Private products available through TMA include WinSure, Double Crop Soybean Revenue Program, and multiple Weather products that include rainfall, temperature, hail and wind.
TMA is able to create customized policies using our tools such as the Profit Matrix and EU/OU Optimizer. TMA will go through all of the policy options with you to bring the most value to your operation.
TMA offers in-house processing and accurate, up-to-date information. In additon, our team of experts will meet with producers regularly to simplify the policy process.
Team Marketing Alliance, LLC operates one of the most progressive and comprehensive producer risk management programs in the industry. TMA’s Crop Insurance Specialists have earned national recognition and have extensive training and experience in risk management. We can help you determine which policy best fits your needs by utilizing industry leading risk management programs. TMA’s approach to crop insurance is to bring our services directly to your kitchen table on a regular basis to customize your insurance needs and help you maximize your revenue potential.
Nick Levin joined the TMA family in January 2013 as a crop insurance specialist. Originally from Kensington, Kansas, Nick grew up on his family’s farm and gained a variety of valuable experiences in farming practices. Through his passion for agriculture, Nick enjoys providing expertise in risk management to help farmers reduce risk and increase revenues. In his free time, Nick enjoys being involved in his church and spending time with his family. Nick and his wife, Emily, reside in Hutchinson with their three children, Lyla, Jack, and Max.
Weston Hiebert joined TMA in 2015. He spent time working with both crop insurance and grain marketing before becoming a licensed crop insurance specialist. His passion for agriculture started in Goessel, Kansas on his family’s corn, soybean, wheat and dairy farm. He attended Kansas State University majoring in agricultural economics with a minor in leadership studies. While at K-State, he walked-on to the football team before earning a scholarship his junior season and being named team captain in his senior season for the Wildcats. Weston and his wife, Courtney, live in rural Goessel and enjoy being involved on the family farm. He provides individual risk management plans for producers at the farm gate, specializing in crop insurance and profitability. Weston is excited to serve producers and grow his roots in agriculture.
Wayne Baughman joined TMA in May 2014 as a crop insurance specialist. Before joining TMA, he graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center and worked for the Reno County Sheriff’s Office. Wayne retired after 30 years of service from the Reno County Sheriff’s Department in March 2014. Wayne worked on his parent’s farming operation while growing up and after moving to El Dorado, continued to spend his summers on his mother’s family farm. He continues to work on his wife’s family farm mostly during wheat harvest, whatever the need is he is there to lend a hand. Wayne became a crop insurance specialist to provide producers with as much information as possible to make an educated crop insurance decision and to be there as someone they can trust to protect their farm’s revenue. Wayne’s primary working area includes the counties of Reno, Sedgwick, Harvey, McPherson, Kingman, and Sumner. Wayne and his wife, Stacey, have two children and five grandchildren. Wayne’s hobbies include riding horses, team roping and watching Kansas City Chiefs Football.
Jessie Smith joined TMA in August 2015. Growing up, she split time between North Pole, Alaska and diversified farming operation in Inman, Kansas. She graduated from Inman High School and continued to Kansas State University, earning a bachelor’s degree majoring in animal sciences and industry with a communications option. With a strong passion for agriculture and development of the future generation, Jessie has been a board member for the Kansas FFA Foundation, Kansas FFA Alumni Association and Inman FFA Alumni Chapter. Her drive to get back into agriculture and work in an environment that cultivates producer understanding and success brought her to TMA. In her spare time, she enjoys her farm, horse activities and being with her family in Alaska.
Cole Leis joined the team in August 2016 following his summer internship with TMA. During his internship, he trained in both crop insurance and grain marketing. From his training and observations, he decided to pursue the crop insurance subdivision. Cole grew up in Garden Plain, Kansas, and helps on the family farm where they raise Angus cattle, wheat, soybeans, and sorghum. His risk management services involve the territories of Sedgwick, Harper, Sumner, Kingman and other neighboring counties. Cole chose to further his career with Team Marketing Alliance because of the services they provide to producers by reducing risk and increasing revenue on their farm.
Steve Hughbanks joined TMA in 2001. Raised in rural Dickinson County, he attended Chapman High School and graduated in 1971. He then attended Fort Hays State University where he received a bachelor’s degree in business administration and economics. Steve is currently the processor and advisor for the insurance division. In his spare time, he loves playing with his grandson, Liam; and trying to improve in golf. He and his wife, Debi, live in rural Lehigh.
David Yenni joined Team Marketing Alliance in 1997 and has been developing marketing plans with area producers since. He earned a degree in ag economics and has past experience in freight dispatch, futures brokerage and grain merchandising. He is a licensed insurance agent and concentrates on the individual needs of the producer. TMA's Crop Insurance Specialists can do an analysis of the producer's current crop insurance policy to help determine profitability. David believes crop insurance is the producer's starting point to developing a risk management plan.
Benjamin J. Weber joined the TMA family in 2018 as a crop insurance and grain marketing specialist. Ben has worked in the crop insurance field for ten years in the southeast corner of the state. He lives in Yates Center, Kansas with his wife, Lara, and their five children. Ben has lived in Yates Center most of his life. He gained his agricultural knowledge through personal experience in farming and assisting with his family’s seed service business. Ben grew his independent insurance agency helping farmers make decisions that best fit their operations. He truly believes crop insurance is a vital tool, allowing farmers the ability to have the confidence and security to make their operations profitable.
TMA believes in helping producers manage their risk by combining educated crop insurance decisions with customized grain marketing strategies. In order to manage risk in the constantly changing market, field marketers must look at each and every farm individually to create a profitable risk management plan personalized to each producer.