Widmer & Associates, Ltd. is a limited liability company, formed in the fall of 2000.  We are located in heart of downtown Gibsonburg, Ohio.

Mission Statement

To provide a team of experienced and professional agronomists that partner with individual farmers to help pull together information and technologies that positively impact their total crop production profitability.

The Companies Staff of Associates:

Les Widmer

Owner, Consultant, Agronomist ---  CCA Accredited

Member American Society of Agronomy

*1965-1973 American Cyanamid Co.

 *1973-1998 Crop & Soil Service, Inc.

*1998-2000 The Andersons, Inc

*2000 -    WIdmer & Associates, Ltd

Rex Marquart

Consultant, Agronomist  -- CCA Accredited

*1969 Cornell University, BS Agronomy

*1969-1993 US Navy & Ohio Air National Guard

*1979-1984 Bob Jones Farms, Inc                            *1984-1989 Klickman Farms, Inc

*1989-1992 Anstead / Marquart Farms                    *1992-1994 Groco Farms, Inc.

*1994-1998 Crop & Soil Service, Inc.                           *1998-2000 The Andersons,Inc.

*2000-  Widmer & Associates, Ltd.

Mike Netz

Consultant, Agronomist, Precision Ag Specialist --  CCA Accredited

*1978 Ohio State University BS Agriculture

*1980-1993 Hunt Wesson Foods, Inc.         *1993-1994 Crop Production Service 

*1995-1998 Crop & Soil Service, Inc.            *1998-2000 The Andersons, Inc

*2000 - Widmer & Associates, Ltd.

Mark Foster 

Consultant, Agronomist, Precision Ag Equipment Specialist

*1978-1981 Farm Operations

*1982-1998 Crop & Soil Service, Inc.          *1998-2000 The Andersons, Inc.

   *2000 - Widmer & Associates, Ltd.

Wendy Ernsthausen

Company Business Manager

*1989 Bowling Green State University, BS Business Economics

*1989-1998 Crop & Soil Service, Inc.         *1998-2000 The Andersons, Inc.

*2000 - Widmer & Associates, Ltd.

Matthew Liskai

Agronomist, Precision Ag Specialist, Veris Soil EC Operator

*2001 The Ohio State University, BS Ag Systems Management

*2001- Widmer & Associates, Ltd.

Brian Barnhouse

Warehouse Operations / Veris Soil EC Operator / GPS Technician

*2001 Owens Community College, Associates in Ag Buisness

*1997 - 2000 Klickman Farms         *2000-2003 Mauch Farms

* 2003-2005 Fox Farms

*2005-  Widmer & Associates, Ltd.

Dan Hudson

Consultant, Agronomist -- CCA Accredited

*1970 Cornell University, BS Agronomy

*1977 Cornell University, MS Plant Breeding

*1970-1981 Cornell Coop Extension                 *1981-2001 Agway, Inc.

         *2002 - Widmer & Associates, Ltd.

The strength of this company is in it's people - the professional associates that are an integral part of this organization.  Although the company is fairly new, the cumulative years and wealth of experiences of it's staff is very extensive.  The company acts as a facilitator for this professional staff enabling us to provide more efficient and effective services to our clients.

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