Newsletter 2nd Quarter

MANAGER’S DESK

Jerald KemmererCEO/GM

Pride Ag Resources

Your cooperative just completed its 109th year in business. The auditors have completed their duties to confirm the final numbers for the past fiscal year and will share those numbers with you at your annual meeting. This year’s annual meeting is set for Thursday May 23rd at the Boot Hill Conference Center at 4100 W. Comanche Dodge City Kansas. We will start with registration at 5:00 pm to 6:00 pmwithadinnerstartingat6:00 pm followed by the annual meeting.

After serving 15 years on the board and 11 of those years as Secretary, Clint

Hamilton has decided to step down from the board of Directors. Jacob Tarman is alsosteppingdownafter serving 6 years on the board. As a young family man with a very busy lifestyle, it is very understandable. Both board members each served as an associate directors prior to serving on the board. I would personally like to thank them both for their leadership as board members. With the two vacancies,thiswilleliminatethe first ballot at the annual meeting. The remaining two board vacancies will need to be nominatedfromthefloor.

This year’s guest speaker will be Secretary Mike Beam of the Kansas Department of Agriculture. Mike has dedicated his career to assist farmers and ranchers to advance their policy and public relations needs. Secretary Beam has served as the Secretary under Governor Kelly since 2019.

Prior to that he held leadership roles for 38 years with the Kansas Livestock Association. Mike’s years of service to Kansas and current position as Secretary of Agriculture will allow him to provide you with the current issues impacting Kansasproducerstoday.

This year will mark our 16th year of giving away scholarships. Your cooperative through the years has made a majorcontributiontocontinuing education to over a hundred senior high school students whose parents are members of Pride Ag Resources. Total contributions through scholarships, totals over $110,000 through the Pride Ag Resources Foundation. The selection each year is always difficult with the talent these youngpeoplehave.

The employees have beenworkinghardpreparingthe facilities, and will have more than adequate room to handle

the upcoming wheat harvest. Mother Nature will need to supply us with more moisture over the next couple of months to have a chance for a decent wheat crop. Early fall, we started off better than we have the last few years and the crops look very promising coming out of dormancy but moisture has been lacking lately which could stillimpactwheatharvest.

I hope you have a great summer and thank you for your business. It is always appreciated and never taken for granted. Hope to see you at this year’s annual meeting on May 23rd.

JeraldKemmererCEO/GM PrideAgResources

Safety

Division

Corey Ratzlaff Safety Director

TAKE THE TIME

Driving over the speed limit or driving too fast for road and visibility conditions are causes ofmanytraffic accidents. Some excuses for speeding include “I’m running late” or “I have to hurry to get everything done”. We all know the dangers of driving too fast, but do we stop

to think that doing other tasks too fast, or hurrying, is dangerous and can lead to accidents?

Following are some examples of hurrying or taking shortcuts that can lead to an injury.

Nottakingthetimetoputon gogglesandPVCgloveswhen workingaroundanhydrous ammonia.

Nottakingthetimetodon safetyglasseswhengrindingor cuttingmetal.

Nottakingthetimetogetthe righttoolforthejob,suchas usingawrenchforahammer.

Nottakingthetimetolock outapieceofequipmentthat youwillworkon.

Nottakingthetimetoget someonetobeanattendant (lookout)whileenteringagrain bin.

Nottakingthetimetogetthe properladderforajob,orusing somethingotherthanaladder (pallet,box,chair,etc.)togetto somethinghigh.

Nottakingthetimetopick upsomethingsuchasatool, scrapiron,woodorextension cordtopreventatriphazard.

Nottakingthetimetoturn onalightorgetaflashlight whenenteringadarkenclosure.

Nottakingthetimetounplug apowertoolwhenadjustingor repairingit.

Nottakingthetimetoslow downwhenwalkingonaslick oricysurface.

Nottakingthetimeto explaintoacoworkeror employeetheproperwaytodo atasksafelyandefficiently.

Nottakingthetimetodoa pre-tripinspectiononavehicle tomakecertainthetiresare inflated,thelightswork,the windshieldisclean,thebrakes areworkingproperly,etc.

Nottakingthetimetoputa safetyguardbackonapieceof equipmentafterithasbeen adjustedorrepaired.

Nottakingthetimetoaska coworkeroremployeetohelp liftsomethingheavyorbulky.

