BIRKEY’S FARM STORE NAMES BRADY FOSTER AS THE NEXT COMPANY PRESIDENT

CHAMPAIGN, IL – Birkey’s Farm Store, Inc., a 100% employee-owned business with locations in Illinois and Indiana, is proud to announce that Brady Foster assumed the role of President on January 1st, 2023. Over the past 15 years with Birkey’s, Brady has held leadership positions at both the dealership level and corporate level. 

“Spending the majority of my life in and around Birkey’s, I continue to watch our industry evolve for both Birkey’s and our customers. Birkey’s has had a long history of strong leadership that I always have admired. It is an absolute honor and privilege to assume this great responsibility and lead our employee-owners to help our customers feed the world and build communities,” said Brady Foster. 

As president, Brady will assume direct oversight over the operations of the business. Mike Hedge will continue as the Chief Executive Officer, with overall leadership of the business and strategic initiatives as well as overseeing accounting, finance, and IT. As 2023 begins Brady and the team of employee-owners are committed to another year of continual improvement of Birkey’s Farm Store to better serve our customers and their communities. 

About Birkey’s 

Birkey's Farm Store has served Illinois and Indiana since 1954 with second-to-none product support. As your needs have changed over the years, we’ve added the resources required to serve you. What was once an operation in a small shop has grown to a network of 18 locations and 450+ employees in our 100% employee-owned organization. This continued investment in people, infrastructure, technology, and tooling has enabled Birkey's to become a leading dealer for Case IH Agriculture and Case Construction Equipment. We’re headquartered in Champaign, Illinois, and we own and operate a network of full-service Case IH agricultural and Case construction equipment stores throughout Illinois and western Indiana. For more information about the areas we serve, go to www.birkeys.com.