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Ag Partners has its own proprietary program that helps you make sense of all your information in a system that layers and examines data – something you won’t find at other ag retailers. InSiteCDM offers correlations that reveal the value of specific field practices while pinpointing weak points in your program to help you get the most out of your crop. It’s an exclusive club with many perks and insider information you can’t get anywhere else. We’d love for you to join us.
For those who don’t manage a confinement or feedlot, manure may seem simple— but for those who do, you know otherwise. A lot of work goes into developing a new livestock site, or expanding an existing one. Ag Partners can take you step-by-step and ensure nothing is overlooked.
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As a farmer, you have so many decisions to make. It ranges from what inputs to use, when, at what rates, to what crops are the most profitable on different fields, to the logistics of how you'll plant, spray, harvest, till (or not) your fields. Not to mention the management of grain handling and storage and any employees you utilize. You're looking to build the most profitable business you can that is sustainable year over year.
In my area of Iowa, primarily in Mitchell County, the adoption of strip-till has been huge. There were three or four people that started in the early 2000s, along with my dad, that were pretty vocal about what they were seeing and what kind of benefits they were getting from reducing tillage and going to a strip-till pass. I would love everybody to switch to strip-till and then to no-till down the road, but I understand not everyone is in that mindset. Many growers want to keep doing things the way they have always done things. That’s not always bad, but from a long-term farming standpoint, I believe there are benefits to doing things differently when it comes to soil health and keeping soil around for the next generation of farmers. It's a mindset change, and it has to be the grower’s decision.
Fertilizer prices are on the rise, which leaves growers seeking to better manage their input costs. When it comes to planning for 2022, you may have a ton of questions rolling in your head such as: How can I manage costs? Is soil sampling actually worth the investment? Does variable rate fertilizer really pay?
We never forget our connection to the Iowa towns we serve. Our customers and shareholders come together in those communities, and our employees live here, too. You know them as firefighters, school volunteers, community event planners, church leaders, and recreation program coaches. Just as our employees give back, we give back as a company. Our LocalMotion program donates 1% of net profits from agronomy sales to community projects. We’re pleased to champion our communities because our success is connected to theirs.
You know how people are always telling you, “Anything is possible?” So you say, “Show me the kind of job I really want—working for a progressive company with big goals and big opportunities for me to do more.” “Hey, that’s easy!” they say. Then, you tell them, “Find me that job in small-town Iowa. Someplace I’m comfortable making a life for myself.” If you’re looking for a career suited to your goals and the possibilities of a future attuned to your values, look no further.
Our commitment to our customers and our communities goes beyond providing quality products and services. We’re also committed to being good stewards of Iowa’s land and waterways through monitoring and nutrient reduction strategies. Ag Partners is a proud member of Agriculture’s Clean Water Alliance, an association of 12 ag retailers operating in the Des Moines and Raccoon River basins. ACWA water monitoring data, collected and analyzed frequently and regularly for over a decade, has characterized conditions in upstream waters, identified geographic uniqueness, shown the value of tailoring solutions to the issues and conditions in each watershed, helped target projects and been valuable in obtaining resources for implementing appropriate remedial strategies.
Since 1999, ACWA members have invested more than $1 million in water quality monitoring in the Raccoon and the Des Moines Rivers and their largest tributaries. Over 10,000 samples have been collected by more than 100 certified samplers.