I could go on and on with examples of how being in a hurry can be dangerous. I’m certain that you can come up with some instances when not taking time to do a task safely can get a person hurt. I am aware that there are seasons whentherearenotenoughhours in a day to get all of your work done, but taking the time to do things safely pays great dividends. Getting hurt costs more than the extra time it takes todoataskproperly.

ACE Hardware

Dave McCollum, ACE Manager

Well,wearealmosttosummer!

Thank you for your support through the remodel! We are excited to show off our new look. If you haven’t had a chance please come in and visit our store in Dodge. We appreciate all the customers whohavecontinuedtoshopAce and let us prove we are the helpful hardware store. We will be sporting the latest, greatest productsthatAceoffers. Ithink everyone will love the new layout.

BBQ season is here! We have a wide array of grills to choose from. Come check out our Traegers, Halos, Webers, Blackstones, and Gozney Pizza Ovens! These Pizza ovens can cookarawpizzainaminuteflat and are a great addition to the cooking lineup for a serious outdoor cook. We also carry a great lineup of pellets, sauces and other needed BBQ supplies. May 10 is BBQ days/Milwaukee demo days. Come see our lineup of

Milwaukee power tools and grab some free samples of pizza andothergoodeats.

As always, thanks for making Ace the place for summershoppingneeds!

Grain Division

Mike Schmidt Grain Division/ Operations Manager

Withharvestrightaroundthe corner, the employees at Pride Ag Resources are working hard to get the elevators ready, by cleaningbinsforhopefullyabin buster wheat crop. As of writing this newsletter, we will have just finished the last ground pile bunker out west. Thisisaverygoodfeelingsince this year we had enough weather events that made it a little difficult to get it all picked up as soon as I really wanted. The last couple of weeks of April, the markets has shown some signs of hope. Here is a little insight from what we are hearing and seeing here at Pride Ag.

Wheat- has had a nice rally the last couple of weeks, mainly due to the dry weather of the hrw belt; conditions dropped 5 percent in the good to excellent category this week from 55 to 50, still above last year’s pace

of 26 percent. Likely to see further declines next weekif the rains keep missing; a big area needs some timely rains in the next 10 days. Demand is still on the low end both export and domestic, heard thru the rumor mill that all the craze in the weight loss drugs is having an effect on our domestic flour consumption, just one person’s opinion but does kind of make sense. Hearing the Russian wheat cropis sufferingfrom dry weather as well, bottom line Kansas, parts of Oklahoma and the Texas panhandle need a rain prettyquick.

Milo- still seeing execution on milo business to China, but have not seen any new business in the past 30 days. The good news for milo producers is the corn basis remains firm, which should help drag milo demand with it. Still a few end users feeding milo, mainly pork and ethanol industry. Hearing the south Texas crop is off to a good start, harvest down there usually starts around the middle of July. Chinese economy continues to slow but hopefully they show up to buy milo again nextyear.

Corn- almost a 40 cent rally in the corn market since the end of February. Good export demand continues to show up every week, especially Mexico. Strong basis to the domestic feed markets, but people say there is a lot of corn tomove inthe Midwest yet, one will have to be careful when thatwallofcornhitsthemarket, and cattle numbers are at historically low levels, hearing some major feed yards sitting only 2/3 full. Wet and cool forecast for the corn belt has helpedintheneartermrally,but therearealotof24rowplanters readytorollandstillampletime

to get the crop planted with technology today. Develop a marketing plan and find out where you can be profitable, the market will give us opportunity, but the window might be short this year, we still have a big carryout number to deal with, this might be the year to hit singles and doubles instead of homers.

Soybeans-too much rain in Brazil and Argentina may be hurtingthequalityofthecropas they are in the middle of harvest. As always everyone at Pride Ag Resources would like to say thank you for your business and making us your businessofchoice.

Agronomy Division

Jeffery Jensby Interim Agronomy Division Manager

Spring planting season is upon us and our Pride Ag Resources agronomy team is mobilized to help you get your crop in the ground, your wheat crop protected from newly arrived stripe rust, and crop nutrients and herbicides both supplied and applied in a timely manner. We aim to be your

most trusted agronomy advisors to help you plan for and plant a profitablecropthisspring!

Wheat Stripe Rust

Our agronomy team is finding active stripe rust in wheat throughout our Pride Ag Resource area. Cooler conditions favor stripe rust development. Significant stripe rust exists south of us in Oklahoma and with our southerly breezes lately we can expect high levels of inoculation. Your wheat crop will not exhibit symptoms until overaweekafterinfection.

