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He sees farming practices develop and adapt to drier conditions. He said strip tilling is a more common practice for the area, instead of farmers going in and working the ground. Kennedy said that does a few things for the fields — it makes a nice seed bed and also saves moisture. Farmers now leave residue from previous crops on the field to catch moisture. What moisture the field does catch, the practice also allows it to stay on the field more. “It insulates the ground from the heat,” he said. What also helps is more droughttolerant seed, which has become more popular among area farmers. For the future, Kepley is putting faith in the innovation of producers. “I have a lot of hopes that all of our three major crops will have breed varieties that will utilize water more efficiently. We’ll also have farmers who practice more efficiently. I think we’ll have more grain sorghum in this area in the future because it lends itself to drought conditions,” he said.
• Garden City Co-Op Inc. Address: 106 N. Sixth St., Garden City Phone: 275-6161 • Dighton Co-op Phone: (620) 397-5343 or (800) 254-6983 • Ulysses Co-op (620) 356-1219 or (800) 242-9754 Because of the volatility in all the grain markets, Garden City Co-Op buys grain only when the markets are open and trading, 9:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Contracting new crop grains require 5,000-bushel increments. All prices quoted are per bushel. Prices are updated on a 10-minute delay with the futures. Garden City Co-op Inc. was founded in 1919. Its member/owners number 2,052. The Grain Division counts 18 elevators covering an area from Ulysses in the south to Shields in the north. It is capable of storing 20,434,000 bushels. The Crop Production Division, with locations at Lowe and Dighton, serves farmers in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas and handles distribution of both fertilizer and chemical through state-of-the-art application equipment. The Petroleum Division is the largest distributor of Cenex refined fuels and is one of the largest distributors of Cenex lubricants in the United States. These divisions are served
through Western Transport, Garden City Co-Op’s Transportation Division. Garden City Co-Op has about 120 employees. Its board is comprised of board chair Boyd Lear, Plymell; vice chair Thomas Mulville, Dighton; secretary-treasurer, Randy Richmeier, Deerfield; assistant secretary-treasurer, Kendall Clark, Dighton; director Michael Deaver, Plymell; director Tim Miller, Holcomb; director Steven Krehbiel, Friend; associate director Gerald Fay, Dighton; associate director Marissa Kleysteuber, Plymell; associate director Tyler Hands, Plymell; and associate director Kyle Maddux, Deerfield. • Scott Co-Op Address: P.O. Box 350 410 E 1st St., Scott City Phone: (620) 872-5823 Scott Co-Op’s state purpose is to be a profitable agricultural community leader focused on providing value to meet our customers and owners needs. Manager Gary Friesen says the co-op was established in 1957 and has 1,480 members. It also has facilities in Marienthal, Shallow Water, Grigston, Manning and Modoc. • Sublette Cooperative Inc. Address: P.O. Box 340, Sublette, KS 678770340 Phone: (620) 675-2297 The Sublette Cooperative Inc. was founded in 1929 by 86 charter members of Haskell County. The cooperative was formed to aid the members in their agricultural endeavors. Through the years, the
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cooperative has grown to more than $10 million in assets, providing the members grain storage and marketing, crop production services and products, Cenex petroleum products and auto services. • United Prairie Ag, LLC Address: 1125 West Oklahoma, Ulysses Phone: (620) 356-4421 United Prairie Ag, LLC (UPA), headquartered in Ulysses is a joint venture between Cropland Co-op Inc. and ADM Grain Division. UPA was formed in January 2006 and employs more than 75 full-time employees. The general manager is Bob Ward. UPA operates elevator facilities in nine communities, with a total of 18 million bushels of storage capacity. In addition, UPA is the managing partner for Santa Fe Trail Grain Terminal, a joint venture with UPA, Skyland Grain and ADM. UPA’s Agronomy Division offers sales and service of dry, liquid and NH3 fertilizers, chemicals and seed. Delivery and custom application of chemicals and fertilizers is available from four full-service Agronomy Centers, which are strategically located throughout a trade territory that encompasses more than 4,000 square miles and is comprised of irrigated and dryland crops including wheat, corn, milo, alfalfa, soybeans and sunflowers. UPA’s Petroleum Division operates several pay-at-the-pump fueling locations. Sales and delivery of lubricant products and bulk fuel products including unleaded, E-10 ethanol, farm fuel and road diesel are also available. Source: Area Co-Ops and Finney County Extension
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