Crop Production Marketing Management

  Tim Giesick, Vice President Crop Production
Cell: 620-272-6691
Email: timg@gccoop.com

Tim is the Vice President of the Crop Production Division. Tim started with the Garden City Co-op in February 2006 as a Sales Manager at Lowe. He became Vice President of Crop Production in April 2007. Before coming to the Garden City Co-op, Tim worked and owned a farm for 21 years. He then worked for ADM for seven years, the last two were as Manager of the Shallow Water Elevator. Tim offices out of the Garden City Crop Production Office.

  Michael Kempke, Director of Precision Ag
Cell: 620-271-3446
Email: mkempke@gccoop.com

Michael was raised in Garden City and has been involved in agriculture most of his life. He graduated from Garden City High School in 1996 where he was involved with FFA and spent his summers working for local farmers. He attended Garden City Community College and received an Associates’ Degree in Agriculture in 1998. Michael then attended Kansas State University and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture specializing in Agronomy in 2000. He worked for two years with MFA as a sales agronomist in Parsons, KS before moving back to western Kansas. He was employed by DG Farms for three years as farm operations manager in Garden City and later joined Tri-Rotor Crop Services LLC of Ulysses for two years as a warehouse manager and agronomist. Michael joined Garden City Co-op in 2007 assuming various roles in marketing, operations, management, and accounting. He recently completed his Master’s in Ag Business Management at Kansas State University that will add additional value to the membership of Garden City Co-op. Michael offices out of the Garden City Crop Production Office.  

  Deanne UnruhCrop Production Purchasing Manager
Cell: 620-253-4131
Email: dunruh@gccoop.com

 

Agronomists/Sales Staff

  Ryan Kennedy, Lowe Sales Manager
Cell: 620-290-3512
Email: rkennedy@gccoop.com

Ryan was raised in Dodge City, KS. He graduated from Fort Hays State University with a Bachelors Degree in Crop Science in 2001. Before coming to the Garden City Co-op, he interned with Crop Quest from 1998 thru 2000. He then worked as a full-time Agronomist from 2001 thru 2006. Ryan came to the Garden City Co-op in October 2006 and is now a Sales Manager at Lowe.

  Kyle Korf, Lowe Sales Manager
Cell: 620-290-4821
Email: kkorf@gccoop.com

Kyle grew up in the small town of Hanston, KS. He graduated from Fort Hays State University with a Bachelors Degree in Crop Science and a Minor in Chemistry. Upon completion of college in 2001, he accepted a job with Crop Quest out of Garden City, KS. He worked there from May 2001 till September 2008, at which time he accepted a job with the Garden City Co-op as a Sales Manager at Lowe.

  Trevor Witt, Plymell Sales Manager
Cell: 620-640-8151
Email: twitt@gccoop.com

Trevor grew up working on the family farm in Ingalls, KS. He attended Kansas State University, graduating in 2008 with a Degree in Agronomy. Throughout college, he interned with Crop Quest and accepted a full-time job with them upon graduating and worked there from 2008 to 2011. Trevor then took a position with Syngenta as the Western Kansas Area Agronomist working there for just a short time before coming to the Garden City Co-op as a Sales Manager in May 2013 at our Plymell location.

  Eric Konrade, Plymell Sales Manager
Cell: 620-640-4713
Email: ekonrade@gccoop.com

Eric was born and raised in southwest Kansas and grew up in Dodge City, KS. He graduated from Fort Hays State University with a degree in General Agriculture. Before coming to the Garden City Co-op, he worked for Crop Quest for 12 years as an agronomist and Division Manager. Eric came to the Garden City Co-op as a Sales Manager in October 2013 at our Plymell location.

  Joey Kuehler, Ulysses Sales Manager
Cell: 620-290-1092
Email: jkuehler@gccoop.com

Joey originates from the small farming community of Rhineland, TX. He graduated from West Texas State University in 1985 with a BS in Ag Business & Economics, and in February 1986, he started his career with Servi-Tech in Satanta, KS. While there, he spent 7 years as an agronomist, 17 years as a Division Manager, and 3 years as a Technical Support Agronomist. In September 2012, he accepted a position with Crop Production Services. He joined the Garden City Co-op as a Sales Manager in April 2014. He is based out of the Ulysess office and will cover the Sublette, Satanta, and Ulysses territory.

 

Mark Vance, Dighton Area Sales Manager
Cell: 620-805-2816
Email: mvance@gccoop.com

Bio coming soon.

   

 

Precision Ag Staff

  Bryan Moser, Precision Ag Specialist
Cell: 620-640-4573
Email: bmoser@gccoop.com

 

   

 

Brady Eakes, Precision Ag Specialist
Cell: 
Email: beakes@gccoop.com

Seed Sales Staff

  Logan Dreiling, Seed Salesman
Cell: 620-290-1213
Email: ldreiling@gccoop.com

Logan was born and raised in Scott City, Kansas where he was active in 4-H and FFA. Logan first discovered his passion for agriculture while working for a local farmer throughout his high school years. He attended Butler County Community College and Fort Hays State University, majoring in Agriculture Business. After college, Logan worked for a Scott City farmer where his responsibilities included a variety of tasks from running farm machinery to making decisions involved in crop production, to caring for livestock. Logan started for the Co-op in January 2012. 

Accounting Staff

  Delores Guthrie, Crop Production Accounting
Office: 620-275-6161
Email: dguthrie@gccoop.com

Delores started with the Garden City Co-op in July 2002 in the Main Office as the Receptionist. She transferred to the Crop Production Division in December 2003 and does the accounting and billing on the sales side. She works out of the Garden City Crop Production office.

  Cindy Kotara, Crop Production Accounting
Office: 620-277-2230
Email: ckotara@gccoop.com

Cindy started working for the Garden City Co-op Petroleum Division in October 2006 doing the accounting for APM and worked there until she transferred to Western Ag Chemical in May 2009. September 1st, 2009 she transferred to the Crop Production Division and does the accounting on purchasing and sales and also runs the scales. She works out of the Lowe office.

  Holly Cowan, Crop Production Accounting
Office: 620-356-1219
Email: hcowan@gccoop.com

Holly started working for the Garden City Co-op in 2007 after the Garden City Co-op purchased Sullivan Grain. Holly started working for Sullivan in 1999. Amongst her other duties, Holly does the crop production accounting for the Ulysses area. She works out of the Ulysses office.

  Haley Ward, Crop Production Accounting
Office: 620-397-5343
Email: hward@gccoop.com

Haley started working for the Garden City Co-op in June 2013 at the Dighton office. Amongst her other duties, Haley does the crop production accounting for the Dighton area.

  Jenna Davis, Crop Production Accounting
Office: 620-397-5343
Email: jenna.davis@gccoop.com

 

  Lacie Kennedy, Crop Production Accounting
Office: 620-275-6161
Email: lkennedy@gccoop.com

 




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