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Supplier Associate Section Elects Leaders In Kansas City
During this month’s Spring Management Clinic in Kansas City, the Supplier Associate Section conducted their annual business meeting, electing the Section’s Board of Governors. The following will be representing the Section for 2010-11.
Chairman: Mike Lessiter
Farm Equipment/Ag Equipment Intelligence
Phone: (262) 782-4480
mlessiter@lesspub.com
Vice Chairman: John Mills
Bondioli & Pavesi, Inc.
Phone: (804) 550-2224
jlmills@bypyusa.com
Treasurer: James Tibbles
Osmundson Mfg. Co.
(515) 465-3545
jtt@osmundson.com
Secretary: Terry Flanary
National Tube Supply Company
Phone: (708) 534-2700
tflanary@nationaltubesupply.com
Marketing Associate Section Names New Board Of Governors
The Association’s Marketing Section also met during the recent meeting in Kansas City and elected their Board of Governors for 2010-11. The following will be representing the Marketing Associate Section:
Chairman: Steve White
White’s Inc.
Phone: (713) 928-2636
steve.w@whitesinc.com
Vice Chairman: Dave Daugherty
The Daugherty Companies, Inc.
Phone: (260) 375-2415
ddaugherty@daughertyinc.com
Secretary: Harold Shutiak
Federated Co-Operatives Ltd.
Phone: (306) 244-3449
h.shutiak@fcl.ca
Board Member: Arlon Rahn
A & R Marketing
Phone: (480) 830-3891
arahn1@cox.net
Board Member: Dick Price
Price Bros. Equipment Co.
Phone: (316) 265-9577
rhprice@pricebroseq.com
Deere Launches John Deere Insurance Company
Ag Professional reports that John Deere has announced the establishment of John Deere Insurance Company, formed to strengthen its position in crop insurance. The company said in a statement, “Since entering into crop insurance in 2005 as a managing general agency, John Deere Risk Protection, Inc. has leveraged John Deere’s strong brand and expertise in agriculture to help customers with insurance protection against yield and price loss to their crops.”
Don Preusser, President of John Deere Insurance Company, said, “This new insurance company will allow us to further invest in the future of agricultural insurance and is part of an ongoing commitment to our John Deere crop insurance agencies and customers.”
Subject to federal regulatory approval, John Deere Insurance Company expects to become an Approved Insurance Provider of the Federal Multiple Peril Crop Insurance program. John Deere Insurance Company will operate its crop insurance business in 40 states.