Do you have an eye for detail and a solid work ethic? Diversifying your farming operation to protect yourselves against grain markets and to keep labor busy has become popular in the past few years...
There is often quite a bit of confusion about nitrogen inhibitors. The two inhibitor categories we normally look at are urease inhibitors and nitrification inhibitors. Urease...
When it comes to pasture and hay quality, how to care for a senior horse, body condition scoring or feeding rates, there are many discussions to be had. In my time crossing the farm gate or hosting a...
When you look out from the Central Valley Ag Ainsworth location, you are surrounded by vast open spaces, rolling hills, and an air of tranquility. Within the Ainsworth location, you are welcomed by...
Fall is here and not only is it harvest season, but weaning is as well. Let our team at CVA make the most of your fall when it comes to weaning and feed quality. Central Valley Ag has a variety...
One of our most yield limiting nutrients in Midwestern crops is phosphorus, which is why it is one of the most common nutrients we focus on when we test soils. When we use grid or zone-based...
Anyone that is currently involved in the pork industry knows that in today’s market, margins are tight. Mismanagement or the lack of well-maintained facilities could mean the game’s over...
As the outdoor riding season begins to slow down, join us for one last trail ride in October. On October 26, 2019, CVA Customer Service Specialist, Kristin Jacobi, from our CVA Scribner Feed and Grain...
As we move into harvest, it’s time to think about whether we want to protect and improve our soils with a cover crop or not. A cover crop provides the soil protection from soil erosion, adds...
Just yesterday a member of the sales team heard a cattle producer make the comment “I only buy the cheapest mineral, if any, because I don’t think my cattle need it and all mineral is the...
My horses, like many of yours, are coming off a busy summer show season and making the transition of adapting to the cooler fall weather and less hauling. Trail rides down the minimum maintenance...
This week on our Central Valley Ag Agronomy Focus video, Jason Kock, our ACS Mapping Center Specialist, and I discuss why growers would consider doing zone-based sampling of their fields. Most growers...