Perspective Makes A Difference

Organization
Planning
Confidence

We Have Seen What Works

Individually we have worked for large companies and seen how that side works. We have connections to merchandisers in the industry because of those experiences and have worked in this business through some of the most volatile times in its history. We have seen things that we know don’t work and things that we know consistently do. We have seen many people and companies make an already difficult part of your business much more complicated. We believe we can learn from those experiences to make this easier and more successful. We have been in this business for over a decade each and started Crossroads together in July of 2019. We knew we could build something more client focused. Doing things that directly help them and make their job and their life easier.

Aaron Bertels

Aaron was raised in the small town of Nortonville in the North East corn of Kansas. He went from there to Kansas State University where he earned his Bachelors of Science degree. His start in the farm business industry came in 2008 when he took a job as a sales consultant selling a product to individual farms that combined farm financials, crop insurance, and commodity marketing. He was able to gain a broad understanding of how all of these things and many other worked together to determine the success level of the business. In 2010 he became a Market Advisor focusing more specifically on commodity markets and working one on one with clients. Then in JUly of 2019 with the help of his partner Brent Schmidt he started Crossroads Marketing and Logistics LLC in an effort to focus more on the main attributes he has seen in his time in this business lead to more consistent success for the client. Aaron lives in Rapid City, South Dakota with his wife Mattie and 3 young children; Reid, Madsen and Freja.

Brent Schmidt

Brent Schmidt grew up on a farm in Columbus, NE where he assisted with the grain and livestock operation. After high school he attended the University of Nebraska Kearney earning a bachelor’s degree in Business. He got back to agriculture in 2008 assisting farm operations with marketing, crop insurance and estate planning. IN 2019 he partnered with Aaron Bertels to start Crossroads Marketing and Logistics LLC to focus on crop and livestock marketing and local grain logistics. His passion is to assist and educate producers the best ways to navigate the markets. Brent lives in Norfolk, NE with his wife Jami and 2 sons Noah and Will.