ABOUT AG VALLEY CO-OP

AG VALLEY CO-OP BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Ag Valley Co-op board of directors is honored to represent the interests of the community. Elections take place annually and all active members, those that have done business with the cooperative in the previous 12 months, are eligible to submit nominations and vote.

Officers

Tyler Ruf

President; Cambridge, NE

Leon Ehrke

Vice President; Orleans, NE

Lavern Banzhaf

Ag Valley Co-op is committed to the financial strength and long-term success of its members’ farms and businesses. The organization serves 4,760 members across 14 locations in Nebraska and Kansas and has since 1953. As a member-owned cooperative, members’ success is critical to the success of the business.

With an annual payroll in excess of $14 million, Ag Valley Co-op employs 180 individuals in careers across its administrative, grain, feed, fuel and agronomy departments. Competitive wages and a comprehensive benefit package including the Co-op Retirement Plan allow employees to reinvest in the local economies where they live and do business.

Ag Valley Co-op continues to be an active supporter of local agricultural youth groups such as 4-H and FFA, community events and various school programs. During the 2022-23 fiscal year the cooperative donated more than $240,000 in support for local community fundraisers and benefits. The cooperative also has a scholarship program that awarded $11,500 in scholarships to local high school students last year.

Ag Valley Co-op is one of the largest taxpayers in the counties in which it operates. Last year alone, Ag Valley Co-op paid $885,000 in property taxes, helping local communities and schools.

Secretary; Cambridge, NE

Directors

Todd Hartley

Maywood, NE

Curtis Lowry

Almena, KS

Dennis McConville

Indianola, NE

Mark Miller

North Platte, NE

Toby Spiehs

Big Springs, NE

Doug Snyder

McCook, NE

Drew tenBensel

Arapahoe, NE

Darren Warner

Edison, NE

Associate

Brian Juenemann

Norton, KS