NOW is the time to see a Pride Ag Agronomy Business Manager to protect your wheat flag leaves with a two mode of action fungicide program We are offering some outstanding fungicide products to help you realize one of the quickest returns on any investment in High Plains crop production . . . a flag leaf wheat fungicide application. We have product and aerial application providers readytoserveyou.

Seed

Whether you’re planting irrigated or dryland corn, grain sorghum, sunflowers, alfalfa or forages, Pride Ag has a great lineup of seed genetics to help you be successful. Correct placement of hybrids is crucial and our agronomy team has significantdatapointsoutofour Winfield Answer Plot system to help you get the right product on the right acre. We access all the world’s major genetics providers. The right hybrids for your farm are as near as the closest Pride Ag Agronomy BusinessManager!

Fertilizer Markets

Anhydrous ammonia pricing has softened slightly along with UAN. Liquid nitrogen supplies are allocated into June. We have procured good supplies of UAN and Thio Sul for your spring streaming and fertilizing needs. The urea market is backing off after the scary lack of supply in March. Your Pride Ag agronomy team managed to source urea from various supply chains to keep you going and provide product to our custom application rigs. We will be reaching out to you as contracting opportunities arise for the fall 2024 and spring 2025seasondevelop.

Crop Protection

We have recently been able to access new supplies of recently re-approved chlorpyrifos tocontrol insectsin alfalfaandwheat. Wealsohave a good supply of bulk crop protectionproducts available for your use. Interest costs are a major business expense for growers this year. Pride Ag offers some low interest programs for crop protection with name brand suppliers Bayer, BASF, and FMC to enhance your profit opportunities on each acre . . . some as low as 0% through November 1st! These are good through our summer growing season. See your Pride Ag agronomy team to take advantageofthis!

Taranis Crop Insights

One way to help your management be more effective over more acres is by subscribing to Pride Ag’s Taranis six-pass and four-pass

field imaging services. The technology is amazing with population counts, nutrient deficiencies and insect infestationsidentified atliterally the square inch level. See your PrideAgagronomyteamtosign upforservicesasyouplant!

Slow is Smooth. Smooth is Fast!

Safety of your farm family and workers is of utmost importance as the spring rush unfolds. Twelve years, ago I hired an Army Ranger who had returned home from the Middle East as a custom applicator. He taught me the phrase, “Slow is smooth. SmoothisFast!” Let’s all slow down just a bit, think about what we are doing and about those around us and make this the safest planting season everhereinPrideAgCountry!

Servingthebest, JeffJensby

Advantage RX – Taranis New for 2024

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1. Full-service delivery means no flying, uploading, data stitching or hardware failures.

2. Delivery and data at scale means no matter how many acres, no matter where you are, we execute seamlessly to provide effortless and valuableinsights.

3. Your Pride Ag Resources Agronomy Business Manager canassist you how to benefit from this tool in the management of your operation.

FeedDivision

John O’Leary Dodge City Feed Division Manager

Things to Consider As We Transitioninto Spring/Summer Grazing

With spring season now in full swing and calving season nearing its end, we look ahead to summer grazing. During this transition period, there are several things that producers should consider including making sure we are properly feeding Rumen Microbes, ensuring cattle are getting

proper roughage, and controllinghornflies.

Proper rumen nutrition is vital to ensuring your cattle are able to fully utilize their forage and get the most gain possible during summer grazing. One of the most important indicators of proper microbial production is quality mineral program. Purina windandrainmineralcontainsa proper balance ration of all 14 essential cattle minerals, with proprietary technology to prevent waste due to water and wind exposure. One thing to keep in mind when choosing a mineral is that not all minerals are created equal. Even among the Purina Wind and Rain product line, there are different minerals for different purposes and forage conditions. Matching the correct product for your available forage conditions is essential to ensure your herd is receiving the proper nutrition they need for health, growth, andreproduction.

Even as your pasture turns green and begins to grow, feeding hay could still be beneficial. Lush forage can sometimes run straight through the digestive system. This is especially true of cattle grazing wheat pasture. Feeding hay can help slow the passage rate of forage through the rumen, and can be an important source of roughage if forage hasn’t reachedat6inchesinheight.

