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Birkey’s Farm Store – 2025 Recognition Awards and Achievements

April 3, 2026

Celebrating Exceptional Individual and Store Achievements Across Birkey’s Farm Store At Birkey’s Farm Store, our strength comes from our people. As a 100% Employee-Owned (ESOP) organization, every employee-owner plays an essential role...

Birkey’s Recognized as a Top Illinois Employee-Owned (ESOP) Company in 2025!

February 6, 2026

Birkey’s Farm Store is proud to announce our inclusion in the Illinois Top 50 ESOP Report 2025, recognizing leading employee-owned companies across the state. In this year’s report, Birkey’s ranked: This recognition...

Birkey’s Receives the Business Leadership Award from the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission

November 7, 2025

Friday, November 7, 2025 – Birkey’s Farm Store has been awarded the Business Leadership Award by the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission (RPC). This award, presented by Taylor Black and Dr. Justin...

Birkey’s Farm Store, Inc., in Hoopeston, IL announces the hiring of Brandon Newsome as the new Service Manager.

July 9, 2025

Hoopeston, IL, July 10, 2025 – Birkey’s Farm Store, Inc., in Hoopeston, IL announces the hiring of Brandon Newsome as the new Service Manager. As a Veteran, Brandon seeks to utilize his military...

Meet Mike O’Neil — Our New Store Manager in Bloomington!

May 20, 2025

Please join us in welcoming Mike O’Neil as the new Store Manager at Birkey’s in Bloomington! Mike brings over 20 years of experience in the equipment business and is already making...

Birkey’s Farm Store in Hoopeston Announces New Ag Sales Representative Connor McCallister

May 2, 2025

Hoopeston, IL, May 02, 2025 – Birkey’s Farm Store, Inc., in Hoopeston, IL, announces the hiring of Connor McCallister as a new Ag Sales Representative. “I am excited to have Connor’s experience and...

Birkey’s Farm Store in Shelbyville Announces New Sales Representative

March 27, 2025

Shelbyville, IL, March 25, 2025 – In early March, Birkey’s Farm Store in Shelbyville announced the hiring of a new Sales Representative, Sam Black. Sam has over six years of prior sales experience...

Birkey’s Farm Store Named Top 100 Cub Cadet Dealer in US

March 25, 2025

March 24, 2025 – Birkey’s Farm Store, inc. has been named in the Top 100 Cub Cadet Dealers. For the completed year of 2024, Birkey’s was named the 17th highest Cub Cadet dealer...

Birkey’s Receives the 2024 CX Engagement Award from Case IH

March 17, 2025

March 13, 2025 – Birkey’s Farm Store, Inc. was presented the 2024 CX Engagement Award by Case IH, signifying Birkey’s customer satisfaction as “…among the top three [Case IH Dealers] in North...

Birkey’s Farm Store Announces CEO Mike Hedge’s Retirement, Brady Foster to Assume Role

March 4, 2025

CHAMPAIGN, IL – Birkey’s Farm Store is proud to congratulate CEO Mike Hedge on his retirement after nearly 32 years of service. Hedge first joined Birkey’s as the Chief Financial Officer in...