Agtegra Cooperative
Travis Antonsen has a diverse work experience in the agricultural industry. Travis started their career as a Merchandiser at South Dakota Soybean Processors in May 2003 and remained in that role until November 2009. Travis then joined Agtegra Cooperative as a Grain Merchandiser in November 2009 and worked in this position until May 2012. Travis then served as the Director of Grain Origination from May 2012 to May 2020, overseeing the procurement of grain for Agtegra Cooperative. From May 2020 to November 2021, they held the position of Wheat Product Line Manager, responsible for managing the wheat product line within the company. In November 2021, Travis took on the role of Director of Commercial Risk Management until July 2022, where they managed the commercial risk of Agtegra Cooperative. Currently, they hold the position of SVP, Grain Marketing & Rail Logistics, starting in July 2022.
Travis Antonsen obtained their Associate of Science degree in Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations from Lake Area Technical College between 1998 and 2000. Following this, they pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Business and Management at South Dakota State University from 2000 until 2003.
Agtegra Cooperative
Agtegra Cooperative is an innovative, farmer-owned grain and agronomy cooperative with more than 6,300 active member-owners in eastern North and South Dakota. In addition to offering grain and agronomy services, Agtegra offers its members aerial application services, fuel, feed, and precision ag hardware and software products and services.Agtegra Cooperative promotes agricultural sustainability through the best applications of science and technology in an effort to assist farmers in the production of a safe, healthy and abundant supply of grain in an economically viable system.Agtegra Cooperative was formed in February 2018 from a unification of two legacy-rich, farmer-owned cooperatives – 95-year-old South Dakota Wheat Growers (Aberdeen) and 102-year-old North Central Farmers Elevator (Ipswich, SD). Both cooperatives formed at the turn of the 20th Century to serve their pioneer customers and communities. Across the sparsely settled countryside, the economic advantages of joining together gave rise to the cooperative legacy of service, value and working together. Over the years, generations of members have worked and adapted to the changes that have occurred throughout agriculture.