About


ModernAg
was established in 2014 as a sister company to KanEquip, Inc. Understanding the importance of precision farming in today’s agricultural environment, we established ModernAg to better serve customer needs by adding more advanced products and being OEM independent.

Mission: The dominant supplier of precision farming hardware, software, and solutions to the agricultural market in Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri. Focus on providing excellent customer support and satisfaction, through being OEM hardware agnostic and having outstanding knowledge of precision farming technologies and how they solve customer needs.

Meet Our Experts

Nick Martin

Nick Martin

As General Manager, Nick Martin is responsible for the day-to-day operations and planning for the organization. Nick comes with many talents and accomplishments, including a BS in Agriculture Technology Management from Kansas State University and over eight years working with Trimble Navigation, Limited in a variety of roles. Nick and his family currently reside in Baxter Springs, Kansas where he enjoys spending time in the outdoors with his family riding ATVs, hunting, and fishing.

Gabe Gantz

Gabe Gantz

Gabe is the Precision Ag Specialist for Northeast and Eastern Kansas, and the KanEquip locations in Topeka & Wamego. Since January 2011, he has been involved with sales, service, and Trimble product support. Gabe grew up on a farm in Perry, Kansas and attended Kansas State University where he majored in Agricultural Technology Management. Gabe is based out of Topeka and Wamego, Kansas covering much of Northeast and Eastern Kansas.

TJ Ryan

TJ Ryan

TJ is the Precision Ag Specialist for Central Kansas, and the KanEquip locations in Ellsworth, Clay Center, and Herington locations plus surrounding areas for ModernAg. TJ joined ModernAg in 2016. Prior to that he had a similar role of Precision Farming Specialist for 10 years. He is based out of Manhattan, Kansas where he currently resides. In the summer time you will most likely find him at one of the area lakes.

Duane Nelson

Duane Nelson

Duane is the Precision Ag Specialist for Southeast Nebraska, Northern Kansas, and the KanEquip locations in Marysville & Syracuse, NE. Before joining ModernAg in 2016 he had spent the previous 26 years as an ag technician and a precision ag specialist. Duane is based out of Seward, Nebraska where he lives with his wife and children. In his free time, he enjoys spending time outdoors.

Alan Amershek

Alan Amershek

Alan is the Precision Ag Specialist for Southeast Kansas operating out of Girard,KS. Before joining ModernAg in July 2018 he spent 17 years as a technician working with Ag Chem equipment and Raven technology. In his spare time he enjoys hunting, fishing and going to his kid’s sporting events.

Randy Rein

Randy Rein

Randy is the Precision Ag Specialist for West Central Kansas operating out of Great Bend,KS. Randy joined ModernAg in October 2018 and has been involved in Precision Ag since 2007 working with primarily Trimble and CNH equipment. In his spare time he has many hobbies but his favorites are playing pool and guitar. He also enjoys spending weekends with his wife Haley cheering on the Chiefs and Royals.

Tanner Fahrendorf

Tanner Fahrendorf

Tanner is based out of Blackwater, MO where he lives with his wife Whitney. Tanner attended State Fair Community College in Sedalia, MO before working for the Missouri Conservation Department. Recently he has been working as a Precision Ag Specialist for the last 6 years in the same area of Missouri that he will now cover. In his spare time he enjoys hunting, fishing, helping on the family farm and spending time with his wife.

Anthony Maike

Anthony Maike

Anthony is the Precision Support Specialist operating out of the Wamego KanEquip Store. He is responsible for providing support for the CNH Precision Ag product line as well as developing training materials and conducting in person training company wide. Anthony joined ModernAg in September 2018 and has been involved in ag equipment sales and technology since 1999. In his free time he enjoys farming, cars, riding UTVs and going to his daughter’s activities.

John Remmert

John Remmert

John is originally from Michigan, but has been in the Wamego area for about 10 years now. He studied precision agriculture at Highland Community College and is passionate about innovative technology that helps meet demand in an ever changing market. In his free time, you will find him jogging with his 2 dogs or swimming at the pool.

Aaron Hartman

Aaron Hartman

Aaron is the Precision Solution Specialist for Western and Southwestern Kansas, and is based out of Garden City. He has previously worked in seed sales and Precision Ag in the Garden City area. Aaron grew up in Garden City and was involved in 4-H and FFA while going to school.

Keaton Vollrath

Keaton Vollrath

Keaton Vollrath is a Precision Ag Sales Engineer based in Blackwater, MO. He attended the University of Missouri majoring in Ag Systems Management with an emphasis in Precision Ag. While attending MU, Keaton served in the Army National Guard for 6 years. In his spare time, he enjoys being involved in his family’s farm, hunting, and playing sports.

Campbell Martin

Campbell Martin

Campbell Martin is a technician working in the SW Kansas area. Campbell graduated from Kansas State University with an Agriculture Technology Management degree with a minor in Animal Science and Ag Economics. Before K-State he attended Hutchinson Community College and was a part of the Livestock Judging team. Campbell grew up in Bucklin, Kansas where he raises registered Gelbvieh and Balancer cattle.

Alan Carlson

Alan Carlson

Alan is a Sales Engineer in Central Kansas based out of the Salina area. He grew up on a farm just outside of Lindsborg and went to tech school to be an Ag mechanic. He worked at a coop for 7 years, and as an Ag mechanic for 9.5 years before joining Modern Ag

Michelle Morton

Michelle Morton

Michelle handles the accounting for ModernAg and is based in the Wamego office. She grew up on her family’s farm and graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in Accounting. She worked for a public accounting firm before joining ModernAg in 2017.

Paul Goossen

Paul Goossen

Paul Goossen is a Regional Sales Rep for South Central Kansas based in Wichita. He grew up on a family farm in Potwin, KS and attended Kansas State University, graduating with an Agronomy degree, emphasis in precision agriculture.

Joel Lack

Joel Lack

Joel Lack is a Sales Engineer in SE Kansas, SW Missouri, and NE Oklahoma. Joel lives in NE Oklahoma where he raises cattle with his wife and kids.

Corben McCallum

Corben McCallum

Corben McCallum is a Sales Engineer for central Kansas. He grew up on a small farm outside of Holyoke, Colorado and has worked on farms in Colorado, Texas, and Wisconsin doing installations and agronomy.