About Seed Concepts Inc.

Jared Dauk

President
(920)-676-3733 
Jared.dauk@plantpioneer.com

Grew up on a farm in Southern MN.  Went to college at River Falls, WI majoring in "Broad Area Ag" and minoring in Agronomy. After college I worked with a crop consultant and raised hogs. I started a seed business in 1995 and became a licensed Crop Insurance Agent.   In the summer of 2000, I accepted a position as a Sales Rep with Pioneer Hi-Bred International and started "Seed Concepts". I have been President of Seed Concepts, Inc for over 20 years.

Mike Hardy

Sales Agronomist
(920)-850-3045
mike.hardy@plantpioneer.com

I grew up in Kimberly, WI. I was fortunate to be able to play football for the Iowa Hawkeyes from 2010-2014. While in Iowa, I was able to see that agriculture was a huge sense of pride in all surrounding communities. After college, I moved back to Kimberly, and began teaching physical education and health at both the middle school and high school. During my time at Kimberly, I also coached football, track and worked in the weight room. In 2023, my wife and I moved to Crivitz, WI to start getting more hands on with her family's small potato and grain farm. During that transition, I started working with Seed Concepts. I am very fortunate to be able to work with such great customers and increase my agronomic knowledge on a daily basis.

Jake VanGheem

Sales Agronomist
(920)-427-3076
Jake.vangheem@plantpioneer.com

I grew up on a dairy farm milking 150 cows. When our barn burned down my family decided to build a free stall barn to raise dairy heifers and still do to this day. For my education I went onto UW-Madison’s short course for a dairy farm management degree and graduated in 2020. I started with Seed Concepts in August of 2022 where I’ve grown to love agronomy and chemistry in the fields.

Dalton Ruechel

Precision Planting Consultant
(920)-676-9956
dalton.ruechel@plantpioneer.com

I grew up working on my grandparents’ dairy farm in Pulaski, Wisconsin. I attended Fox Valley Technical College and received a tech diploma in Agronomy and Dairy Science. In between my two years of college, I interned at a crop consulting company, and after graduating college in 2019, I worked on a large dairy in eastern Wisconsin. In October of 2022 I began working for Seed Concepts as a Precision Planting Consultant. My wife Hannah, my son Ryker and I recently moved back to Pulaski in the fall of 2023.

Brad Rybicki

Precision Planting and Seed Consultant
(920)-619-6224
Seed.conceptsii@plantpioneer.com

I grew up in Pulaski, WI and graduated from Pulaski High in 2000.  While I was not raised on a farm, I spent most of my childhood working on neighboring farms as farming was always a passion of mine. It wasn’t unit the fall of 1999 when I started working on the family dairy.  In 2006 is when I joined Seed Concepts where I was able to expand my knowledge focusing on seed and planters.  When I’m not in the field or at the farm, I enjoy spending time at home or on the water with my wife, 3 children, and 2 dogs.

Troy Brehmer

Seed Sales Consultant
(920)-615-5411
troy.brehmer@plantpioneer.com

I grew up on a small farm in Spruce Wisconsin. Graduated from Oconto Falls High School in 1996. After high school, I started working on small engines and Powersports equipment until 2014. In 2014, I started my career at Seed Concepts. I started out in the meter room rebuilding and calibrating meters, helping with planter installs and selling to the few farmers that I already knew and were already customers. Now I am a Seed consultant, treat soybeans, and deliver seed to our amazing customers. My wife, Amy, and I have twins, our daughter Allie and son Trace are in high school in Oconto Falls.

Aaron Good

Precision Planting Technician/ Warehouse Assistant
(920)-6727176
aaron.good@plantpioneer.com

I was born and raised on a dairy farm in northeast Wisconsin. Since I was a teenager, I have enjoyed buying and rebuilding equipment that I buy from insurance companies. When I was 18, I started working for my brother’s custom farming business and spent the next 11 years operating/maintaining equipment and working on my family farm. I started working at seed concepts April 1st, 2024, and look forward to growing my knowledge in agriculture while assisting farmers.

Al Szczepanski

Warehouse Manager
(920)-676-8826
al.szczepanski@plantpioneer.com

Growing up on our family dairy farm, I always knew that I was meant to be a farmer. My junior year of high school I entered into a business agreement with my parents as a partner. My wife and I eventually bought the farm from my parents, where we operated a 100-cow dairy. In 2012 we sold our dairy cows as we wanted a little slower pace of life. We continue to operate our land as a successful No-Till row crop operation approaching 30 years in the making. In 2018 I joined the awesome team at Seed Concepts employed as a hands-on working warehouse manager where I'm certified to treat seeds, organize all seed inventory as it comes into the warehouse and keep all key operations running smoothly. When our attention focuses on planter meter testing and rebuilding meters in the offseason, what really gives me a great deal of satisfaction is, Seed Concepts ability to provide farmers with the best operating seed meters that they could possibly have on their planting equipment.

Debbie Rudie

Crop Insurance Specialist
(715)-851-4727
debbie.rudie@plantpioneer.com

Being born and raised in Gillett, I bring a passion for Agriculture to Seed Concepts Inc.

Spending years in the Dairy Industry, completing courses through FVTC, and working alongside producers using technology to advance their operations is valuable experience I bring to the table.

By building strong relationships and earning the trust of our producers, my goal is to be a valued consultant moving dairy/crop businesses forward.

My husband Kevin and I have three grown children, and three amazing Granddaughters. 

When not working, I can be found camping, bird watching or in my flower beds with my family.