GCC NEWS
Maximizing Yields with Variable Rate Seeding
Mar 07, 2025
| Garden City
Planting season is almost here—are you making the most of your seed? Variable rate seeding helps maximize yield potential and efficiency, so contact our Precision Ag team today to get your fields zone mapped!
The Latest Moves in the Interest Rate Market
Mar 06, 2025
| Garden City
Inflation and employment data continue to dominate national headlines, and interest rates remain high. GCC Associate Grain Originator Nathan Flores takes a deeper dive into the Consumer Price Index, offering insight into the numbers behind the headlines.
Reminder: Business Units & Splits for the Upcoming Season
Feb 28, 2025
| Garden City
A smooth agronomy season starts with a quick account review! Meet with your agronomist or our Crop Production accounting team to update splits and ensure accurate billing before the busy months ahead.
2025 Finance Application Deadline Approaching
Feb 21, 2025
| Garden City
The deadline for 2025 crop financing is fast approaching! Submit your Winfield Secure or CFA application by March 15 to secure the funds you need for the season ahead.
Gear Up and Cash In the Cenex Gift Card Promotion Ends Soon
Feb 14, 2025
| Garden City
Time is running out! The Cenex promo ends Friday, February 28—earn a $50 gift card while keeping your equipment in top shape!
Russia-Ukraine War: Three Years of Conflict and the Ripple Effects on U.S. Commodity Markets
Feb 07, 2025
| Garden City
Nearly three years after Russia’s invasion, tensions are still rising—but what does that mean for global markets and the U.S. commodity market? Early fears of major disruptions haven’t played out as expected, yet uncertainty lingers. As 2025 unfolds, the real qu...
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.
Soil Sampling
Jan 31, 2025
| Garden City
Is Your Potassium on Point? Find out with soil sampling, it's the secret to unlocking your field's full potential. Want powerful results? Start with a soil sample!
Molz Cooperative Scholarship Taking Applications
Jan 27, 2025
| Garden City
Are you a graduating high school senior who has a parent who works for the Garden City Co-op? Maybe you have a parent or grandparent who is a farmer and does business with the Garden City Co-op?
Perhaps you work for the co-op or are a member or the spouse of either and are loo...
Cultivate Convenience
Jan 24, 2025
| Garden City
Unlock the potential of the GCC Customer Portal. Designed with you in mind, this tool is going to save you time and provide critical insights—all from the comfort of your home, truck or tractor cab.
GCC Announces Used Equipment Auction
Jan 20, 2025
| Garden City
GCC will be holding a sealed bid auction on a 2011 Peterbilt 389.
Bidding opens on Monday, January 20th and ends on Friday, January 31st.
Each bidder is responsible for conducting, at their own risk, their own inspections, inquiries, and due diligence concerning...
Getting Ahead of the Stunt
Jan 17, 2025
| Garden City
Corn stunt spiroplasma disease is becoming a growing concern for Kansas growers. While it has been mostly confined to southern regions, warmer winters have allowed the disease to spread northward. Understanding how to manage this emerging challenge is key to protecting ...
GCC EVENTS
RIVER VALLEY OPEN HOUSE
Friday, August 30th
9 AM - Noon
1503 IBP Road, Holcomb KS 67851
Open to GCC employees and members. Attendance by others is by special invitation only.
https://www.gccoop.com/news/2024/river-valley-open-house-announced
5 Ways to Find Success With Fungicides
Feb 24, 2025
| Answer Plot
It’s time to bust the myth once and for all that fungicides aren’t worth investing in. Research has continually shown yield advantages when a fungicide application is made. In fact, our Answer Plot® trials have consistently shown an average of more than 10 bushel ...
Evaluating Tar Spot Management Strategies
Jan 29, 2025
| Answer Plot
In recent years, tar spot has expanded its footprint, becoming a persistent challenge for farmers across the U.S. The disease has long been a problem in South and Central America but has progressively moved northward in the past decade. Early on, there were questions as to whethe...
Understanding the Value of Tech Investments: Trendy or Worth It?
Oct 23, 2024
| Answer Tech
If you’re like most farmers, you’re probably inundated with information about new technology promising to boost yield and efficiency. With so many products and claims out there, it can be challenging to separate fact from fiction. Before you invest in a new technology...
3 Steps to a Successful Fall Burndown Application
Sep 27, 2024
| Answer Plot
If conditions in your area allow you to make a fall burndown application, it can make the spring a little easier from a weed management perspective. Applying in the fall allows you to target frequent winter annuals with herbicides at the start of their life cycles, before they gr...
GCC’S NEW ELEVATOR & TERMINAL PROJECT
Explore the progress on the new River Valley Terminal construction site.
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 ...