Nov 15, 2024 (Fresno, CA) – IAP continues to expand its owner base. IAP is proud to announce the addition of TWO new owners: Nebraskaland Aviation and REDSTAR. Nebraskaland Aviation and REDSTAR are both headquartered in Nebraska.
Nebraskaland Aviation is a family-owned independent ag retailer located in Holdrege, NE. They have additional locations in: Alma, NE; Holstein, NE; Minden, NE; Phillipsburg, KS; and Smith Center, KS. Tye Marquardt is President of Nebraskaland Aviation. As this is a family owned and operated business, Tye’s wife Aimee, sons Tony and Austin, so-in-law Travis VanEperen, daughter Alexis VanEperen, teenage children Derrek and Taya along with a wonderful team of talented employees, all contribute to the success of Nebraskaland. They have been proudly serving south central Nebraska and north central Kansas farmers since 1965. Nebraskaland Aviation services include custom aerial applications of all types, ground custom applications and fertilizer and chemical sales. Their precision technology offering continues to expand and currently includes VRT fertilizer applications, grid sampling, prescription services and most recently have added drone aerial applications.
REDSTAR is also a family-owned independent ag retailer. REDSTAR is headquartered in Leigh, NE with additional locations in Osceola, NE, Columbus, NE and Fairmont, MN. Their journey began with Ryan and Kristin Mullenoff in 2004 as Ryan Mullenhoff Seeds. Within five years their business expanded beyond seed sales to include fertilizer and a wider array of agricultural products and services. In 2020, after many successful seasons of growth, community engagement and strong customer partnerships, they proudly rebranded as REDSTAR, LLC. Their name reflects their love of all things red and their journey – what started as a single “red star” in a small county in Nebraska has now grown into a significant agricultural force with four locations in Nebraska and Minnesota, along with an ever-expanding dealer network. Today, REDSTAR, LLC offers a broad brand of exclusive products and services including biologicals, seed treatment, liquid starters, foliar fertilizers, micronutrients, amino acids and adjuvants.
IAP continues to bring the best independent Ag retailers together and provide value added opportunities for our members. “We are excited to have two outstanding retailers in the state of Nebraska. REDSTAR and Nebraskaland Aviation will strengthen out Midwest presence and bring expertise and value to our row crop markets. Both of these retailers provide outstanding service to their local growers with a wide range of products and services. Both organizations provide research and trial work to prove their products and agronomy recommendations bring the farmer the greatest amount of value. We are pleased to partner with these two retailers” said Jim Fargo President of IAP.
IAP is a national agricultural cooperative with global affiliations. IAP serves 37 independent retailer-owners with locations across the United States with sales exceeding $2 billion. IAP advocates and influences on behalf of its independent retailers across the United States. IAP helps its retailer-owners and the farmers they represent access competitive fertilizer and crop protection positions and valuable shared knowledge.
IAP’s goal is to bring success to its suppliers, retailers and the growers they support. IAP is also a founding member of AgLink International, a global alliance of like-minded independent member organizations across Australia, Canada and Brazil. AgLink members work together to share, collaborate and create prosperity in agriculture globally.
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For more information on REDSTAR, click here.