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Mid-Plains Equipment: Built on trust

From the Businesses of Agriculture series

Kerry Hoffschneider
Aug 15, 2019
Aug 15, 2019 Updated Jun 25, 2020

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Mid-Plains Equipment main office location.

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From left: Tyler Deitloff, Neil Koster and his wife Donna.

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Jorge Gomez working in the shop.

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Mid-Plains Equipment, Inc. serves customers across the nation and Canada.

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Mid-Plains Equipment, Inc.

Founded when, by:

Founded in 1993 as Mid-Plains Farm Equipment by Neil and Donna Koster. Incorporated in 2006 as Mid-Plains Equipment, Inc.

Current owners:

Donna and Neil Koster, and Tyler Deitloff, partner and general manager.

Product or service:

Titan, Titan West Cattle Equipment, Elite, Sharp, Aluma and D&K small and mid-sized trailers for farming and construction, as well as a mechanic shop.

Employees:

Locations:

Kearney, Neb.

Website:

www.midplainsonline.com

Telephone:

308-237-5810

Mailing address:

P.O. Box 2526, Kearney, NE 68848-2526

Physical address:

39630 E. Highway 30 (Junction of Highway 10 and Highway 30), Kearney, NE 68848-2526

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