Our Customer of the Week this week is .........Steve Foerder!!!! Steve is our C.O.T.W. because of his dog's ability to catch moles alive and turn them in for prizes. Steve is originally from Australia where he played semi-pro Australian Football and would have made the pros were it not for a head injury in a scoring celebration that ended an all too promising career. He then came to the USA to farm in Henry County where I understand he was named "Outstanding Young Farmer from Australia" for 10 years straight until he got too old to qualify, but next year he will be primed to enter the Senior Division and he is fully expected to dominate.....
Announcing the WINNERS in this years Mole Trapping Extravaganza!!!!!!! 1st place Most Moles.......Jim "mole stomper" Medema.....$50 prize!!! 1st place Biggest Mole.......Dean "mole tracker" Verbeck....$50 prize!!!! 1st place Most Attractive Trapper.....TIE!!....all contenders can come in and claim a brand new stainless steel AGF coffee/juice travel mug!!!!! Congratulations to all participants in a very competitive and fun trapping season!!!!!!
Stop in and get your entry forms for the NEW AGF NASCAR POOL!!!! It's a little different from the past yet similar......try it out...might be fun!!!!!
ATTENTION****** for all of you Headline users and whoever might be even thinking about using Headline fungicide this year...please come in and see us about getting lined up for the available rebate of $100 per gallon. This needs to be done by Feb 10!!! This is a BIG savings and all of our tests have shown us that Headline can really boost yields!!!!
Something NEW has been added!!!!!! If you would like to receive twice daily text messages or emails that would tell you what the grain futures markets are doing and what our AGF cash markets are....you can sign up below. Under the futures markets below, there is an area for registering on the website. You can put your Name and phone # and your e-mail address in that area and let me know and I will get you lined up. ****Fact or Crap......02/02/10 By Law, women's underwear cannot be hung outdoors during autumn and winter in LosAngeles.....Fact or Crap?
If anyone has any information about any of the subjects that are under discussion on this or any other website or any newspaper or TV show or conversations between you and AGF employees or customers or anyone else that you might have talked to about anything, like moles, you can e-mail me at agfinc@nbsmail.net .....thank you.
(About half of the comments made on these headlines have about a 50-50 chance of being true and usually don't reflect the opinionated opinions of Atkinson Grain or most of its employees!
Leaders in the Molehouse: Biggest Mole : 1 Dean (Mole Tracker) Verbeck 216.2 grams!! Dec 30 New Leader!
2 Jim (Mole Stomper)Medema 213.3 grams!
3 Devin (Mole Dog) Drehman 188.7 grams!
4 Jim (Mole Stomper)Medema 184.5 grams!!
Most Moles :
1 Jim Medema 63 Moles !!!! Unbelievable!! 2 Curt Lewis and Girls 52 Moles!!! Unbelievable too!! 3 Ron VandeGenachte 40 Moles !!!! also unbelievable!
4 Dick Ghys 23 Moles !!!!
5 Wes Roselieb 16 Moles !!!!
6 Kent Blackert 12 Moles!!!!
7 Willie Minnaert 8 Moles!!!
7 Rich Vanwynsberg 8 Moles !
7 Brent Svitak Go Marines! 8 Moles!!
10 Jim Heller 7 Moles!!!
10 Deric Olson 7 Moles !!!
10 Jerry DeSmith 7 Moles!!
13 Tim Anderson 7 Moles!!
14 Randy Rahn 5 Moles!!!
14 Jim Geuns 5 Moles !!
14 Dean Verbeck 5 Moles !!
17 Keith Carton 4 Moles !
17 Devin Drehman 4 Moles !
3 tied at 2 Moles
13 tied at 1....
Most Attractive trapper : Abby G Frank (A.G.F.) Contender
Beth Haverback Contender
The Lewis Girls Contender
Bev Nelson Contender
Rich VanWynsberghe Not a Contender
Aunt Kelly Callison Contender Rest of the Riff Raff :
Ron VandeGenachte 174.9 grams
Kent Blackert 174.2 grams
Steve VanDike 173.8 grams
Jim Medema 172.8 grams
Jim Medema 172.6 grams
Rich VanWynsberg 170.0 grams
Jim Medema 169.6 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 169.5 grams
Rich VanWynsberg 167.9 grams
Jim Medema 166.2 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 166.0 grams
Jim Medema 163.7 grams
Jim Medema 162.8 grams
Kent Blackert 161.4 grams
Jim Medema 161.3 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 160.5 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 160.0 grams
Randy Rahn 158.7 grams
Jerry DeSmith 157.7 grams
Jim Medema 157.7 grams
Jim Geuns 156.5 grams
Bill Waterman 155.0 grams*
Rich VanWynsberghe 154.5 grams
Deric Olson 154.2 grams
Willie Minnaert 154.0 grams
Randy Rahn 153.6 grams
Keith Carton (last years winner) 153.5 grams
Jim Medema 153.4 grams
Randy Rahn 153.1 grams
Ken DeSmith 152.8 grams
Randy Rahn 152.7 grams
Curt Lewis and Girls 152.4 grams
Jim Heller 152.4 grams
Jim Geuns 151.0 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 151.0 grams
Dick Ghys 150.7 grams
Jerry DeSmith 150.3 grams
Rich VanWynsbergh 149.8 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 149.8 grams
Jim Medema 149.6 grams
Kent Blackert 148.8 grams
RonVandeGenachte 148.6 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 148.5 grams
Jim Heller 148.4 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 147.5 grams
Jim Medema 147.3 grams
Jim Medema 146.7 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 146.5 grams
Jim Medema 3 moles average = 146.0 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 146.0 grams
Rich VanWynsberg 145.2 grams
Wes Roselieb 145.0 grams
Curt Lewis and Girls 144.9 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 144.8 grams
Randy Rahn 144.6 grams
Ken DeSmith 144.4 grams
Jim Medema 143.8 grams
Jim Medema 143.2 grams
Jerry DeSmith 143.0 grams
Willie Minnaert 141.9 grams
Tim Anderson 141.4 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 140.6 grams
Jim Medema 140.4 grams
Devin Drehman 140.2 grams
Jim Medema 139.0 grams
Dick Ghys 138.9 grams
Willie Minnaert 138.5 grams
Jim Medema 137.8 grams
Dean Verbeck 5 moles average= 137.5 grams
Kent Blackert 137.0 grams
Jim Medema 136.8 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 136.4 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 136.4 grams
Jim Medema 136.0 grams
Dick Ghys 135.9 grams
Jim Medema 135.8 grams
Jim Medema 135.3 grams
Jim Medema 135.2 grams
Jerry DeSmith 134.1 grams
Kent Blackert 133.1 grams
Jim Heller 133.0 grams
Dan Callison 132.2 grams
Jim Medema 132.1 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 3 moles ave =131.9 grams***
Jim Medema 131.8 grams
Curt Lewis and Girls 130.9 grams
Jim Medema 130.4 grams
Jim Medema 13 moles - ave = 129.3 grams****
Ron VandeGenachte 129.2 grams
Curt Lewis and Girls 129.1 grams
Deric Olson 128.5 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 128.1 grams
Bev Nelson 128.1 grams
Kent Blackert 127.8 grams
Jim Medema 127.8 grams
Kent Blackert 4 moles average 127.1 grams
Jim Medema 127.1 grams
Jim Heller 127.0 grams
Jerry DeSmith 126.7 grams
Brian Wombeke 11 moles - ave = 125.9 grams***
Dick Ghys 125.5 grams
Jim Medema 125.4 grams
Jim Medema 125.3 grams
Ron VanDeGenachte 124.5 grams
Devin Drehman 123.1 grams
Jim Medema 123.0 grams
Randy Noord 122.4 grams
Dick Ghys 5 moles average 122.3 grams
Dick Ghys 5 moles average 122.0 grams
Kent Blackert 122.0 grams
Jim Heller 121.9 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 121.9 grams
Curt Lewis and Girls 121.7 grams
Jim Medema 121.7 grams
Curt Lewis Girls 19 moles - ave = 121.5 grams****
Deric Olson 5 moles average wt 121.4 grams
Devin Drehman 121.1 grams
Aunt Kelly Callison 121.0 grams
Stan Storm 120.9 grams
Jim Medema 120.4 grams
Willie Minnaert 118.3 grams
Jim Geuns 118.3 grams
Abby G Frank (A.G.F.) 117.8 grams
Dick Ghys 117.6 grams
Tim Anderson 117.0 grams
Jim Medema 116.7 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 116.6 grams
Willie Minnaert 116.1 grams
Mark Boelens 116.0 grams
Brent Svitak 113.3 grams
Dick Ghys 112.9 grams
Jim Medema 112.2 grams
Jim Medema 111.9 grams
Tim Anderson 111.5 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 111.1 grams
Jim Medema 110.8 grams
Jerry DeSmith 110.8 grams
Brent Svitak ( Rikku the Lab) 110.7 grams
Wes Roselieb 110.6 grams 14 moles average wt.
Jim Medema 110.1 grams
Tim Anderson 110.0 grams
Jim Geuns 110.0 grams
Jim Geuns 110.0 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 110.0 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 109.9 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 109.2 grams
Willie Minnaert 109.0 grams
Rich VanWynsberg 109.0 grams
Curt Lewis and Girls 109.0 grams (average for 28 moles too many
Dennis Verbeck 108.6 grams to list )
Jim Medema 108.4 grams
Kent Blackert 108.4 grams
Bev Nelson 108.1 grams
Jim Medema 108.0 grams
Dick Ghys 107.9 grams
Jim Medema 107.9 grams
Jim Medema 107.5 grams
Jim Heller 106.1 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 106.0 grams
Willie Minnaert 105.9 grams
Dick Ghys 105.7 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 105.6 grams
Jerry DeSmith 105.4 grams
Gracie Foerder 104.8 grams(Live Weight)
Jim Medema 104.4 grams
Willie Minnaert 103.7 grams
Keith Carton 103.2 grams
Tim Anderson's cats 103.0 grams
Keith Carton 102.8 grams
Brent Svitak 102.4 grams
Tim Anderson 102.0 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 101.3 grams
Brent Svitak ( Rikku the Lab ) 100.9 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 100.7 grams
Rich Vanwynsberg 100.5 grams
Jim Medema 99.7 grams
Brent Svitak 99.5 grams
Dick Ghys 99.5 grams
Rich VanWynsberg 99.1 grams
Jim Heller 99.0 grams
Dick Ghys 98.8 grams
Mike Kerscheiter?? 98.5 grams
Jim Medema 97.8 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 97.2 grams
Tim Anderson 95.0 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 94.0 grams
Brent Svitak ( Rikku the Lab ) 93.8 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 93.5 grams
Wes Roselieb 93.0 grams*
Brent Svitak 91.7 grams
Al Landwehr 91.5 grams
Ron VandeGenachte 89.0 grams
Keith Carton 87.3 grams
Brent Svitak 87.3 grams
Brian Wombeke **odorious mole 84.4 grams ** (94.4 - 10 gram penalty,
and double secret probation)