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Scott Murphy |
After graduation from Illinois Wesleyan University Scott returned to the family farm. There he expanded their influence in the seed corn industry. During the 1990’s Scott operated two seed dryers as well as coordinated the detassling crews and sub contractors. As the 90’s ended and the seed acres shifted to irrigated ground Scott shifted their efforts towards the used seed equipment market. With the purchase of the Lexington facility and the phasing out of much of the farming operation, Scott has entered the equipment market full time.
In his spare time Scott is a pilot and a divemaster SCUBA diver. He also enjoys downhill skiing, riding his Harley, and competing in triathlons.
You may contact Scott directly on his cell phone at 309-824-0260.
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Fred Murphy |
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Fred has been a lifelong resident of central Illinois. He was born in Wapella, Illinois and started farming there in 1953 after serving in the army in Germany from 1951 to 1953. Fred graduated from auction school in Mason City Iowa in 1963 and has been conducting auctions in central Illinois ever since. In 1964 he bought a part of McLean International, the local International harvester dealership. Freed owned this until Tenneco purchased International Harvester in 1985. He began growing seed corn for Funk’s Hybrids on his farm in 1965. Fred retired from farming in 2002 but remains active in the machinery and auction business.
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Mark Smith |
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Mark Graduated from Normal Community High School. After graduation Mark went to work in the seed industry, working for Funk’s Seeds, Asgrow, and Pioneer. For 6-7 years mark hauled seasonally needed seed machinery back and forth to Mexico. He has worked with Murphy’s on and off for over 20 years. Mark is a jack of all trades in the operation and specializes in the removal and refurbishing of used seed equipment.
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Connie Vogel |
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Connie is a lifelong resident of the Bloomington area and graduated from Bloomington High School. She formerly did payroll and general office work for a local farm drainage company. She had worked part time for Murphy’s in the office. When Murphy’s made the decision to move from the homestead at McLean to their new facility in Lexington the former office manager chose not to transfer to the new facility due to geographic concerns. Connie then stepped in and is now our full time office manager. Her duties include payroll, inventory supervision, and records management.
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