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OUR TEAM

Our Value Statement

Border Valley has the sole objective of providing unrivaled service, product value, and total customer satisfaction that results in profitability for our farmers, customers, shareholders, and team members. We will be acknowledged in our industry as the company people want to conduct business with and turn customers into advocates of our company. 

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Team members are the synergy behind the success of our business. They will be rewarded with an inspiration work environment, opportunity for personal growth, and have critical involvement in the decision-making process. The level of trust and mutual respect among all team members, owners, and customers will never be less than pinnacle. Each team member subscribes to the company's mission statement and will assist in its accomplishment. 

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Each team member will always place the interests of the customer before their own self-interest. The owners will always place the interests of the company before their own self-interest. Border Valley will never cease to be innovative in all areas of the business and will always be guided by principle of customer satisfaction through unsurpassed value. 

Management

This team has over 120 years of combined experience in the company. They are leaders who work selflessly to help fellow team members, farmers, customers, and our community.

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Jared Brady

President

Greg Braun

Chairman

Procurement

Four full-time buyers have over 60 years of combined experience. The team sources all forage from farmers and is responsible for grading all products. This team has long-term relationships with farmers that go back 20-30 years. They understand what products work for each of our markets and they work hard to match on-farm production with the best possible market. 

International Sales

Our international sales team has over 70 years of experience with extensive travel to all international markets. Collectively, this team has made over 100 combined trips meeting with customers in overseas markets. They have extensive knowledge about customer forage requirements and have made long-term relationships with those customers. 

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Mitch Kellum 

Buyer/Domestic Sales

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Andrew Pacheco

Buyer/Domestic Sales

Elliott Fortin

Buyer/Domestic Sales

Greg Jackson 

Executive VP of Sales

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Jared Ries 

Sales and Procurement

Alan Gardner 

General Manager

(Middle East Region)

Lee King 

Buyer/Domestic Sales

Eric An 

General Manager 

(China Region)

Equine/Small Pet Sales

Our equine and small pets sales team brings a wealth of dedicated industry experience, with deep roots in the equestrian community. Collectively, this team has competed and worked across disciplines - from breakaway roping to involvement at the National Cutting Horse Association level. This group values the importance of nutrition for equine and small pets, and how Border Valley Trading products can improve their performance. 

Inventory 

One of our biggest assets is inventory. This team has perfected a proprietary inventory software program to track inventory in real time. All purchases, movement, accounting of inventory are live. Customers also have visibility to a live position. These individuals are dedicated to managing this system; a system that also supports full traceability of product from farm to farm. 

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Michelle Beltran 

General Manager

Equine Sales

Riley Bishop 

Domestic Equine Sales 

(Central/Northern CA)

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Domestic Equine Sales

(Texas)

Lexandra Carmelo

Accounting Manager 

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Kaitlyn Andersen 

Equine E-Commerce &

Sales Assistant

Operations

A team with over 300 years of combined experience in the company. Some members were first hired back when the company was founded. They've witnessed the evolution of the company over the past three decades and have adapted to new trends and challenges. We feel their experience, attention to quality control, storage processes, product movement, and packaging are best in class. 

Documentation

With over 40 years of combined experience, this team manages all documentation in-house for all markets. We have a proprietary in-house order management system that eliminates the need for freight forwarders or outside third parties. The team is recognized by customers as being "the best in the business."

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Travis Dove 

Plant Manager 

Diana Saine

Senior Director of

Export Sales

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