NEWS & BLOG
Welcome to the Team Darren Basicker
A native of Knightstown, Indiana, Stutsman Logistics’ senior sales executive brings 31 years of logistics experience with him. Darren attended Ball State University to get his bachelor’s degree in marketing. Before joining our team, Darren worked for C.H. Robinson and spent over 25 years in sales. Darren looks forward to helping Stutsman Logistics grow by developing relationships with new customers.
Growing the Logistics Division
With humble beginnings, two men and a small office rental space in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, led to a new business entity for us. Dennis Akers and Kirk Benidixsen worked with Scott Stutsman and John Mast over the years and had developed a great relationship when it came to trucking. The relationship made it easy to have a conversation with Scott Stutsman about starting a freight brokerage company. Dennis and Kirk were so committed and confident in the business proposition that they had already left their employer. With Dennis’ customer base and Kirk’s relationship with carriers, it was an easy decision to add Stutsman Logistics (SLI) to the service offering.
October STRIVErs: Miguel Rios and Bryce Esmoil
When a need for helping upkeep our Riverside and and Wellman agronomy facilities arose, our October STRIVErs took the lead even though it was outside of their normal roles. Read on to learn how Miguel Rios and Bryce Esmoil have helped keep our NH3 equipment and facilities safe.
Stewards of Their Family’s Heritage: The Paustian Family
When thinking about the small, relatively rural town of Walcott, Iowa, many will think of the place known for bringing drivers from near and far, the Iowa 80 Truckstop, also known as the World’s Largest Truck Stop. What many don’t know is just behind the famous truck stop is a farming operation started in the mid-1800s when a man named Frederick Paustian ventured to the U.S. from Germany and landed in Walcott. It’s an operation that has remained in the Paustian family since.
Growing the Field Application Equipment and Precision Ag Division
Our very first dealings in field application equipment began when we became Hahn dealers in the ’60s. Although we enjoyed being a dealer, it became too much with the rapidly growing fertilizer business. Hahn sales and service responsibilities naturally overlapped with the busy fertilizer season. Although we dabbled in some sprayer and sprayer parts sales, the division truly started to form and diversify when agricultural technology came to the forefront in the 1990s.
Valmar 56 Series Cover Crop Applicators: One Less Pass
We’ve carried Valmar’s 56 series applicators for several years now; they continue to be our most popular option for seeding cover crops as well as a good choice for small grains, soybeans and low rates of granular herbicide and dry fertilizer because they allow growers to accomplish more in one pass. In the last couple of years especially, we have witnessed more interest in cover crops and consequently these applicators as a result of the available subsidies for cover crops. Due to the affordability of these Valmar cover crop applicators, growers who already have a tillage bar can quickly recuperate the cost of adding the applicator with subsidy program money.
