From quality seed to custom applications of fertilizers and crop protection products, Midland Marketing Coop’s full-service agronomy division provides everything you need to maximize productivity on your farm. Our experienced agronomists go above and beyond to learn everything they can about your fields and your goals so they can help you put together the right management plan for your operation. We also work hard to ensure that you’ll get the most out of your crop inputs by offering precision agronomy solutions like soil tests, tissue sampling, field mapping and variable rate technology. We have four main agronomy centers located in Hays, La Crosse, Palco and Plainville, and six additional agronomy hubs in Brownell, McCracken, Natoma, Toulon, Yocemento and Zurich to make sure that our quality products and services are always available to meet your needs. Read on to learn more about our product portfolios and service offerings, and give us a call to start realizing your operation’s fullest potential.
Midland Marketing Coop sells and supports the best crop seed on the market, including sorghum, wheat, soybeans, corn, sunflowers, alfalfa and forages. Our agronomists excel at matching the right hybrids and varieties for each field to help farmers make the most of every acre. We are proud to offer the following seed brand portfolios, plus seed from local suppliers Polansky Seed and Phillips Seed. Call your local agronomy sales representative for more information.
It’s important to protect your investment after selecting the right wheat or soybean varieties for your fields. We take great pride in our seed treatment capabilities at Midland Marketing. With seed treaters in Plainville, Palco and McCracken, we can apply the full line of Warden® seed treatments on demand, among other products.
Selecting the right hybrids and seed varieties can be a complex process with new products constantly being introduced. Fortunately, we help you sort through the details by providing yield data from Midland Marketing test plots and trials from Fort Hays University. We’ve also actively assisted DeKalb and Asgrow with their market development plot in Rooks County for several years. In addition to reviewing the data below, be sure to consult your local agronomist for customized assistance in finding the best fit for your acres.
As your local fertilizer source, Midland Marketing Coop can supply any crop nutrient product that your soil sample or plant tissue analysis recommends to keep your crops healthy and optimize their yield potential. Whether you’re looking for dry or liquid fertilizers, our four main agronomy hubs deliver bulk product to every corner of our service area. We can also custom-blend dry fertilizers to your exact specifications. Many customers utilize our custom application service to provide their fields with exactly what is needed to maximize yield potential and farm profitability. To boost the return on your crop investment, our team of knowledgeable agronomists at Midland Marketing will customize the right fertility package for your fields and your bottom line. In addition to dry and liquid fertilizers, our lineup includes:
Midland Marketing has built relationships with the industry’s leading crop protection manufacturers, allowing us to provide any crop protection product you need to protect your fields against weeds, diseases and pests. Our wide range of offerings includes product portfolios from the manufacturers listed below. You can rely on our expert agronomists to provide insights and observations that will help you develop strategies to manage the challenges your acres face in any given season. In addition to scouting your fields, we also offer custom application services. Whether you’re in need of flat or variable rate treatments, our applicators and fleet of advanced equipment have you covered. We also have relationships with aerial applicators.
Our dependable agronomy team offers a wide range of quality agronomic services at Midland Marketing Coop, including the following:
The Midland Marketing Coop agronomy team uses leading technology to provide farmers with accurate and cost-effective field prescriptions. We leverage the R7® Tool and Climate FieldView™ platforms to store data and help you identify and better manage the acres that possess the best opportunity for increased profit potential. Both of these comprehensive precision farming solutions integrates soil and tissue sampling, satellite imagery mapping and harvest data to help create customized variable rate fertility and seeding prescriptions for your farm. We also have tissue samples analyzed by NutriSolutions® Tissue Analysis. Click on the items below to learn more about each precision ag platform.
Keeps all your data in one place with connectivity across many equipment types, makes, models and systems. This enables easy collection, storage and viewing of field data for more of the inputs you manage during the season.
Uncover valuable insights for next season with tools that help you analyze crop performance at the field level or by field zone. Use in-season imagery to identify issues early and take action to protect yield.
Optimize inputs to maximize yield and profitability on every acre with variable rate seeding prescription tools, nitrogen management tools and fertility scripting tools.
Our agronomists can visit your farm at different points during the growing season to take plant tissue samples. NutriSolutions® tissue testing and analyses pinpoint nutrient deficiencies at critical growth stages so we can help farmers make adjustments before yield potential is compromised. We can also import tissue data results into the Climate FieldView™ and R7® Tool applications for a complete review of previous seasons to help you plan for next season.
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Midland Marketing Coop understands that you need unique and flexible crop input financing to succeed in an ever-changing global market. Every grower has different needs, so in addition to supporting your farming operation through our own net 30 charge account, we offer competitive financial solutions in conjunction with the Cooperative Finance Association, Inc. (CFA) and John Deere Credit. Read below for more information and contact Audrey Werth or your local Midland Marketing Coop agronomist with questions about any of these offerings.