As temperatures warm, horn flies awaken and begin to feed on cattle grazing on pasture and rangeland. Economic loss beginswhenananimalhasmore than 200 flies feeding on it. Once they reach the 200 fly threshold, cattle will change their grazing patterns and behavior, reducing milk production and weight gain, economically affecting production. Studies have shown calf weaning weights can be reduced by 12 to 20 lbs. when the mother cow receives no fly control. Studies have also shown horn flies can impact stocker and replacement heifer weight gainby as much as18%. Horn flies can also spread summer mastitis in cows. Pride Ag Resources offers multiple tubs and minerals containing Altosid, one of the best fly control tools available to producers. Altosid is a feedthrough insect growth regulator that interrupts the horn fly life cycle in the pupal state, preventing the emergence of biting adult flies that affect your beefcattleprofits.

Changes to Pride Ag Branded Horse Feed

Pride Ag Resources strives to provide our customers with good quality feeds that provide animals with the proper nutrition to grow and thrive while still being affordable. Earlier this year, Pride Ag Resources partnered withPurina to evaluate and re-formulate our horse feeds. The resulting products are horse feeds that will compete side by side with high end horse feeds, providing excellent nutrition and bio-

availability for your horses while still maintaining a price point that COOP customers will be happy with. The feeds that wewillbechangingare:

Pride Ag Horse Feed 12

–Wemadesomesmallchangesto our already very popular 12% sweet feed with an improved formula for better overall nutritional value, including fortification of vitamins and minerals, increased fat (2.5% to 6%) resulting in higher energy value of the overall feed. This feed will be good for mature horse at maintenance through moderatework.

Pride Ag Performance 16

– Unlike the sweet feed, the 16% feed got a major overhaul. We redesigned this feed to include a mixture of quality ingredients and an improved nutrient profile. This is a 16% protein and 6% fat pelleted feed designed to fuel performance horses, hard-working ranch or feed lot horses, as well as growing foals and mares in late gestation and lactation. This feed will compare performancewise to higher end feeds like Purina Strategy or Omeolene 200or500.

We also will continue to carry our Pride Ag Complete Horse Feed, but for right now it will remain unchanged. With these updates we feel as though our Pride Ag Branded horse feeds can compete with any horse feed available. Look for these updated formulas over the summer.

Feed Division Gets a Name Change

The Pride Ag Resources Feed Division is being re-

branded as Pride Ag Animal Nutrition. More than just feed, Pride Ag provides a complete nutritional program for many different species of livestock, including cattle, horses, swine, poultry, goats, and many more. From feed, mineral, supplements and additives, farm and veterinary supplies to services like forage analysis, feed ration formulations and fecal matter testing Pride Ag Resources can provide everything you need to ensure your animals nutritional needs are met during all stages of life. This name change more accurately reflects the entirety of products and services we offertheproducer.

AV Energy

Chris Klein AV Energy Manager

I hope youare havinga great spring! As I’m working on this article, I continue to pray for rain and hopefully by the time you are reading this we have gotten some to help with our Fallplanting!

Below is some information on our Ruby Fieldmaster dyed diesel that we sell and have sold to our customers for decades. Most of the fuel suppliers in our area do not sell a fuel that is

anywhere comparable to our Ruby Fieldmaster. With the complexity of today’s engines they need more than just #2 diesel, they need a premium diesel that was designed to save you costly and disruptive downtime and to maintain your enginelonger.

productivity due to equipment failures.

Cenex® Ruby Fieldmaster® premium diesel fuel is the dependable choice for powering through tight deadlines and rugged work conditions, ensuring optimal performance foryouroperation.

Our enhanced formula features a terminally injected additive packagethatincludes:

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At Cenex, we understand that time is money. That's why our premium diesel fuel is designed to handle the toughest jobs,withoutcompromisingfuel efficiency or economy. We also know that equipment downtime can be costly and disruptive. That's why our high-quality fuel offersbetterengineperformance and helps prevent the loss of

• Anadvanced, aggressivedetergency packagethateffectively removesengine deposits,extending enginelifespan

• Astate-of-the-arttwophasetotalwater managementsystem thatoptimizes combustionandboosts enginefunction

• Maximumfilterability thatprotectsequipment fromharmful contaminants, minimizingequipment damageandoperational disruptions

• Acompletefuelburn thatminimizeswaste

andimprovesoverall fuelefficiency, deliveringmoremiles pergallon

Thanks, and have a great summer!

ChrisKlein

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Tony Bleumer Chairman

Toby Whipple………..... Vice-Chairman

Clint Hamilton Secretary-Treasurer

Butch Irsik..................................Director

Jacob Tarman Director

Weston Vogel Director

Levi Salmans Director

Garrett Love Associate Director

Curtis Ellis … Associate Director

David Self Associate Director

Jerald Kemmerer………………CEO/GM

Jenny Moreno…Newsletter Editor

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