GCC AGRONOMY

GCC AGRONOMY

The Garden City Co-op Agronomy Division’s goal is to help farmers be more productive with their land while following good stewardship practices.  Our agronomy resources are located across Western Kansas with operations dispatched from Lowe, Dighton, and Plymell Kansas. 

Our agronomy team members are experts in production practices that apply only the best inputs in our geography and can recommend traditional and precision ag based methods and products that will help reach the best yield potential to maximize the return on your agronomic investment. 

We handle a full line of seed, crop nutrient, and crop protection products with the needed support services to help you be more successful.  As technology continues to increase farm productivity, you can trust that the Garden City Co-op will be innovative in helping farmers put the right product, at the right rate, at the right place, at the right time.

NEWS & WEATHER

Next-Level Precision: Introducing See & Spray Technology to the GCC Fleet

Feb 07, 2025 | Garden City
A smarter way to spray is here! Discover how GCC’s new John Deere See & Spray Ultimate can cut chemical costs and boost efficiency with precision application.
Seeding Rx

Seeding Rx

Apr 01, 2024 | Garden City
Spring is just around the corner!  Time to start thinking about planting, and variable rate seeding is a great way to maximize your yield potential.  
Business Units & Splits Reminder

Business Units & Splits Reminder

Feb 09, 2024 | Garden City
As we approach the start of another busy agronomy season, we encourage all our customers to make time this winter to visit with your agronomist or with any of our Crop Production accounting staff to review current accounts as well as set up new accounts for landlords.
Planting Season Strategies from GCC Agronomy

Planting Season Strategies from GCC Agronomy

Apr 14, 2023 | Garden City
Gearing Up for Plant #2023!

LATEST VIDEOS

Inside The Co-op: Grain Originators

8/18/2022 8:43:44 PM

What does a grain originator do? What happens to grain once it's stored in an elevator? What's the difference between a basis price and a futures price? What's the difference between and old crop price and a new crop price? In this episode of "Inside the Co-op" we answer those questions by talking to Lindy McMillen, a grain originator here at GCC at our Dighton office. ...

Introducing Alpine Pro

7/6/2021 1:21:41 PM

Weather shouldn't add to your market volatility stress. GCC's Alpine Pro Contract is unique in offering a provision that allows a farmer to be released from the contract in cases of verified crop failure. ...

Camelina Field Day Tours: Triangle H & Schmeeckle Farms

5/13/2021 4:43:20 PM

Mike Karst from Sustainable Oils, GCC staff, and area farmers gathered for a tour of Camelina fields being grown at Triangle H and Schmeeckle Farms. The crop is being grown as a trial, to ultimately be purchased by ExxonMobil as a renewable diesel source. For more information about Camelina visit: https://www.gccoop.com/News/Garden-City-News/New-Grain-Offering-Camelina ...

Molz Cooperative Scholarship NOW AVAILABLE for the 2021- 2022 school year

2/12/2021 4:41:41 PM

Through the generosity of Otis & Mary Lee Molz - the Garden City Community College is offering up to 6 FULL RIDE scholarships to students if you are a Co-op member or employee or an immediate family member of either. To apply, fill out the application here: https://gcccks.edu/tuition_cost/schol... Answer the questions given on a separate word document and send them to: stephanie.janda@gcccks.edu ...

IT ALL STARTS WITH THE SEED

Your seed choice is one of the most important steps in reaching your yield goals.  Our seed specialists are trained to place the appropriate hybrid to your field based on your specific growing conditions and farming practices.  

We can assist in crop and hybrid selections by using technology to understand how each hybrid or variety responds to input factors such as variable population rates or fertilizer responses.  We provide quality seed products featuring brands such as Dekalb®,  Asgrow®, Croplan® and Mycogen®.    

Please contact our seed salesman to match the seed for your needs.
Logan Dreiling, Seed Salesman - (620) 290-1213
Ross Holmes, Seed Salesman - (620) 805-1249
Nathan Ohman, Seed Salesman - (620) 271-4243

Next-Level Precision: Introducing See & Spray Technology to the GCC Fleet

At GCC, we are committed to staying on the cutting edge of agricultural technology to better serve our producers. We understand the importance of timely, accurate application to meet your needs, which is why we’ve added a game-changing new tool to our fleet: the John Deere See & Spray Ultimate sprayer.

