Watson Irrigation Specialists Win National Award
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Nancy Marks
Nancy Marks: MT43 News Secretary and News Editor |
Watson Irrigation Specialists Win National Award Nancy Marks According to a release from Reinke, the Watson Irrigation Specialists of Townsend were recently honored with their Diamond Pride award by Reinke Manufacturing of Deshler, Nebraska.
The Townsend dealership, owned by Clay and Gayle Watson, has been in business since the late 1970s when it was started in Nebraska by Clay’s parents, Ed and Wanda Watson who moved to Montana from Nebraska.
Watson Irrigation Specialists are listed as number six in the nation for sales and service of irrigation pivots in Montana. The dealership opened a shop five years ago at the Rockvale Intersection near Joliet, Montana. Joey Thompson manages it.
Clay and Gale bought the business from his folks in 2008 and are now working with their son, Connor Watson, who joined them in 2019 after graduating from Northwest College in Powell, Wyoming.
The business employs twenty full-time people who install water pumps and build irrigation pivots from Broadwater County to Yellowstone County and beyond. The company has installed 1,250 systems since 1995.
“We are pleased with the award and will continue to specialize in installing large-scale agricultural irrigation systems along with good service,” Gayle said. “We are especially proud of keeping our service calls to less than 48 hours. We know how important it is to keep farms and ranches operating their equipment to keep crops at their maximum growing capacity. We so appreciate all the support we have had from the Broadwater County agricultural community”.
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Image 1 Caption: From left Watson Irrigation Specialists owner Clay Watson, Operations Manager Konnor Kelsey and Connor Watson
