Core Values
1. Quality -We are committed to providing our customers with the highest quality products and services
2. Integrity – We are committed to doing what is in the best interest of the customer, even if it means sacrificing profit.
3. Service -We don’t exist without our customers so we are committed to providing our customers with the highest level of customer service in our industry.
4. People -We are committed to hiring and training the best people in the industry, we believe if you want to be the best you have to have the best people and we feel that we do.
5. Trust – Takes years to earn, seconds to break, and forever to repair. We are committed to working everyday to earn and keep your trust.
Mission Statement
As a family owned company, we are committed to providing the highest quality products and services to ensure your business is successful and remains profitable.
History
Birdsall Grain & Seed is located 4 miles west of Berthold, ND on land that was settled by Ed and Alberta Birdsall in 1905. The farm continued with the 2nd generation of three brothers, Don, Leon, and Herb Birdsall. The third generation was brothers Ralph and Russell Birdsall, and it is currently owned and operated by Mark and Colleen Birdsall and Blake and Danae Inman.
Mark raised his first crop for seed production in 1981 (spring wheat seed). It was the beginning of the seed business and also the start of a learning process that continues today.
Our first seed conditioning plant was built in 1991 with a friend and neighbor. It was the first plant in the area with a gravity table as part of the equipment. The gravity table was a game changer and increased the quality of seed throughout the area. As the business grew, we outgrew the plant and location and built a new plant on the original farmstead west of Berthold.
The business has now expanded to an additional new, state of the art conditioning facility with color sorting capabilities, as well as packaging facilities. The color sorter has improved the quality of seed and processing to a new level. Our seed business has expanded over the years and includes working with many different companies including AgriPro/Syngenta, WestBred, 21st Century Genetics, Limagrain, Peterson Farms Seed, and Meridian as well as public breeding such as NDSU, NDCISA, and many more companies.
In 2017 we started building our agronomy business. We were dedicated to bringing the same customer-focused service and quality that we have in our seed business to service customers for all their agronomy needs as well. We have built a full-service agronomy center providing crop protection, dry fertilizer with blending, NH3 fertilizer, and custom application as well as soil testing and scouting services.
In 2021 we entered into joint ownership of our own genetics company, Premier Genetics LLC. We felt that we could better serve our customers by being directly involved in selecting the varieties that will work best in their operations. Premier Genetics is focused on providing superior genetics, especially in minor crops that get less focus from large breeding companies.
In 2023 Mark and Blake purchased the frac sand rail loop east of Berthold and named that business Hartland Rail, LLP. This purchase led to the planning of the construction of a large fertilizer shed on the rail loop to help supply the region’s farmers with better priced and more consistent access to dry fertilizer.
In 2024 Birdsall Grain & Seed announced a joint venture with The Arthur Companies. The first order of business for the joint venture was to announce the planned construction of a 41,000 ton dry fertilizer shed to be built on the Hartland Rail site. We continue to focus on providing the products and services that will make our customers successful. Partnering with The Arthur Companies is just another example of that commitment. They, just like us, are a family-owned company and have been in business for over 100 years. We feel that going forward this joint venture will allow us to better serve our partners and our customers.
Birdsall Grain & Seed has a long history of seed production and providing products and services that we have put to the test on our own farm. Our motto, “A Farmer’s Seed and Agronomy Company”, reminds us daily that our business is built around satisfying the needs of our customers with information we have learned over a long legacy on our own farm.