United Producers hires communications manager

Weeks will oversee UPI’s marketing and advertising initiatives

 

United Producers, Inc. (UPI), the Midwest’s largest livestock marketing cooperative, is pleased to announce the hiring of Brooke Weeks. Weeks will serve as the company’s communications manager where she will oversee its marketing and advertising initiatives. Weeks will work directly with UPI markets and employees to maximize marketing and outreach efforts for members.

Weeks is a graduate of Wilmington College, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Business with a minor in Communications. In 2020, she graduated with her Master’s in Business Administration from the University of the Cumberlands. Weeks joins UPI from her most recent position at AgriGold Seed Company where she served as their key account specialist. In this role, she serviced five Ohio counties and several customer accounts with their agricultural seed needs.

“We are thrilled to welcome Brooke to the UPI team,” said Mike Bumgarner, UPI president & CEO. “Her enthusiasm for agriculture is infectious and she will have a significant impact on our ability to leverage our livestock marketing, risk management and credit services to benefit our members. With her past sales experience and technical skills, she will make a great fit for this role. I’m excited to see her contributions to our members, our company and our market communities.”

Beyond her professional roles, Weeks is heavily involved in the agricultural world. She currently resides in Casstown, Ohio, with her fiancé, Taler Mumford, and their two dogs. Weeks enjoys farming with her fiancé’s family where they raise crops and Wagyu beef cattle. In her free time, she also owns and operates an online boutique called The Denim Thistle Company.

UPI serves 30,000 members in Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri and Tennessee, handling approximately 2.5 million head of livestock per year. UPI also offers risk management services, including marketing agreements and brokerage services; and offers competitive credit services for agricultural, farm machinery and livestock financing. For more information, visitwww.uproducers.com or follow United Producers, Inc. on Facebook.