Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings recently launched a new retail location in Edson, Kan., that will operate as part of Pinnacle's Performance Agriculture brand, providing seed, fertilizer, crop protection chemicals and precision agriculture services to area farmers. 

Specializing in corn, soybeans, grain sorghum, and wheat, the Edson retail operation is located at 2704 County Road 64, Edson, Kan., 67733.  The start-up team includes Justin Foss, Location Manager; Stuart Schmidt, Sales and Operations Manager; and Darrick Zerr, Sales Representative. Foss grew up in northwest Kansas and has worked in agriculture retail for the past 17 years, serving the last 10 years in management roles. Schmidt brings with him 23 years of agriculture experience in a variety of sales roles. Zerr also grew up in northwest Kansas and has 20 years of experience in agriculture machinery sales.

“Our team is excited to expand the Performance Agriculture footprint into northwest Kansas,” said Foss. “We realize that strong agronomic recommendations and a high level of service are key factors in making our customers successful, and we look forward to helping area farmers be as profitable as possible. We look forward to providing them with the complete line of Innvictis Crop Care LLC products, as well as a full array of crop protection products, fertilizer, seed and custom spray applications.”

“We are pleased to announce the opening of this new retail location in Edson, Kansas,” said Keith Karnes, regional business director for Performance Agriculture. “We pride ourselves on helping farmers maximize production by offering sound agronomic advice.  We are happy to have such an experienced management team to offer high-quality products and superior service. We feel confident that the farmers of northwest Kansas will benefit from our offerings and that our team will add value to their business.”