This is no ordinary sprayer. Equipped with dual booms and dual tanks, the See & Spray Ultimate takes precision application to the next level. Here’s what makes it stand out:

  • Spot Spray with Precision: The See & Spray technology identifies and targets weeds growing in fallow fields, spraying only where it’s needed while avoiding bare soil. This can significantly reduce chemical usage, helping you save on input costs.
  • Simultaneous Residual Coverage: With its dual tanks and booms, this sprayer allows for spot spraying while simultaneously applying residual herbicide across the entire field. This helps prevent the next wave of weeds from emerging, giving you comprehensive protection in a single pass.
  • Green-on-Green Capability: This advanced technology isn’t limited to fallow applications. It can also spot spray weeds in growing crops, providing an additional layer of versatility to meet your unique needs.

This cutting-edge equipment will be based at our Lowe facility, serving customers in both Lowe and Plymell. If demand grows, we plan to integrate this technology into other sprayers as they are cycled out, making it accessible to more producers across our trade territory.

At GCC, we believe this tool has the potential to revolutionize the way we approach application, offering greater efficiency, savings, and precision for our producers.

To learn more about how the See & Spray Ultimate can benefit your operation, contact your GCC Sales Agronomist today. Let’s work together to maximize the value of your acres with the best tools in the business.

CROP NUTRIENTS

Maximizing our members return on their bushels is our passion and crop nutrients play a key role in that equation.  The Garden City Co-op has an extensive line of dry and liquid fertilizers, anhydrous ammonia and micronutrient products to fit any need in or around Western Kansas.  But it doesn’t stop there.  

The Garden City Co-op has the capability to custom blend and deliver these products as well as custom or variable rate apply any fertilizer to ensure our members are able to optimize the goals of their farming operation. 

CUSTOM APPLICATION

As a farmer you’ve got a lot of things on your plate.  Chemical and nutrient application doesn’t have to be one of them.  The Garden City Co-op has a fleet of ground rigs and trained personnel ready to apply their expertise to your farm, including variable rate technology through our ag technology portfolio. 

We also have access to aerial application with preferred partners.

Contact the Garden City Co-op for all your custom application needs by calling:

Lowe Office: 620-277-2230
Dighton Office: 620-397-2437
Plymell Office:  620-271-0773

CROP PROTECTION

Things happen.  Mother Nature isn’t always cooperative.  

We understand this and have innovative and results-orientated people to partner with you to design and service a customized protection plan for each crop and whatever challenges they may bring, whether it be in pre-season, in-season or post-season. 

INPUT FINANCING

To help maximize your input dollar, the Garden City Co-op has access to multiple input financing programs to meet different credit needs for agronomy inputs.  Based on the product or service being financed, we can provide a program with a rate, term, and credit amount that best fits your cash flow needs.  

Depending on credit qualifications, we can extend regular credit terms, or provide input financing through partner programs.  We offer programs through CFA, Secure by Winfield® United, John Deere® Financial, Rabobank, and seed and crop protection programs through select manufacturers.


To receive more information or apply for a program, please contact your Agronomist or the Garden City Co-op Credit Manager.

Here are financing options available: 






AGRONOMY TEAM

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AGRONOMY LOCATIONS

Dighton Agronomy Office
201 W. George
Dighton, Kansas 67839
620-397-2437

Dighton Anhydrous Ammonia Plant
Co Rd 170 & KS-23
Dighton, Kansas 67839

Askren Anhydrous Ammonia Plant
8520 N Scott Rd
Garden City, KS 67846

Garden City Agronomy Office
112 E. Santa Fe
Garden City, Kansas 67846
620-275-6161

Plymell Agronomy Office
195 E. Craft Rd.
Garden City, Kansas 67846
620-271-0773

Tennis Elevator
2790 W. Tennis Rd.
Garden City, Kansas 67846
620-276-7973

Lowe Agronomy Office
6915 W. Lowe Rd.
Holcomb, Kansas 67851
620-277-2230

Hooker Office
302 US 54
Hooker, Oklahoma 73945
580-652-2432

Compton Anhydrous Ammonia Plant
N Taos Rd
Scott City, KS 67871

Rock Island Elevator
6890 E Rd 5
Ulysses, Kansas 67880
620-424-4663