Paris Farm & Ranch Center, Inc. CASEA ark Farm&an C SALES FRIENDSHIP, HARD WORK & STRONG VALUES! Shane Phifer, who owns Big Country Farm Center and who with Mark Bust er owns Paris Farm & Ranch, has been working since the age of 14. Phifer began work at Big Country Farm Center under then-owner Bob Unruh. Phifer's father sold feed most of and most of our customers become our friends. Phifer and his wife, Angela, have two daughters, 24-year-old Shelbi Lawson who teaches at North Lamar ISD, and 9-year-old Ashlyn, a dancer and student. The family attends First United Method- ist Church. Phifer's hobbies include golf, horses and work. his life, and Big Country was one of his dealers They needed an employee, so my dad told them about me. I started working Saturday's and summers," Phifer said. He continued working for the compa- ny through high school and college. When Unruh sold the business to ADM in 1991, Phifer was hired as manager It was through Big Country Farm Center that Phifer met Buster, and now the two have been partners of Paris Farm & Ranch since 2003. Paris Farm & Ranch was a company-owned Case store starting in the 1970s. "Mark purchased the store in 1999;" Phifer said. "He was their largest custom er at that time, and they asked him if he would be interested in buying the store." He bought it from Bob Mitchell of Terrel In 2003, Buster asked Phifer if he would form a partnership with him. Since then, the store has grown from two sales men and eight employees to five salesmen nine mechanics and 11 other employees. Paris Farm & Ranch sells equipment from Kubota, Case IH, Krone, Bush Hog, Land Pride, Great Plains and more, offer ing both sales and service. Kubota has awarded Paris Farm & Ranch the Single Location Largest Dealer in the USA two different years. The locally owned company is in the top 25 largest Kubota dealers in the U.S., including multi-location dealers, Shane said "Mark and I met through Big Country. He was my largest customer" Phifer said. "We became good friends. We traveled the country together team roping for five to six years. He had the confidence in me to run PF&R based on what he saw me doing at Big Country. I didn't have any experi ence with equipment, but I have customer service in my blood, so I just tried to take the same approach (with) PF&R. In 1994, Phifer bought Big Country Farm Center, which offers feed and farm supplies to the agriculture community and provides jobs for 17 employees. "We are knowledgeable because me and most of my employees are or have been involved in agriculture, Phifer said. "Service is the name of our game. We value our customers and their business, Shane Phifer & Daughter Shelbi Lawson Big Country Farm Center Paris Farm & Ranch Center, Inc. CASEA ark Farm&an C SALES FRIENDSHIP, HARD WORK & STRONG VALUES! Shane Phifer, who owns Big Country Farm Center and who with Mark Bust er owns Paris Farm & Ranch, has been working since the age of 14. Phifer began work at Big Country Farm Center under then-owner Bob Unruh. Phifer's father sold feed most of and most of our customers become our friends. Phifer and his wife, Angela, have two daughters, 24-year-old Shelbi Lawson who teaches at North Lamar ISD, and 9-year-old Ashlyn, a dancer and student. The family attends First United Method- ist Church. Phifer's hobbies include golf, horses and work. his life, and Big Country was one of his dealers They needed an employee, so my dad told them about me. I started working Saturday's and summers," Phifer said. He continued working for the compa- ny through high school and college. When Unruh sold the business to ADM in 1991, Phifer was hired as manager It was through Big Country Farm Center that Phifer met Buster, and now the two have been partners of Paris Farm & Ranch since 2003. Paris Farm & Ranch was a company-owned Case store starting in the 1970s. "Mark purchased the store in 1999;" Phifer said. "He was their largest custom er at that time, and they asked him if he would be interested in buying the store." He bought it from Bob Mitchell of Terrel In 2003, Buster asked Phifer if he would form a partnership with him. Since then, the store has grown from two sales men and eight employees to five salesmen nine mechanics and 11 other employees. Paris Farm & Ranch sells equipment from Kubota, Case IH, Krone, Bush Hog, Land Pride, Great Plains and more, offer ing both sales and service. Kubota has awarded Paris Farm & Ranch the Single Location Largest Dealer in the USA two different years. The locally owned company is in the top 25 largest Kubota dealers in the U.S., including multi-location dealers, Shane said "Mark and I met through Big Country. He was my largest customer" Phifer said. "We became good friends. We traveled the country together team roping for five to six years. He had the confidence in me to run PF&R based on what he saw me doing at Big Country. I didn't have any experi ence with equipment, but I have customer service in my blood, so I just tried to take the same approach (with) PF&R. In 1994, Phifer bought Big Country Farm Center, which offers feed and farm supplies to the agriculture community and provides jobs for 17 employees. "We are knowledgeable because me and most of my employees are or have been involved in agriculture, Phifer said. "Service is the name of our game. We value our customers and their business, Shane Phifer & Daughter Shelbi Lawson Big Country Farm Center