AgPro Podcast: Caring For The Environment For The Next Generation

On the AgPro Podcast, voices from the industry asked, “Why is environmental stewardship important to your business?”

Jayne Carstensen

Eldridge, Iowa

Communications Specialist, River Valley Co-Op

“Part of our statement is that we as a company and our member-owners 
are continually improving ways we run our business because we’re all in this together. We’ve had members since 1906, and we’re into fourth generations—and probably with some, our fifth. We want to see this continue as we serve more than 2,800 farming families. We take our obligation of feeding the world as a huge responsibility as a company, and our member-owners feel the same. We’ll do everything we can in order to make sure that we can feed everybody for many years to come.”

 

Latest News

NAICC: Sustainability Isn’t New To American Farmers
NAICC: Sustainability Isn’t New To American Farmers

When soil is healthy, it produces more food and nutrition. It also stores more carbon, and the biodiversity is increased. 

Safety Initiatives To Maximize Efficacy And Well-being For Aerial Application
Safety Initiatives To Maximize Efficacy And Well-being For Aerial Application

Without careful planning and placement of these structures, farmers risk losing the option for aerial spraying.

Brandt Hires New VP of Strategy
Brandt Hires New VP of Strategy

The vice president of strategy role is in charge of identifying and refining corporate strategy as well as cross-selling within the company. 

Custom Agronomics Acquires BioTek Ag
Custom Agronomics Acquires BioTek Ag

BioTek Ag, which was based in North Carolina and had been in business for more than 30 years, will become part of Custom Agronomics, a formulator and manufacturer of private-label products.

ARA: Moving The Needle On Capitol Hill
ARA: Moving The Needle On Capitol Hill

The ARA Fly-In paves a path for productive, educational conversations between the ag retail industry and the decision-makers in Congress to occur far beyond the discussions that happened on Capitol Hill.

The Scoop Podcast: Set The Foundation In Agronomy and Your Career
The Scoop Podcast: Set The Foundation In Agronomy and Your Career

Kyle Meece, agronomy manager at United Prairie, talks about how he is working to be two to three years ahead of other retailers.