Company Promotions

Apr 16, 2025


At Farmers Cooperative we are committed to recognizing and nurturing talent within our organization. We are delighted to announce the promotion of several outstanding individuals who have consistently demonstrated excellence in their roles. Let's congratulate these employees on their promotions with Farmers Cooperative. 


Energy

Tyler Snyder - Plymouth Tire Store Manager
Brandon Kruse - Pony Express Service Center Manager
Rich Hofstetter - Tire Department Assistant Manager
Greg Delabar - Propane Assistant Manager
Patrick Campbell - Lubricants Assistant Manager
Adam Lovgren - Refined Fuels and Energy Operations Manager
Kathleen Tiedje - Store Assistant Manager - Plymouth C-Store
Jacob Waldron - Assistant Station Manager - Firth Tire
Austin Nave - Assistant Station Manager - Seward Tire
Blake Foote - Assistant Station Manager - Plymouth Tire


Agronomy

Kevin Buhrman - Southern Region Agronomy Manager (covering all Kansas locations)
Tony Hoffman - Central Region Agronomy Manager (covring souther locations of Nebraska)
Jake Zajic - Western Region Agronomy Manager (covering two additional locations of Wilber and Dorchester)
Reid Pretzer - Odell Location Manager


Grain

Lance Kolb - Grain Originator (Northeast corridor)
Christian Conaway - Added Grain Origination role (Northwest corridor) - will continue his role as Exeter Grain location manager
Nick Schultz - Odell Location Manager (oversee Odell, Barneston, and Blue Springs)
Cody Nolte - Manager Trainee - Daykin Grain
Grant Rogers - Grain Elevator Superintendent - Beatrice Grain
Tiffine Hinton - Grain Accounting Supervisor
Mike Tubbs - Location Manager - Emerald
Mathew Gerdes - Grain Elevator Superintendent - Plymouth Grain

Feed

Brent Hatfield - Feed Compliance Manager for the Feed Department - Beatrice Feed
Tom Laetsch - Feed Location Manager - Dorchester Feed



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