Each year, FFA chapters and supporters around the country celebrate National FFA Week. It’s a time to share what FFA is and the impact it has on members every day.
(York, Neb.) Central Valley Ag Cooperative (CVA) is excited to announce CVA Elite, a proprietary line-up of Adjuvants, Stabilizers, Growth Promoters, & Seed Treatments that will be offered for the 2021 growing season.
Derek Appley and Ryan May, directors of the Central Valley Ag Co-op headquartered in York, recently completed a four-phase educational program co-sponsored by the Nebraska Cooperative Council and CoBank. Each will receive a Certificate of Recognition acknowledging completion of the program.
(YORK, Neb.) – Central Valley Ag (CVA) is pleased to announce Jeff Bechard as Senior Vice President of Grain. He will be responsible for leading the grain division of CVA, focused on providing the best markets to local producers in the challenging grain marketing environment. Bechard has extensive experience in the grain industry, including management positions with Frenchman Valley Farmers Cooperative and AgMark LLC.
Central Valley Ag (CVA) continues to give back to patrons, demonstrating the cooperative spirit. Recently, CVA’s Board of Directors approved the distribution of patronage to its member-owners. A total payout of $10.0 Million was approved based on Central Valley Ag’s continuing success. $4.35 Million will be returned in cash, while the remaining $5.65 Million has been allocated as non-qualified equity to be returned in a future year.
Central Valley Ag Cooperative (CVA) recently hosted its Annual Meeting virtually on November 23, 2020, for member-owners to review the fiscal year. CVA reported $22.9 million in Total Profit from $1.5 billion in total sales for their fiscal year 2020, ending on August 31, 2020.
Industrial Hemp has been a controversial plant for the past 70 years. It is still illegal to grow in nine states, including Iowa. But with new technology, increasing interest, and better education, the doors are opening, allowing Hemp to become a more accepted alternative crop for growers looking to diversify their operations. In 2019, only ten producers in Nebraska received a license to grow industrial Hemp. For the 2020 growing season, the state allowed an unlimited number of permits, resulting in 87 active industrial hemp growers in Nebraska.
(YORK, NE) – Central Valley Ag (CVA) awards James Claassen of Meade, Kan. as the CVA Photo Contest top winner. Jeannie Fisher of Monroe, Neb. was selected as the People’s Choice Award recipient.
WASHINGTON (June 17, 2020) — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler is announcing the appointment of thirty-three members to the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee (FRRCC). Established in 2008, the FRRCC provides independent policy advice, information, and recommendations to the EPA administrator on a range of environmental issues and policies that are of importance to agriculture and rural communities.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a cancellation order for three dicamba herbicides: