Paola, Kan. — Mid-West Fertilizer Inc., an independently owned fertilizer wholesaler and ag retailer headquartered in Paola, Kan., has announced the opening of a new 10,000 square foot Agronomy Sales and Training Center in Chanute, Kan. The facility is equipped with meeting rooms, conference rooms, and the latest technology. “We feel this will give us the ability to bring more information together in one new modern facility,” said Rod Silver, Mid-West owner and president. “The training aspect of the center will be used to focus and solve one of the biggest issues we have, which is finding good personnel for the roles of managers, bookkeepers, sales people, and applicators. We feel by starting a grow-your-own approach to these positions, we can attract, train, and retain these key people to thrive in a challenging retail sector.” Mid-West has been in business since 1980, and currently has 20 retail locations in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Arkansas. The company’s retail side consists of agriculture inputs, grain, petroleum, and propane, along with a trucking division specializing in transporting anhydrous ammonia. Mid-West has been named to the CropLife Top 100 Retail Agricultural Supply Companies in the U.S. since 1994, ranking 61st in 2011.
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