How did Ag 1 Source
begin? You might think that this is a question that
will have a complex answer. However, the answer is
rather simple. Ag 1 Source began due to solid core
values of integrity. A team of dedicated professionals
started this business with the core values that they
all share the common belief in delivering a high
quality product, conducting themselves in a highly
professional manner, and always with the highest of
integrity.
This is the set of
“core values” that holds Ag 1 Source together. These
core values are a bond that cannot be broken. It is
what holds together the keys to this company’s
success.
We invite you to now
look through our past 4 years and see all that we have
accomplished and our hopes for the future.
2002
- Ag 1 Source opens
and begins their successful journey on November 1,
2002 with staff consisting of 4 consultants and 1
Executive Assistant
- Consultants cover
a wide range of industries including:
- Agronomy
- Equipment
- Feed
- Livestock
- Seed
- Grain
- Energy
- Animal Health
-
Finance/Accounting
- Farm/Ranch
Management
-
Manufacturing/Engineering
“The year 2002 was
not the easiest of years to start a business as
agricultural recruiting consultants. Many companies
were still in a conservative hiring mode due to a
tight economy, the after effects of 9-11, and a
persistent drought that plagued a wide area of the
Central U.S. agriculture The Ag 1 Source team had a
formula, however. It was a formula that was developed
by listening to the needs of our clients. It is
actually quite simple, “provide us what we don’t
already know. Find us the top talent that will help
our business not only succeed, but excel past our
competition,” they said. The Ag 1 Source team was
dedicated to develop a better program, one that would
set us apart from our competitors.
The Ag 1 team put
together this new system dedicated to uncompromising
quality in 2002.” Mike Smith
2003
- January 2003-Ag 1
Source Website is up and running www.ag1source.com
- Ag 1 Source staff
consists of 4 Consultants and 1 Executive Assistant
- November
2003-Revisions to website made to continue to expand
our content and presence on the internet.
2004
- Staff additions at
Ag 1 Source-Total=6 Consultants and 2 Executive
Assistants
- Placements
throughout the year increased by 80% from last year
- Fall
2004-Revisions are made to our website to continue
to expand our content and presence on the internet.
Finally! 2004 was the
year where we started to believe that ag was coming
back from years of drought and 09/11. Our clients were
excited about the business, were adding head count and
were utilizing us to find the best people in
agriculture.” Mark Esfeld
2005
- Ag 1 Source Staff
consist of 6 Consultants and 2 Executive Assistants
- Placements
throughout the year increased by 44% from last year
- 7 Executive
positions placed throughout the year
- Agriculture
Banking added as an industry of expertise
- Place candidate in
Agriculture Banking industry for first time
- Revisions are made
to our website to continue to expand our content and
presence on the internet.
- November 2005-2nd
Ag 1 Source Office Opened in Apple Valley, Minnesota
“Ag 1 Source is not a
simple resume distribution company. The team of
consultants works together to seek out, research, and
qualify the top talent not just based on skills in
their background. One of the real keys is to also
identify and determine the compatible personality
matches in candidates. We believe that the right match
in styles are not only important, but are essential to
the right match. A resume is a history document of
sorts. A referral from Ag 1 Source includes not only a
resume, but much more. The resume is included in an Ag
1 Source referral which is a forward looking
description, one that includes a personality style
description and an analysis of how the consultant sees
the candidate in the proposed position. The year 2005
saw the Ag 1 Source referral process improved by the
addition of a visual representation page of the
candidate’s style quadrant called a Personality Trait
Table. Our customer feedback has been great.” Mike
Smith
2006
- More staff
additions at Ag 1 Source-Total=7 Consultants and 5
Executive Assistants
- Placements
throughout the year increased by ---% from last year
- 15 Executive
positions placed throughout the year
- April 2006-3rd Ag
1 Source Office opened in Owensboro, Kentucky
- Revisions are made
to our website to continue to expand our content and
presence on the internet.
- January
2006-Client Newsletter created and sent out to
clients via email
- December
2006-Candidate Newsletter created and sent out to
candidates via email
- Set up a “Hot Job
Alert System” for candidates
- Ethanol/Biofuels
added as an industry of expertise
- Place candidate in
Ethanol/Biofuels industry for first time
“In 2006 we have seen
very good prices for grain driven by new demand from
the Ethanol and BioDiesel industries. Better on-farm
grain prices will filter through the entire food chain
increasing demand for all ag inputs and services. Ag
input suppliers need to have highly professional
people working with their customers to help them
manage the increasing business risk on the farm. The
real competitive advantage these suppliers have is the
quality of their work force to help customers do what
they need done. This can be done partially through
effective training of current employees and bringing
in the ‘right’ first rate employees when needed.”
Doug Trumble
