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About Ag Valley

Since 1953, Ag Valley Co-op has served as a trusted agricultural partner for southwest Nebraska and northwest Kansas. For over 70 years, we’ve supported our local growers—building, expanding and adapting to evolve with the needs of our industry.

For several generations, Ag Valley has helped farmers, ranchers and communities to come together to build a better tomorrow. Learn more about our history and our future through our videos.

Serving the Community

Ag Valley takes great pride in supporting our community whether that be through town celebrations, youth groups, agriculture events, advertisement opportunities, conservation efforts and much more!

While we prioritize involvement in our local areas, we know there are needs that go beyond what we are already contributing to. If you have a campaign, event, group or other need, we encourage you to reach out! Use our request form to apply for a donation, and please note that all submissions are subject to a two-week review period.

Ag Valley Co-op | Building Tomorrow Together
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Champions Club

Did you feed your champion livestock project Ag Valley feed? Celebrate your accomplishments with an Ag Valley Champions Club jacket.

FFA Impact Dollars

Ag Valley Co-op is proud to award impact dollars in partnership with Land O’ Lakes and CoBank Sharing Success to excelling FFA Chapters in the Ag Valley Co-op Trade Territory. 

Our People

Ag Valley Co-op is led by a dedicated team that goes above and beyond for our growers, ensuring their voices are heard across our territory and that we can continue building tomorrow together.

Tyler Ruf

President
Cambridge, NE

Drew TenBensel

Vice President
Arapahoe, NE

LaVern Banzhaf

Secretary
Cambridge, NE

Toby Spiehs

Director
Big Springs, NE

Darren Warner

Director
Edison, NE

Dennis McConville

Director
Indianola, NE

Todd Hartley

Director
Maywood, NE

Doug Snyder

Director
McCook, NE

Mark Miller

Director
North Platte, NE

Leon Ehrke

Director
Orleans, NE

Brian Juenemann

Director
Norton, KS

DJ Lunkwitz

Associate
North Platte, NE

Tanner Kauk

Associate
Alma, NE

Levi Watson

Associate
Oxford, NE

Griffin York

Chief Financial Officer

Haley Roberts

Vice President of Marketing

Nikki Grube

Human Resources Director

Diane Stevenson

Controller

Empowering Our Future

Ag Valley Co-op Scholarship Opportunity

Ag Valley Co-op is proud to offer scholarships to deserving high school seniors in our trade area. Graduating seniors who demonstrate merit will receive a $500 scholarship, payable in their second semester of higher education.

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Updates at Ag Valley

Cooperative NEWS
Ag Valley Co-op is pleased to welcome Levi Watson of Oxford and Tanner Kauk of Alma as Associate Members of the Board of Directors.
Ag Valley Co-op, in partnership with the CHS Seeds for Stewardship Foundation, recently donated $5,000 to the Arapahoe Area Food Pantry to help support local families facing food insecurity. The contribution reflects a shared commitment to strengthening the communities where our customers and employees live and work.
Ag Valley Co-op's 72nd Annual Meeting and 2025 Annual Report