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:
Stephen Dirkschneider celebrated his 50th anniversary with CVA on June 1, 2020, at the Snyder, Nebraska location. Today, Stephen’s job looks very different than when he began in 1970. Back then, his days consisted of doing tire and oil changes at the station. He worked there for a short time before switching positions and driving a feed truck delivering feed to the Fremont area for hogs and cattle. He drove feed truck until 1986, where he switched to driving fuel and propane until 2006. Since then, he has been in working in Operations at the Snyder location.
Laura Carlson always knew the farm was a place of growth and happiness. She grew up watching her grandpa and father take pride from being farmers. While finishing up high school, she realized she had a similar passion. Through botany classes, Laura realized that she felt a responsibility to plants and the growth of them and began to recognize the impact that one profession like agriculture could have not only on her community but on the world. Today, Laura is proud to be helping her family farm 2,000 acres and manage a cow/calf operation.
(York, Neb.) Central Valley Ag Cooperative (CVA) has announced it is purchasing the Agrex Inc. shuttle loader facility located in Laurel, Neb. CVA will take over ownership of this Agrex facility effective May 12, 2020.
Central Valley Ag (CVA) partnered with Land O’ Lakes to provide funding for area schools with their food programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. CVA matched the donated funds provided through Land O’ Lakes Foundation’s Member Match Program.
(YORK, Neb.) – Central Valley Ag (CVA) is pleased to announce Ted Beckner as Territory Manager of the recently merged Farmers Ranchers Cooperative (FRC) locations in Ainsworth, Valentine and Springview, Neb. He will be responsible for management of operations for CVA locations in these towns and delivering value to CVA’s member-owners. Beckner has over 37 years of experience working in the cooperative system and was previously the VP of Accounting Audit & Strategy Planning for CVA Feed.