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AGRICULTURE
spotlights
Sievers Equipment Co.
Sievers Equipment Co. sells and services Case IH Tractors, Axial
Flow Combines, and virtually everything in between. The com-
pany has six locations—in Hamel, Hillsboro, Greenfield, Auburn,
and Carlinville, Illinois, and in St. Peters, Missouri—from which to
serve Southern and Central Illinois as well as Metro St. Louis and
the St. Charles river bottoms. In addition to large farm equipment,
Sievers Equipment Co. also carries an extensive line of new and
used Case IH tillage tools, sprayers, hay tools, compact tractors,
and more. Its staff of 120 is committed to helping farmers maxi-
mize productivity and minimize downtime.
Founded in 1971 by farmers Walter and Ruth Sievers, Sievers
Equipment Co. began as an Allis Chalmers dealership in Edwards-
ville, Illinois, and moved in a few years to Hamel. In the ensuing
decades, the equipment lines changed and locations were added.
But it remains a family-owned and family-operated business.
Walter and Ruth’s sons, Gary and Jim Sievers, have worked at
Sievers Equipment Co. since the beginning, and now the third
generation of the family are active in the business: Gary’s sons,
Brian, Greg, and Mark Sievers, along with Jim’s son, Tim Sievers.
Madison Communications provides high speed internet service to
Seivers Equipment Co. along with an advanced IP Office phone
system. According to Brian Sievers, this technology is essential to
keep up with industry changes.
“I started at the dealership around 1990, and the amount of
change I’ve seen since then has been remarkable. Tractors and
combines now have multiple computer modules on them,
all service trucks are equipped with laptops, and most farm
equipment includes sophisticated guidance systems. All of that
requires internet connections,” Sievers says.
Sievers Equipment Co. and Prairietown Feed Service are alike in several ways. Both are family businesses.
Both have a history of successful growth. And both count on phone and internet services from Madison
Communications.
Sievers Equipment Co. and
Prairietown Feed Service
As technology use increases in agriculture,
Madison Communications provides important connections