Advanced Cropping Systems (ACS) is to provide you with the latest advances in agricultural technologies.
We strive to provide profitable solutions for your farming operation.
We believe seed is the decision on which every other aspect of your cropping plan revolves around.
The Central Valley Ag Agronomy Division is a leader in providing the most advanced, innovative solutions that yield profit. Through research and development, our agronomists can assist you in sifting through the countless options available and provide focus for the best yield-enhancing opportunities for your farm. Our dynamic duo of Research & Development (RD) and Advanced Cropping Systems (ACS) are positioned to help you select the best products and management strategies for you to assess on your fields.
We strive to provide profitable solutions for your farming operation. We value your business and hope to bring value through the products and services we can provide you with, from precision technologies to basic product information. We have chemical programs that we feel will fit your specific needs and provide full-service backing at affordable prices, along with technical information on plant development, diseases, and insects.
One of the things that has been quite evident to me in the last few weeks has been the onset of suckers on our corn plants. It is not uncommon to see a few single suckers setting on between V5 and V8...
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Hopefully, by now, everybody is done planting. It has been a very, very long planting season for many of you, especially my neighbors to the North. But mostly by now, we can begin to reflect and...
For the last two weeks, we have spent our time here talking about some of the decisions that we have to make regarding Nitrogen every year. Unlike George Lucas, when I started down this path, I had no...
2018-04-26 Emergence Study from Central Valley Ag on Vimeo.
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Emergence Study from Central Valley Ag on Vimeo.
I know that not all of you that read this are irrigators. Regardless, for those of you that have followed me for any amount of time now, you know that water management is probably the most important thing to me as an Agronomist.
There are more soil microorganisms in a teaspoon of healthy soil than there are people on the earth. Now that the soil is finally warming up, all of those microorganisms are “waking up” and coming to life as well.
Advanced Cropping Systems (ACS) is in place to provide you with the latest advances in agricultural technologies. Sorting through the plethora of services and information to bring you the most profitable options. ACS tailors to each customer, because “One Size Does Not Fit All.” Whether you are new to these technologies or an experienced user, we have dedicated and educated employees ready to assist you. Let ACS be your partner in precision agriculture.
2015 Precision Impact Award Winner On December 4, 2015, Central Valley Ag Cooperative (CVA) was awarded the Precision Impact Award at the Agricultural Retails Association (ARA) Conference. A total of three national awards were given out, CVA was selected to receive the award for the Plains-West Region. 2018 Most Valuable Dealership Award Central Valley Ag (CVA) has been honored by Precision Farming Dealer as the 2018 recipient of its 6th annual Most Valuable Dealership award.
An independent panel of judges evaluated each of the 27 dealership nominees on precision farming sales growth and diversity, along with how each nominee generates revenue from hardware, software and precision service. The judges also analyzed less quantifiable elements that define the best precision farming dealership, such as employee training, performance standards, innovation, sustainability and community involvement.
CVA marks the third time a farm cooperative has captured the honor.
Central Valley Ag is helping customers achieve success with technology and innovation through a closer relationship with their trusted advisor. We believe that meaningful, productive change- solving problems- only comes by looking at challenges and opportunities from new angles and exercising curiosity. FieldReveal utilizes multi-dimensional data layers to minimize guesswork and maximize results at harvest. This intuitive, cloud-based technology platform has proven its worth to growers since 1997. You can be confident it will deliver unique value to your farm.
Connects growers, agronomists, crop consultants, dispatchers, soil testers, applicators and everyone else
Advantages
In today’s agricultural environment, farmers are inundated with a myriad of information and offers to try new products and encouragement to adopt new practices. The agronomic landscape is changing so fast that farmers may find it difficult to keep abreast with ever changing information. That’s where the RD Program can assist you in sifting through the countless options available and provide focus for the best yield-enhancing opportunities for your farm.
We want to incorporate the latest technology, along with advanced discoveries to support and strengthen your on-the-farm success while staying mindful of the sustainability of your operation for generations to come. We understand that seed is only one decision you make throughout the growing season, but we believe it is the decision on which every other aspect of your cropping plan revolves around. Whether it is planting date, fertility management, crop protection programs, plant health treatments, or harvest timing; achieving success starts with your unique goals and continues through making the seed selection that best fits your agronomic environments and management decisions. Your Agronomy team at Central Valley Ag strives every day to help you optimize your farm investment. We are committed to delivering you the best value in whole-farm agronomic planning, supplies, services, and support to continue earning your business in the future. Not every hybrid or variety out there makes it in here. Central Valley Ag has a seed selection process in place that makes it easier for you to improve yield and minimize risk on the acres you plant.
It goes without saying that every seed selection you make is a business decision. That is why we have made it our business to make it easier for you to decide how you want to grow yours.