C & B Insight October 2018

OCTOBER 2018 INSIGHT. Monthly Employee Newsletter.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM BILLINGS!

Michele Green, Mike Grimm, Robin Sian, Vickie McKay, Jack Gabel, Cheryl Edwards and Karen Maggert

C & B - Glasgow participated in the 2nd annual Northeast Montana Ag Expo on Oct. 12, displaying large equipment outside and a booth inside at the trade show.

Throughout the day Agribusiness speakers presented on different topics such as Risk Management Strategies, Staying Safe In An Agricultural Workplace, and Foreign Worker 101. The day ended with a dinner, Ag Appreciation Banquet/Night of Honors Ceremony and Harvest Dance.

IOWA

CLAY COUNTY FAIR

One of the country’s largest county fairs, the Clay County Fair in Spencer, Iowa, wrapped up in mid-September, bringing in more than 308,000 people over 9 days. C & B was there—advertising, outfitting 4-H & FFA exhibitors with C & B gear, displaying equipment, and working the John Deere Dealer Association building and lot. The John Deere Dealer Association is a partnership between C & B and 3 other JD equipment dealers in the Iowa/Minnesota area to promote and sell JD equipment and merchandise. Each of the member dealers brings equipment and provides employees to work the fair on behalf of the association, not their individual companies. The association has been in place at the fair for 18 years and the former Noteboom stores have been active members for many years.

The store filled with JD toys and clothing is extremely popular, and this year even more fairgoers visited the building to watch the Iowa/Iowa State football game! Thanks to the employees from Spencer, Ida Grove, Sibley, Storm Lake, Lake Park and Jackson that worked the fair this year.

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Kirsten Bense and Fred Potter drove in the Glasgow Scotties High School Homecoming Parade

Cousins!

Huck Joshua Wudel was born September 17th to Josh & Katelyn Wudel. Josh is the Store Manager in Selby. Grandparents are Marlys & Pat Starks. Marlys is the Admin in Selby.

Piper Beckett Wudel was born July 18th to Jesse & Vanessa Wudel. Grandparents are Marlys & Pat Starks. Marlys is the Admin in Selby.

Congratulations!

NEW ARRIVAL Renly Tayte Saiz was born September 13th to Kobe Saiz & Mykayla Lauckner. She weighed 8 lbs, 1 oz. Kobe is a service tech in Glasgow, MT.

Congratulations!

Ryan & Micaela Ellefson were married September 15th in Fairmont, MN. Ryan is a Sales Marketing Coordinator in Jackson, MN

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JD FLEX DRAPER VS. JD TRADITIONAL FLEX HEAD Today, I’m going to talk about the advantages of using a flex draper over a traditional flex head for harvesting soybeans. I can’t believe we’re still having the conversation about harvesting soybeans this late in October, but mother-nature, unfortunately, can at times deal us some difficult cards here on the farm.

Compared to what our fathers and grandfathers before us used, our current traditional flex platforms are amazing in their ability to harvest soybeans. But using a flex draper platform instead of a standard flex head has many advantages. Like I said earlier about mother-nature, the weather alone is probably the biggest factor. Tough, wet, cutting field conditions can be trying. The superb cutting efficiency of a flex draper and its 7.5” flexibility with on-the-go down pressure adjustability will help with tough, wet ground conditions like we have this fall.

In addition, the flex draper’s wider feed section will allow for improved feeding into the feeder house compared to the traditional flex platforms.

With a more even feed, the combine engine and machine will run smoother, which in turn will help with more precise threshing of soybean pods.

Having the ability to run the reel higher is key in decreasing shatter loss from the header. Studies have shown that only 4 soybean seeds/square foot, on the ground, is equal to 1 bu/ac loss. Also, increased speed and torque will allow you to work faster as we’re up against the clock with the weather.

Another advantage is that a flex draper offers better visibility compared to standard flex platforms. This is very important, especially with the wetter field conditions we’ve been having, because of possible foreign debris in the lower, wetter areas of the field, and of course the chance of a rock or two that the land roller missed.

What is it that we don’t have much of during harvest? Time, and nice sunny harvest days, right? A flex draper will help you optimize that critical time on those few “perfect” harvest days that we get every fall. Customers have told us they can start around 1 hour earlier and stay in the field 1 hour longer over the traditional auger head! At times it seems like the wet, cold conditions are more variable every fall. Being more efficient in harvesting soybeans, even a matter of finishing a day sooner, can sometimes be enough to beat the storm.

Josh Horstman Certified Crop Advisor

HUMAN RESOURCES TEAM EXPANDS The HR department has a new structure and new faces. Three Regional HR specialists, Shelly Boles, Adam Somers & April Star, will join HR Director Corey Mellegaard, Coordinator Ann Wold and Training Manager Larry Radi in serving the HR needs of C & B’s 800+ employees. They hope that with a larger HR staff they will be able to provide better face to face HR support for employees and the company. The Regional Specialists are the first point of contact for all employees as they need assistance with HR matters. They encourage employees if they have any questions to reach out to their regional HR specialist. Adam will be in Billings, Shelly in Sibley and April will office in Corsica alongside Corey and Ann. Larry’ office is in Billings.

