Aaron Madron is the new Ag Partners manager in Tarkio. He took over following Gary Henson’s retirement.
Aaron Madron, a lifelong Tarkio resident, has taken over management of Ag Partners in Tarkio. Aaron began his new duties the first week of September following the retirement of Gary Henson.
Aaron is no stranger to the business, having worked with the Tarkio company since August 6, 2006. He’s worked in the feed mill, as a feed delivery driver, in the grain department and warehouse, and in the office’s day-to-day business. He’s also knowledgeable with the computerization of the facility. As manager, he will be in charge of the every day operations, making sure things continue to run smoothly. He will be helping with the computer work and overseeing employees and keeping up on the preventative maintenance. For Aaron, it’s a job he already enjoys. Having been an Atchison County resident his whole life, he has known most of his customers that whole time. He enjoys working with them and feels the close working relationships he has with them is made easier by these many years of friendship. He knows what they like, what they need, and how Ag Partners can help them.
Ag Partners in Tarkio has continued to be an important piece of the area’s agricultural scene for over 60 years, storing and selling corn and soybeans, and selling feed, mineral, and salt for livestock and for sidewalks. Ag Partners has grown exponentially in the last few years following its relocation in 2018 from the south side of town to 1st and Main streets. Last year, on the 62nd anniversary of its start of business, Ag Partners opened its newly completed 3 million bushel corn storage facility, something no place in Tarkio had provided up to that point. Ag Partners also provides two bean bins for soybean storage up to 347,000 bushels apiece.
It’s a major operation, but one Aaron is familiar with and can handle. With the help of two full-time and around two seasonal employees, Ag Partners is looking forward to this upcoming harvest. Manager Madron is expecting to have around as much incoming grain and beans as last year – 2.2 million bushels of corn and 1.2 million bushels of soybeans. Around 70 farmers use the facility’s grain storage, feed, or both. With this new 525 feet long and 180 feet wide building on 1st Street, just south of the main Ag Partners facility, grain trucks can be unloaded in three minutes. Automation plays a big part in things moving faster, helping farmers keep to their tight schedules. Aaron said Ag Partners is looking into adding more automation on the bean side of things and the 80 foot scale. A lot on the corn side is already automated. Ag Partners is also looking into adding more to the agronomy side of things in the near future, such as fertilizer, seed, and chemicals.
With Ag Partners, business at the bottom of Main Street is booming and Tarkio is proud to not only have such a state-of-the-art facility keeping our area farmers going, but also a knowledgeable and friendly manager manning the operations.