CFA’s Input Financing Program offers a variety of loan products to fit your crop production needs. Benefits include:
John Deere credit applications can be completed online. Send completed CFA applications to Audrey Werth at:
Midland Marketing Coop c/o Audrey Werth 219 East 9th Hays, KS 67601 a.werth@midlandmarketing.org Office: 785-628-3221 Cell: 785-639-6487 Fax: 785-628-3222
Audrey Werth joined Midland Marketing in March of 2019 and worked with the Grain Merchandising Advisory Program. In August 2019 she began her role in Customer Relations. Before joining Midland, she was a Commercial Lender at Commerce Bank for 8 years. Audrey serves on the Ellis County Farm Bureau Board, Community Development Committee of the K-State Research, and Extension Council for the Cottonwood District. She is also actively involved with the Hays Area Young Professors, Hays Area Chamber of Commerce, and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Audrey attended Fort Hays State University and earned a B.S. in Agriculture. Audrey grew up north of Hays on a farm and ranch, where her parents still raise cattle and farm. Growing up, she showed cattle and pigs in 4-H. In her free time, Audrey enjoys spending time outside with her dog, being at the lake, and traveling. She also loves cooking and being crafty.
Bryan Scheib joined Midland Marketing in September of 2007 and has worked as Plainville Applicator (1 year) and La Cross Applicator (5 years). He is currently in South Area Agronomy Sales. Before joining Midland, he worked at Don Hineman Farms as a summer help farm hand and worked part time on his family farm. Bryan is also Baker Memorial Sportsmen’s Club Treasurer, Rush County Trap Team Coach, and Machine Pitch Baseball Coach. He grew up in Dighton, Kansas working on his family farm and in his parents’ repair store. He also helped other area farmers. Bryan attended Seward County Community College and studied Ag Business. Bryan is married to Regan Scheib and has a daughter and a son: Sophie and Reed. He also has another daughter on the way in February. In his free time, Bryan enjoys hunting deer and waterfowl, golfing, and camping.
Lee Niblock joined Midland Marketing in 2002 and served in North Area Sales. Before joining Midland, he was a Manager and Chemical Applicator at Stockton Ag Products for 14 years. Lee is also a Certified Commercial Applicator 1A and CCA Certified Crop Adviser. Previously, he has also been a St. Thomas Church Board Member, President and Zone Chairman of the Lions Club, Chairman of the Extension Council Board, and Knights of Columbus Financial Secretary. Lee grew up on a farm northeast of Logan, Kansas whose operation was mostly wheat and cattle. He worked with his father’s crew and custom harvested from southern Kansas to Montana for 8 years. He attended Northwest Area Technical College and received a degree in Diesel Mechanics. Lee and his wife Theresa have been married for 32 years. They have two children, Andrew and Rebekah, and a granddaughter, Gabriella. In his free time, Lee enjoys hunting and farming.
Todd Stolz joined Midland Marketing in 1996 as the Toulon Coordinator and later moved to Hays as Central Area Coordinator in 1997. In 2003 he assumed his current role in Central Area Agronomy Sales. Before joining Midland, he worked on a farm since high school and college and spent two years in Ag Equipment Sales for LDI in Hays. Todd has also been on the Senior Crop Advisor Board with Winfield United since 2016. He grew up in Sharon Springs, Kansas. Todd grew up in the business; his dad worked for the Wallace County Coop for 36 years before retiring as Manager. Todd attended Garden City Community College and the University of Northern Iowa. He and his wife, Kaylin, have three children: Kayla Stephens, Brady Stephens, and Kaid Stolz. He also has three granddaughters and currently spends time with his mom who moved to Hays recently. In his free time, Todd enjoys golf, bowling, fishing, football, and enjoying time with his family.
Pat Muir served as Agronomy Salesman in Palco and North Area manager for Midland Marketing from 2008 to 2014. In March of 2020 he assumed his current role in North Area Agronomy Sales. Prior to working at Midland, Patrick worked in Sales and as Location Manager for Nutrien Ag Solutions. He is currently the President of the Phillips/Rooks County Extension board. He grew up on his family farm north of Stockton and has been involved in farming for his entire life. After one semester at a junior college, Patrick entered the workforce. Pat and his wife, Tialisa, have been married for 34 years. Their son Heath and his wife Lacy have two children: Lane and Cohen. In his free time, Pat enjoys fishing, hunting, and golfing.
Leonard Long, location manager, Hill City, joined Midland Marketing May 26, 2020, when new location opened the doors. Leonard has been involved in agriculture for all but three years of his entire life. He grew up on a farm outside New Almelo, KS. After receiving his Communications Technology degree from Northwest Kansas Technical College, Goodland, KS, he worked the next three years as communications technician. Unable to get farming out of his system, he returned to his home town and worked for a local farmer, managing his custom harvest crew. After four years, he moved to Downs, KS, and began a career as a sprayer operator. After marrying his wife, Joan Campbell, they went on an adventure and moved to Bristol, Connecticut, where he managed a sheep/vegetable farm. After four years, the longing for family and farming brought him back to Kansas. After working on a farm in Alton, KS, Leonard moved to Logan, KS, to work as a sprayer operator for Logan Grain Company. He then secured a job with Rangelend Cooperative in Agronomy Sales and Manager of this department. Prior to accepting his position with Midland Marketing, Leonard worked for Ag Valley Cooperative in Norton, KS first in Agronomy Sales for two years and then as sales and location manager for the next 9 years. Leonard is involved in his church and community. He belongs to the local Knights of Columbus organization and serves as a council member for his church parish. He is also a member of the local Lions Club. Leonard has been married to Joan for 34 years and has two married children. His son, Zach, is married to Desirea and they reside in Hays with their son, Barrett. Daughter, Alaina is married to Keegan Smith, and they live in Goodland, KS. In his spare time, Leonard enjoys hunting, fishing, camping and golfing.