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WINSTED, MN
PERMIT #30
PO Box 177
Cologne, MN 55322
Open to find out what
your Coop is up to!
STAFF SPOTLIGHT
Dan Stuewe Josh Way
Dan Stuewe recently joined Mid-County as an Applicator.
While spray application season is winding down, Dan is
ready to dive into the off-season working on mechanics,
truck driving, snow removal, and maintenance.
Dan enjoys learning about the various crops while working
in local fi elds. “I look forward to getting to know all the
farmers in the area who we do business with,” explains Dan.
Dan grew up in the Cologne area on his family farm. Dan
helps on the farm in his spare time.
When Dan is not working at Mid-County or on the family
farm, he enjoys going to antique tractor shows. “Someday
I may want to restore tractors,” Dan explains. And when he
does, his fi rst choice would be a John Deere 4020. “I restored
a John Deere 3020 while at school in Willmar. I would like to
keep moving along with that series.” Josh Way, our newest Applicator, joined Mid-County this
September and has been busy learning the details of his
new position. “I look forward to learning how to run new
equipment and getting to know more of the local farmers,”
Josh explains.
His experience with custom spraying and precision planter
repair and modifi cation lends well to his new position. Josh
has worked on large farms in the past and wants to stay
involved in the fi eld of agriculture.
While Josh grew up in the Cologne area, he just recently
moved back with his wife and their Corgi puppy. Since they
purchased a ‘fi xer-upper’ home, Josh spends his free time
working on house projects. He also enjoys working on his
family farm. Josh helps his grandparents with their corn and
soybean crops and his parents with raising sheep. From this,
Josh keeps connected to family and his farming roots.
Chris Goetze
Chris Goetze is the new Yard-Man on the Agronomy Staff
at Mid-County. Chris has been meeting with customers,
prepping equipment, chemicals, and fertilizer in the yard
since April 2018.
Chris grew up on a crop farm southeast of Cologne in East
Union. As a kid, his favorite jobs on the farm were cutting
and baling hay and harvesting in the fall. Chris has continued
to stay involved with farming by working at equipment
dealerships and large crop farms.
Chris and his wife have lived in Norwood for almost 30
years where they have raised two children. Chris enjoys
fi shing year round. He usually baits for panfi sh, “Sunfi sh and
crappies are my favorites, but I like walleye too.” And when
he is not fi shing, you may fi nd him at an antique tractor
show with his restored Farmall tractors – a 1938 F20 and a
1954 Super H.
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Alex is a custom applicator. He is the son of Mark and Nissa
Klaustermeier and grew up on a dairy farm in Cologne. Alex
graduated from Mayer Lutheran High School in 2011.
He has a degree in farm operations/ management from
Ridgewater College in Willmar.
Alex started with Mid-County as an intern doing crop
scouting and soil sampling and then was promoted to
custom applicator.
His favorite part of being a custom applicator is getting to
work with complex machinery.
In his free time, Alex enjoys predator hunting.
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AGRONOMY
FUELS • PROPANE • LUBRICANTS
710 Lake St., W., Cologne, MN 55322
(952) 466-3710
Alex Klaustermeier
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
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(952) 466-3700 • 888-466-3700 • 700 Lake Street West, P.O. Box 177, Cologne