Left to right: Ann Wold-HR Coordinator, Corey Mellegaard-Director Human Resources, Shelly Boles-MN/IA Regional HR Specialist, Adam Somers-ID/MT/WY Regional HR Specialist, April Star-SD Regional HR Specialist. Not pictured: Larry Radi, Operations Training Manager.

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NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS Tom Bosma Jonni Kosmicki

1 1

Mark Woelber Jarren Badertscher

10 11

Mike Schmitz 20 Nathan Wallenberg 20

Terry Reisdorfer

1

Heath Kurtenbach

11

Jason Aanestad

21

Steve Soulek

1

Lindsay Lantz

11

Mark Harberts

21

Sara Cronin

2

Karen Maggert

11

Oliver Mohwinkel

21

Jon Kolar

2

Tanner Miller

11

Bradley Stelter

Jason Albee

3

Jeff Neyens

Joel Garcia

3

Donovan Oakland

Cody Gunnerson

3

Joe Koenig

ACCIDENT FREE DAYS (as of October 15)

Headquarters

3331 Luverne

34

Gettysburg

152

Edgerton

1083

21

Selby

14

Pipestone

215

11

Teresa Montgomery 22

Miller

438

Worthington

10

11

Linda Connell

23

Kyle Patten

11

Larry Radi

23

Roscoe

168

Tracy

34

3

Dave Randall

11

Darvin Weidner

23

Billings

94

Slayton

40

Bonnie Plehall

3

Christopher Grismer

12

Jason Clipperton

24

Miles City

234

Freeman

318

Brandon Haiar

4

Jacob Reynen

12

Jim Wiese

24

Jerry Hericks

4

Doug Bargfrede

13

John Brunk

25

Glendive

544

Wagner

280

Dale Clement

5

Dan Noteboom

13

Orion Bergeson

26

Glasgow

145

Yankton

431

Sawyer Krenz

5

Alex Yeska

13

Curt Rawstern

26

Circle

35

Mitchell

307

Kenny Bishop

6

Joel Thacker

14

Gary Baker

27

Culbertson

224

Chamberlain

21

Tyrell Curnutt

6

Wil Triplett

14

Kyle Viland

27

Wendy Grimm

6

Levi VanderWoude

14

Gary Wormsbecher 27

Plentywood

224

Corsica

56

Wade Heinrich

6

Brent Hulstein

15

Lexy Aukes

28

Sheridan

266

Parkston

56

Doug Rueb

6

Nick Blasius

16

Mike Hart

28

Powell

110

Platte

56

Paul Veit

7

Mitch Davis

16

Austin Harris

29

Cristen Dickey

8

Gary Solma

16

Reid Kaiser

29

Idaho Falls

34

Spencer

56

Nick Woodford

8

Deric DenHartog

19

Jim Kracht

29

Rexburg

15

Lake Park

56

Tylar Spoelstra

9

Kaiden Garner

19

Kelly Vilhauer

29

Blackfoot

146

Sibley

56

Mike Weber

9

Robin Sian

19

Cory Gillen

30

St. James

180

Ida Grove

20

Howard Middleton

10

Jared Hanson

20

Chad Rembold

30

Doug Schwanz

10

Dustin McCauley

20

Jackson

96

Storm Lake

56

Truman

39

OCTOBER

CALENDAR CUSTOMERS

Sanders Farms Truman, MN

D&L Moe Farms Mitchell, SD

Cope Farms Monteview, ID

WELCOME

NEW EMPLOYEES Emily Glawe

Admin

Chad Morgan

Service

Ida Grove, IA

Mitchell, SD

Austin Mammenga

Jon Kolar

Tire Shop Operator

Parts

Dustin McCloy

RAM

Eric Sandbulte

Store Manager

NE Montana

Worthington, MN

Jason Schreier

Kyle O’Toole

RAM

Store Manager

Dustin Ricklefs

Gettysburg, SD

Slayton, MN

Steve Torkelson

Sawyer Krenz

Kyle Patten

Slayton, MN

Sales

Parts Truman, MN

RAM

Marcus Hardy

Justice Hinker

MN-East

Iowa

Sibley, IA

RSM

MN-West

SAME FACE, NEW ROLE Congratulations on your new position!

Parts

St. James

Service Mitchell, SD

Milt Prescott

Zak Shurtliff

Logan Long

Devin Shelton

Parts

Service Student

Mitchell, SD

Service

Glendive, MT

Parts

Rexburg, ID

Mitchell, SD

Not Pictured:

Tim Schwenneker

Mike Heath

Service Mgr-Spencer, IA

Service-Pipestone, MN