NEWS & BLOG
90 Years of Adapting with the Ag Industry
By: John Yoder | VP of Manure Equipment
I grew up on a farm near Stutsmans. In 1980, I was 18 years old and looking for a job. Seeing the big applicators Stutsmans had, I knew I wanted to run big equipment. On my first day, after Ron Stutsman hired me, I gave a few details about myself to Larry Culver in the office and went down to the shop to start working. My first task was sweeping the welding rods out of a new nitrogen tank. A lot of various tasks followed in my early years: torching steel, cutting and loading scrap, running application equipment and building grain bins. Wherever we were needed, that’s what we did. One day I might be driving a straight truck and picking up a few cows to put on the semi, the next I would be helping repair fertilizer spreaders to sell. Salvaging and fixing up equipment was something we did a lot in the ’80s; it was one of the ways we were able to get through those tough times.
Growing the Wholesale Hose and Valve Division
In late 2014, a seed was planted for the start of the wholesale hose and valve division, although it would be years before an actual division would form. Ryan McCarty came on to the team and brought his knowledge and expertise with all things hose. His previous experience gave us better purchasing power to offer more competitive prices on many of our product lines. He lined up the initial sourcing that was vital to the start of the wholesale hose and valve division. In 2015, Logan Stutsman (fourth generation) joined the team and added his entrepreneurial spirit to the venture. The team worked at a small desk behind the parts counter in the retail center for two years before outgrowing their space. The pair started by focusing on manure and sprayer-style products including valves, hoses, fittings and clamps.
November STRIVEr: Andy Viner
For the past 46 years, our November STRIVEr has provided exceptional service to our feed ingredients customers. Andy Viner’s knowledge of and tenure with one of our feed accounts allowed him to help one of their new employees get the correct feed order. Read on to learn how Andy sets the bar higher daily.
Salford BBI Dry Spreader Lineup
By: Derek Shalla | Precision and Equipment Sales
Salford BBI spreaders are one of the market’s most diverse lineups of dry spreaders. Whether you have 20 acres, 10,000 acres or somewhere in between, BBI has a spreader to fit your unique fertilizer, lime, litter or manure spreading needs.
Lackender by ECS Swing Boom Cutter
Mowers and brush cutters do a great job with many land-clearing tasks, but there are just some terrains or hard-to-reach places where a tractor or skid loader can’t go. This is where you find yourself pulling out the weed eater, saw or loppers to clean up along banks and fence lines. If you have to do everything by hand, you’ll likely spend hours doing it. Enter the Lackender by ECS Swing Boom Cutter skid steer attachment. With 96 inches of horizontal and 16 feet of vertical reach, you can easily tackle cutting banks, fence lines, right of ways and tree limbs. It can also swing to the right to use as a side cutter. Powered by a high torque motor with a built-in relief valve and a maximum supply pressure of 4,000 PSI, this cutter has a significant reach advantage over our typical cutter.
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.
