January Vision Newsletter

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JANUARY 26, 2024

VISION NEWSLETTER IN THIS ISSUE

Fuel the Cure

Ag Valley provided three cents for each gallon of higher ethanol blend pumped at the Bartley Cardtrols as part of the JEFF KREJDL IS ELECTED TO THE #FuelTheCure effort during October. Together, with other fuel NEBRASKA COOPERATIVE COUNCIL retailers, we are proud to have contributed $18,733.66 to the BOARD Fred and Pamela Buffet Cancer Center.

FROM THE DESK OF JEFF KREJDL FUEL THE CURE

EMPLOYEE ANNIVERSARIES AG VALLEY BOARD MEMBERS COMPLETE DIRECTOR CERTIFICATION GALLONS FOR GIFT CARDS NEW TEXTING SERVICE LOCATION FEATURE

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Jeff Krejdl is Elected to the Nebraska Cooperative Council Ag Valley’s CEO, Jeff Krejdl, was recently elected to become a member of the Nebraska Cooperative Council Board. Since 1945, the Nebraska Cooperative Council has served Nebraska Cooperatives to defend, protect, and enhance the agricultural cooperative movement through proactive programs in education, legislation, governmental affairs, communication, and regulatory issues.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

From the Desk of Jeff Krejdl I hope that you had a Happy New Year! As we come out of the deep freeze and look forward to the 50-degree weather they are forecasting next week, it will be easy to get spring fever. While that may be the focus next week for most of us, our focus at Ag Valley will continue to be on what we can do to help you succeed as you position your farming operations to compete in the market conditions we are operating in today. The fertilizer and chemical markets continue to be highly volatile. I urge you to keep in touch with your agronomist as you consider your needs for this spring. Our agronomy team has been busy getting the products you need in place so they are ready for when you begin your spring fieldwork.

The move to the new office in Arapahoe is almost complete. The new office will allow more room for the growing team, as well as being able to host larger groups for meetings and workshops.The new space will allow our team to conduct business more efficiently in a space that better suits our expanding needs. I am excited about the future and our ability to collaborate more efficiently and better serve our members. We plan to have an open house on February 23rd, but I would invite you to stop by the new office in Arapahoe at any time.

We would love to show you around.

The Board of Directors and members of your management team will spend a day next week reviewing and refining the strategic direction of Ag Valley Co-op. That is essential to ensuring everyone is aligned with your cooperative's direction, objectives, and strategies. I look forward to this meeting every year as we strive to be your agricultural supplier of choice.

I genuinely want to thank you for your business and your support of Ag Valley Co-op. The employees of Ag Valley understand that we would not exist without you. We work hard every day to bring quality products and services to your family farm, and we appreciate the opportunity you have given us to be a part of your operation.

Thank you,

Jeff Krejdl

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Employee Anniversaries

Celebrating in January Gary Brooks - North Platte Agronomy, 12 years. Janet Cornwell Be sure to congratulate Indianola Agronomy, 24 years. Tim Devries - Edison Agronomy, 26 years. Mitchell Fischer - Indianola Agronomy, 5 years. Joseph Kaczor these - Maywood Feed, 24 years. Nikki Marquez - Arapahoe Human employees!

Resources, 5 years. Bill Nicholson - Edison Transportation, 24 years.

Kelsey Runyon - Edison Grain, 4 years. Drew Smith - Wilsonville Grain, 2 years. Jim Stalder - Edison Agronomy, 20 years. Matt Volk Cambridge Agronomy, 40 years. Heather Waterman - Big Springs Grain, 3 years. Tristan Westphal - Maywood Agronomy, 3 years.

Ag Valley Co-op Board of Directors Complete Director Certification Members of the Ag Valley Co-op Board of Directors, Todd Hartley and Darren Warner, recently completed he Director Certification Program. The Nebraska Cooperative Council and CoBank support this educational program, which assists board members like Darren and Todd navigate the ever-changing cooperative landscape.

Ag Valley Co-op is proud of Darren and Todd for completing the certification and Todd Harley, Board Member Darren Warner, Board Member furthering Ag Valley's commitment to Building Tomorrow Together.

Gallons For Gift Cards Gift Cards for gallons is available until February 29th! By purchasing a qualifying oil product of Irriflex®, MP Gear Lube, Maxtron® DEO, Qwiklift® HTB®, Maxtron® Enviro-EDGE®, Superlube 518®, Maxtron® GL, Superlube TMS®, or Maxtron® THF+. Or a qualifying product of grease Blue Gard® 500+, Maxtron® FS,Corn Head Grease, ML 365®, Fluid Gear Grease, Molyplex 500+, HD Moly Xtreme, PolyXtreme®, Maxtron® EP, or Red Protect XT® For more information contact an Ag Valley Energy Representative: David Dodson - 308-367-7057, Cody Helms - 303-842-9071, Jenn Henderson - 308-962-6104, Chris Hough - 308-7370228, Eric Merritt - 308-362-4586.

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New Texting Service Due to spam issues with our previous message service, Ag Valley transitioned to a more secure texting service this morning. Our communications will now be received at 308-330-3366, which include grain market updates, harvest location hours, and event updates. Please call Bryce at 800-228-1352 if you have any further questions.

If you are not already a member of our texting service and would want to join please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/YZRXdhACzVBY99cd9

This is the text message you will receive to join.

Ag Valley Location Feature For the month of January we would like to highlight the Norton Employees. Thank you for all you do for Team Ag Valley!

AGRONOMY

GRAIN & FEED

Front Row L to R: Victor Alvarez-Turcios, Zach Gimeson, Shelia Worlow, Jim Linner, Morgan Goss, and Mike Barrett.Second Row: Kevin Largent, Justin Abbott, Dan Glynn, Todd Murray, and Don Cressler.

Front Row L to R: Kevin White and Bri Johns. Second Row L to R: Chad Willprecht, Drew Smith, Ryan Willprecht, Tom Oberreuter, Ron Horesky.

Missing: Les Dietz and Shelby Bower.