involved in sales, soil sampling, custom application, delivery, and more. Salz grew up on a farm near Fairmont, and was a business owner for about 20 years. Wanting to get back into agronomy, he began working at Mid-County part time in 2012, and he became a full-time staff member in April of 2014.
Steve and his wife, Cheryl, have two children – Lesley graduated from the University of St. Thomas with a business / marketing degree in May 14, and Joe graduated at St. Thomas in 2016. In his free time, Steve likes to watch baseball, eat steak and drink wine.
Melissa Beckmann
Melissa Beckmann became the Holiday Station Store’ s assistant manager in April of 2015. She grew up in Wells, a town in southern Minnesota with a population of 2,271. Melissa moved to Cologne in February 2015, and she is having fun getting to know the area and meeting new people. She has 17 years of management experience and focuses on providing customers with excellent service. When she’ s not working, Melissa enjoys spending time with friends, family, her boyfriend and her college-aged daughter. Melissa’ s favorite part of her job is interacting with the public and managing 13 employees that are like
family to her.
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