We are a customer owned company that provides goods and services to both the agricultural market as well as the urban consumer.
Our highly skilled crop advisors are available to help your farming operation be as profitable as possible.
For every dollar spent on our lawn care, we contribute 5% back to the community. In the past 12 years, we have donated over $95,000 back to our local communities.
Whether you are looking to keep your equipment running smoothly or warm your home, Centra Sota can help take care of all your energy needs.
We have the right feed and supplies for your animals, whether you are aiming for Grand Champion at the state fair or caring for the family pet.
We are on the cutting edge of new feed technologies and are equipped to provide you with the most up-to-date technical information in the industry.
By partnering with AgQuest Financial Services, our growers now have access to more high quality options to meet financial and insurance needs.
AgQuest and Centra Sota have partnered to meet your financial needs.
AgQuest is a uniquely different financial and insurance company. We have deep roots in the agriculture industry with more than a century of experience. AgQuest currently serves farm supply retailers across the US, including Centra Sota Cooperative. We offer convenient access to dynamic financial products and services with competitive rates and flexibility. We provide:
Companion Loans
Equipment Loans
Leasing
Insurance
Property and Casualty
Our finance options include operating loans to support the direct production expenses of an agricultural producer. AgQuest and Centra Sota also have joined forces to reward you with lower interest rates on crop input finance.
We offer three full operating loan options to our AgQuest Customers:
Secured Companion Loans
Companion Direct Loan
Companion DirectMax Loan
Is it time to expand or refinance? Whether you are looking to finance bare land, livestock facilities, or other farming operations, our trusted advisers can help you find the right loan and right term to fit your unique needs.
AgQuest allows you to negotiate across brands and dealerships for the best price and compare options. Take advantage of manufacturer cash discounts or refinance interest waiver contracts for significant savings. Financing is available for both new and used equipment.
Just as you carefully weigh your options when choosing equipment and machinery, AgQuest has put just as much effort into selecting the right lease financing partner with Northland Capital. Some leasing advantages include:
Lower up-front costs that require no additional collateral.
Flexible fixed payments that match your cash flow cycle.
Preserve existing operating lines of credit.
Keep debt off your balance sheet.
We staff financing specialists to help determine the most cost-effective programs for you. We do on-farm consultations and use farmer software which combines crop insurance and crop marketing options. We specialize in many products including Precision Farming, Crop Insurance, Livestock Insurance, Property & Casualty Insurance and Weather Risk.
Growing up on a 1,000-acre crop farm near Franklin, Minnesota, I learned at an early age the basics of corn and soybean production. Some of the land we farmed was on the flood plain of the Minnesota River where each spring brought in a new “flush of weeds” to identify and pull by hand in the soybean fields. One day, I asked my father why we had to pull these weeds from the bean fields and not from the corn. His reply was that we sprayed the corn to kill the broadleaf weeds in the corn, but since the soybeans were also a broadleaf plant, they would never be able to come up with a chemical that would kill the weeds and not the beans. I remember thinking back then that someday they would. I went on to attend the University of Minnesota where I earned a B.S. Degree in Soil Science. I began my agronomy sales career in the old Land O' Lakes-Felco system before moving to Buffalo and starting with Centra Sota in 1985. Over nearly 30 years I have seen a lot of changes in not only our cooperative, but also in the agronomy practices that are used in the farms across our trade area. We all have become better stewards of the land and we will need to continue to look to new technologies to be profitable, as well as to feed the growing population. This forward thinking is truly evident in our motto at Centra Sota – “The partner you can count on, providing real solutions for today and tomorrow.”