Ag Valley Agronomy

Our agronomy services cover soil testing, fertilizer application and seed selection to ensure optimal crop growth.

About Our Agronomy Department

Ag Valley’s agronomy department proudly provides quality products and services to our patrons. With the drive and dedication to bring value to our customers, our experienced agronomists are able to identify the needs of each field and give recommendations that assist our growers in reaching their yield goal.

Agronomy Products

Brevant & Croplan Seed:

Seed

Ag Valley offers a variety of seed so our producers can have high-yielding harvests. We offer products including Brevant, Dekalb, Asgrow and Croplan. Contact your local Ag Valley agronomist for more information.

Fertilizer

Our agronomy team offers a variety of fertilizer options to best suit the needs of your fields. Reach out for more details on our fertilizer program, including our crop input finance program.

Fertilizer Prepay

0% → 4/30/26
7.00% → 8/31/26
8.50% after

BASF & Syngenta Early

0% Fixed → 4/30/26
8.50% Variable → 2/15/27

BASF & Syngenta Late

4.99% Fixed → 11/30/26
8.50% Variable → 2/15/27

Regular Agronomy

7.00% → 8/15/26
8.50% → 2/15/27

Chemical

Ag Valley Agronomy offers cash and carry chemical sales, hot load customer equipment and custom row crop application of fertilizer and chemical from providers such as Bayer, Syngenta, FMC, Valent, Corteva and Winfield United. Contact our team for more information.

AVX Start-Right

Maximize the performance of your crop potential with our exclusive starter fertilizer additive. AVX Start-Right provides a blend of six nutrients plus AVAIL* phosphate fertilizer enhancer to help plants get off to a stronger start.

Precision Agriculture

Meet the Precision Edge Team

Ag Valley’s Precision Edge Department assists producers in maximizing their return on investment through agronomic inputs. The Precision Edge team helps growers make nutrient placement decisions with variable rate technology, collecting and processing data, designing and installing variable rate seeding prescriptions and advising on water management with moisture probe technology. With the advanced tools from our Precision Edge department, we are able to support our producers with all of their technology needs.

Our AGRONOMY Team

Kirk Nielson
Kirk Nielsen

Vice President of Agronomy

Jim Stalder, Ag Valley Co-op Sales Agronomist in Arapahoe, NE
Jim Stalder

ARAPAHOE, NE
Sales Agronomist

Teagan Thode, Ag Valley Co-op Sales Agronomist in Big Springs, NE
Teagan Thode

BIG SPRINGS, NE
Sales Agronomist

Mitch Houser

CAMBRIDGE, NE
Sales Agronomist

Branigan Schaben, Ag Valley Co-op Sales Agronomist
Branigan Schaben

CAMBRIDGE, NE
Sales Agronomist

Jason Hambidge

EDISON, NE
Sales Agronomist

Mike Minarik, Ag Valley Co-op Sales Agronomist
Mike Minarik

EDISON, NE
Sales Agronomist

Mason Weissert, Ag Valley Co-op Sales Agronomist in Indianola, NE
Mason Weissert

INDIANOLA, NE
Sales Agronomist

Willis Ruppert, Ag Valley Co-op Sales Agronomist
Willis Ruppert

MAYWOOD, NE
Sales Agronomist

Thomas Worth

MAYWOOD, NE
Sales Agronomist

Jeff Franzen

NORTH PLATTE, NE
Sales Agronomist

Justin Abbott, Ag Valley Co-op Sales Agronomist in Norton, KS
Justin Abbott

NORTON, KS
Sales Agronomist

James Puent

NORTON, KS
Sales Agronomist

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AGRONOMY NEWS
Ensure you're getting the most out of your fields by soil sampling.
Build Tomorrow Together with Ag Valley Agronomy's 0% Financing Programs.
Ag Valley's 2026 Seed Guide is now available.