Central Valley Ag is very proud of the accomplishments of our Advanced Cropping Systems (ACS) precision ag team. Over the last 25 years, the ACS team has provided value to our growers through variable-rate fertilizer prescriptions, variable rate seeding recommendations, variable rate irrigation, soil moisture monitoring, planting and harvesting equipment, and data management services. We have been a one-stop-shop for many growers wanting to operate at the cutting edge of applied technology.
The ACS staff assists our Field Sales Agronomists and Location Managers with the technology to provide growers solutions that maximize their input dollars. In 1995, CVA pulled our first grid-based soil samples and used that information to provide the right amount of nutrients in the right areas for our first few fields. We have been doing the same thing and much more ever since. CVA's ACS team researches and reviews a lot of new technology that never even makes the cut to be offered to our growers. Through in-season trails and the ACS Innovation Plots, we are able to vet new technologies to make sure the products and services that are offered to our growers have proven their value. We look forward to delivering value to our growers for many years to come, undeterred by changes and challenges - that's just a part of farming. Providing technology solutions to assist our growers in dealing with these challenges is the core focus of Advanced Cropping Systems.
1995 | The first grid samples were taken 1995 | The first AgLeader Yield Monitor was installed
1997 | First VRT spread Tyler air machine 1997 | First multiple bin Soil Election machine purchased 1998 | The first Veris machine
2000 | Light bars installed in custom application floater 2001 | First autosteer available in Nebraska
2003 | The Advanced Cropping Systems (ACS) name was formed.
2005 | Variable rate seeding using landsat imagery 2006 | Variable rate nitrogen zone based sampling 2008 | Variable rate prescriptions using VR yield goals
2009 | The name, Advanced Cropping Systems (ACS), and logo were officially trademarked.
2010 | First hydraulic Ag Leader Paradyme steering 2012 | ACS team became Precision Planting Dealer 2013 | AquaSystems & Variable Rate Irrigation
2015 | ACS team becomes 360 Yield Center Dealer 2016 | ACS team received Precision Impact Award 2017 | Field Reveal released 2018 | Precision Farming Dealer Most Valuable Dealership
2020 | CVA celebrates 25 years of Precision Ag Technology