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.
