Tri Ag Sales Inc.
                   "Your Local Pioneer Hybrid Seed Dealers"

VAAG loan with SD USDA December 28, 2009.  Those in the picture include shown l to r:  Brian Weier, Merchants State Bank,

Alan Ward, John McDonald, Dave Kuper, new Sales Associate for Tri Ag., Karen Freier, and Luverne Langerock, SEFP Board.

OWNERS:  Brian Jurgens & Jeff Rippentrop,

Principals

LOCATION:  Turner County, Hurley, SD

PHONE/FAX/EMAIL:  (605) 238-5179

NUMBER OF JOBS:  3 full time and 2 part time

BACKGROUND:  Brian and Jeff began as Pioneer Hybrid sales reps in August 1999. 

Tri Ag later added a dealership for Meridian Mfg. Seed Tenders and started custom

applying seed treatments to soybeans.  The duo saw the opportunities in a bulk soybean

seed handling & seed treatment system so they wrote a business plan and VAAG

application with SD USDA, which included constructing an office facility in an existing

building and adding a new full time sales position.

ASSISTANCE REQUESTED: USDA Value-added Agriculture Loan application

RESULTS:  An expanded business with one more employee

QUOTABLE:  “When we called Nancy Larsen at SEFP, she didn’t waste any time

traveling to rural Hurley.  After the first meeting and through several emails, the

VAAG loan application was complete.  All we can say about SEFP is “Excellent

and Outstanding”.  Together with the great work of Brian Weier of Merchants

State Bank, we couldn’t have done this without the collaboration. 

Thank you for being there for us.”