Kent "Skip" Klinefelter Chief Executive Officer, Manager Mobile Phone: 217-473-2471 skip@precisionseeding.net
Kent was born and raised on a diversified family grain and livestock farm in Central Illinois. He has been involved in production agriculture since early childhood. Prior to exiting the swine seed stock to business in the late 90's, Kent held several positions locally and nationally in various Pork Industry Associations and personally oversaw seed stock sales in 35 states and 7 foreign countries, while farming 3500 tillable acres.
Kent is a graduate of the Texas A&M Executive Program for Agricultural Producers and served as the first Executive Chairman of the Association of Agricultural Production Executives; a North & South American group dedicated to the advancement & sharing of knowledge in all areas of production agriculture.
Kent is president of 3 separate farm corporations, has served on various committees of the First United Methodist Church of Nokomis, holds a private pilot certificate, and is strong in production agriculture as well as mechanics.
Kent serves Precision Seeding Technologies as part owner, CEO, manager, and sales person.
Kent resides in Nokomis with his wife Barbara. They have 3 children and 4 grandchildren.
Justin was formerly employed by DICKEY-john Corporation, where he served as a technical support representative, gaining valuable experience in many areas of agriculture electronics including planter monitors, application controls, and grain moisture testers.
Justin grew up on the family livestock and grain farm near Riverton, Illinois, then went on to graduate from Illinois State University with a degree in accounting. Thereafter, he was employed by the state of Illinois as an internal auditor, just prior to joining DICKEY-john Corporation.
Justin excels in designing integrated precision farming technical systems for production agricultural firms, helping to minimize redundancy and costs for benefits received while also minimizing clutter in the client's cab.
Justin serves PST as lead product sales and support person, as well as part owner.
Mr. Fleck resides outside of Rochester with his wife Cindy and their daughter Jori.
Dale Livingston Product Sales & Support
Mobile Phone: 217-306-5618 daleli13@yahoo.com
Dale was born and raised on a diversified family grain and livestock farm in central Illinois. Upon graduation from Lincoln Land Community College, he entered agricultural machinery sales and began farming full time where he developed a long history of early adaptation of precision farming technologies. Dale was an original member of the IH AFS precision farming group.
Dale is strong in installation and programming of precision farming applications as well as having first hand knowledge of on-the-farm financial benefits of precision equipment applications.
Dale serves PST as sales and technical support specialist. He has three children and resides outside of Taylorville, Illinois.
Dale was born and raised on a family grain and livestock farm in Central Illinois. He has been involved in production agriculture since early childhood.
Dale took a break from the farm to serve in the armed forces, and then returned home where he still maintains an active roll in the family farm, as well as helping the Klinefelter's and Precision Seeding Technologies. He has good working knowledge of all aspects of Precision Seeding Technologies and understands the concepts behind precision farming. He operates all of the equipment and is also Mark's right hand in the meter room.
Dale works in all production areas as well as maintenance of equipment and installation of precision equipment for PST and the Klinefelter Farm.
Dale resides in Nokomis with his family.
Travis Stewart
Sales and Installation Technician
Mobile Phone: 217-306-4776 travis@precisionseeding.net
Travis was born and raised on a family grain and livestock farm in central Illinois. He has been involved in production agricultural since early childhood. Travis comes to us from the position of shop foreman for six years in a local Case IH dealership where he gained first hand knowledge of precision farming systems. Travis is valuable in helping to design and implement a repair work order system as well as being employed by the Klinefelter's in production agricultural.
Travis serves PST as sales and installation technician.
He is married and resides south of Nokomis with three children.
Mark Beamer Planter Specialist
Mobile Phone: 217-415-7187
Mark was born and raised on a family grain and livestock farm in the Nokomis area. He spent several years in the construction business and as a professional welder. Mark has been employed by Klinefelter Farms for 14 years, serving in livestock and crop production, gaining valuable knowledge in the growth and adaptation of precision farming practices and applications. He has been instrumental in Beta testing various precision farming products in real life production agricultural.
Mark serves PST as the planter meter specialist as well as Precision Planting product support person. Mark resides in the Nokomis area.
Travis serves Precision Seeding technologies as regional sales manager for southern Illinois. He is from McLeansboro, IL, and attended Mt. Vernon High School where he was active in FFA competing in livestock judging and soil and water conservation. He attended Rend Lake College where he spent
time also working for Growmark FS.
He started his own farming operation in southern Illinois in 2001 raising row crops and cattle. In 2003 he became a location manager for FS where he was involved in VRT fertility placement driven by removal maps generated from Greenstar yield monitors.
During this time, Travis gained invaluable knowledge of the JD Auto Trac swath control systems and APEX software. In 2009 Travis went to work as a John Deere salesperson where he gained sales knowledge as well as information on practical application of various tillage, planting, and harvesting equipment.
Jake grew up on a family farm near Jerseyville in West Central Illinois. He graduated from Western Illinois University in 2006 with a degree in Agriculture Technology Management. While in college Jake was a member of the professional agriculture fraternity Alpha Gamma Sigma. He served as social chair and house manager. He also was a member of Western Illinois Ag Vocators and the Ag Mech Club. Immediately after graduation Jake worked as a custom harvester in the wheat belt.
For the past 3 1/2 years Jake has been employed with Altorfer Inc. most recently as a product specialist for tractors and combines. There he gained vauable training and experience in sales and practical application of various types of farm equipment.
In his spare time, Jake enjoys working on the family farm, boating, and riding his Harley. Jake currently resides in Jersey County, Illinois.
Angela Parker Operations Manager
Mobile Phone: 217-412-1269 angela@precisionseeding.net
Angela comes to Precision Seeding Technologies with experience in the custom application fertilizer equipment industry. For the past seven years, she has been employed by GVM Richland Sales in Decatur, IL as Operations Manager. Angela is a native of Blue Mound, IL and attended a trade school in Florida.
Angela is responsible for developing and implementing various office protocols to increase the accuracy of invoicing, financial analysis, inventory control and process improvement. She has strengths in organizational management and customer relations. She resides in Decatur, IL.
Amber Hardy Technology, Comptroller, Special Projects Manager Mobile Phone: 815-520-5461 amber@precisionseeding.net
Amber serves Precision Seeding technologies as comptroller and special projects manager. She was raised on a grain and livestock farm in Davis Junction, IL, and attended Stillman Valley High School, where she was active in FFA raising and showing beef cattle with her older brother and sister.
After graduating from Kishwaukee Community College she attended the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness Markets and Management. Amber is strong in accounting and computer applications. She resides south of the Nokomis area.
