Hansmeier & Son continue generations worth of service to farm community

  • Hansmeier brothers Keith and Floyd sit beneath portraits of their grandfather Henry and father Ralph in the office of Hansmeier & Son, Inc. in Bristol.
    Hansmeier brothers Keith and Floyd sit beneath portraits of their grandfather Henry and father Ralph in the office of Hansmeier & Son, Inc. in Bristol.
  • Siblings Preston Hansmeier and Larissa Klebsch make up the fourth generation of Hansmeiers to be involved in the family business. Staff members at Hansmeier & Son Inc. include Ralph Oakland, Dustin Klebsch, Merlyn Jirava, Gary Schimmel, Ray Schiley, Amy Tussing, Holly Dauwen, Jessi Steen, James Olson, Richard Wells, Shawn Wik, Jake Hoops, Lola Wells and Gage Wik.
    Siblings Preston Hansmeier and Larissa Klebsch make up the fourth generation of Hansmeiers to be involved in the family business. Staff members at Hansmeier & Son Inc. include Ralph Oakland, Dustin Klebsch, Merlyn Jirava, Gary Schimmel, Ray Schiley, Amy Tussing, Holly Dauwen, Jessi Steen, James Olson, Richard Wells, Shawn Wik, Jake Hoops, Lola Wells and Gage Wik.
    One of the things which makes Hansmeier & Son, Inc. special is their generational tenure. The Hansmeier’s family business represents four generations, has been around for more than 113 years and is one of the oldest seed companies in South Dakota.Owned by siblings Floyd Hansmeier, Keith Hansmeier and Louise Oakland, the family business was started by their grandfather Henry Hansmei...

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