GCC NEWS
Optimizing Your Planting Season
Apr 04, 2025
| Garden City
Planting season is almost here—are you ready to hit the ground growing? From selecting the right seed to locking in your weed control strategy, every decision sets the stage for success, and GCC has the products to help you make it happen!
🚜 GCC Introduces B.U.C.K.™ for Grain Cart Drivers 🌾
Apr 01, 2025
| Garden City
Coming this harvest… Garden City Co-op is introducing a game-changing innovation to help grain cart drivers navigate the chaos with ease. Designed to provide real-time guidance – and maybe enve a little emotional support – this new voice-activated assista...
Maximize Equipment Protection with the Cenex Total Protection Plan®
Mar 21, 2025
| Garden City
For over 50 years, farmers have trusted the Cenex Total Protection Plan® (TPP) to keep their equipment running smoothly. With no deductible, no hassle and superior coverage, the Cenex Total Protection Plan® is the best way to safeguard your farm’s most valuable...
Estate Stock Redemptions – Next Review in April
Mar 14, 2025
| Garden City
We’re committed to making the estate stock redemption process as smooth as possible. Our board reviews redemptions twice a year, in April and October. To be included in the upcoming April review, applications must be submitted by April 10, 2025.
Farming on Your Schedule: The Power of Agronomy Automation
Mar 11, 2025
| Garden City
GCC Agronomy is expanding 24-hour automation to the Lowe facility, providing members seamless and efficient access to keep their operations running smoothly.
Act Now Winfield Secure and CFA Financing Applications Due March 15
Mar 09, 2025
| Garden City
Don’t risk missing out—waiting until the last minute could mean missing the opportunity for critical support for your operation. The deadline for Winfield Secure and CFA Financing applications is Friday, March 15, 2024.
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...
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
Maximize Plant Health at Key Growth Stages
Mar 31, 2025
| Answer Plot
Plant health is a lofty term that gets tossed around a lot in agronomic conversations; however, when you have a clear definition and actionable strategies, maximizing plant health becomes a very real and important way to help your crops reach closer to their genetic potentials an...
Adjuvant Research That Proves Itself in the Tank
Mar 25, 2025
| Answer Plot
Every spring, you probably make a significant investment in crop protection products. But are they performing as well as they could be? Adding a quality adjuvant to your tank mix can help more product reach its target and increase its effectiveness once it gets there.
Fi...
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...
GCC’S NEW ELEVATOR & TERMINAL PROJECT
Explore the progress on the new River Valley Terminal construction site.
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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
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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 ...