SHOWROOM INVENTORY SERVICE PARTS IRRIGATION FINANCE ABOUT US LOCATIONS OUR HISTORY HOME ABOUT US OUR HISTORY Jeff Gullickson, David Gullickson, Michele Lewandowski Our Family serving Yours for over 40 years! HISTORY Farmers Implement & Irrigation is a family owned business serving Brookings and Watertown area farmers. The business is owned by David Gullickson. David Gullickson started working at Osvog Implement on a part-time basis at the parts counter in 1972. This was the beginning of his career dedicated to serving the local area farmers. Osvog Implement was incorporated in September 1976 as Farmers Implement & Irrigation, and David joined Farmers Implement & Irrigation full-time as a sales person. In 1980, David became a partner in the business and added the Valley Irrigation product line. In 1997, David became the sole owner of Farmers Implement & Irrigation. In December 2013, David's children, Jeff Gullickson and Michele Lewandowski, joined their father to create a family operated business. In April 2018, the family business expanded by adding the Watertown location. David continues doing what he loves, serving the local area farmer. TIMELINE: 1946 Floyd Poole created Poole Motors & Implement on 3rd avenue and 6th street specializing in Allis Chalmer Tractors 1953 Vern Lovre purchased dealership, renamed to Lovre Motors & Implements and moved to 308 6th Street 1956 Lovre moved dealership to South Main Ave. - added New Holland hay equipment 1964 Homer Osvog purchased dealership and renamed to Osvog Implement 1972 David Gullickson joined Osvog Implement part-time in parts 1973 Homer moved Osvog Implement 1/2 block south to 1009 Main Ave. S. 1976 Dave & Harlan Ihnen purchased Osvog Implement Sept 1976 Dave & Harlan incorporated the dealership as Farmers Implement & Irrigation Oct 1976 David Gullickson becomes Full-time sales person 1979 Ihnens moved Farmers Implement & Irrigation to 3023 E. Hwy 14 Bypass 1980 Farmers Implement & Irrigation becomes a Valley Irrigation Dealer Oct 1980 David Gullickson becomes partner of Farmers implement & Irrigation Jul 1981 David Gullickson and John Crabtree purchase Farmers Implement & Irrigation Mar 1998 David Gullickson becomes sole owner of Farmers Implement & Irrigation Dec 2013 Two of David's children, Jeff Gullickson and Michele Lewandowski joined their father at the dealership Apr 2018 Added second location in Watertown, SD Oct 2019 Added Kubota line At Farmers Implement & Irrigation, we are passionately committed to providing our customers with the highest quality products, most innovative solutions, and services delivered with integrity and professionalism. LEARN MORE GET IN TOUCH Brookings (605) 692-6153 info@farmersii.com 3023 E Highway 14 Bypass, Brookings, SD 57006 Watertown (605) 878-0262 info@farmersii.com 914 43rd Street SE, Watertown, SD 57201 GET CONNECTED! We are on Social Media Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram SEARCH PRIVACY POLICY TERMS OF USE 2021 Dealership Site by TracTru. All Rights Reserved We use cookies on this site to enhance your user experience. For a complete overview of how our site uses your cookies, please see our PRIVACY POLICY. HIDE MESSAGE