Growing Agriculture Together

GROWING embracing the Cooperative Spirit AGRICULTURE to deliver value to our members TOGETHER

JANUARY 2017 | CVACOOP.COM TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages 2 & 3 The Cooperative Way Pages 4 & 5 Mission, Vision, & Core Values Pages 6 - 9 2016/2017 Board of Directors Pages 10 - 13 Senior Leadership Pages 14 - 17 Communication Pages 18 - 27 Products & Services Pages 28-29 Join Our Family Pages 30-31 Safety Pages 32-33 Finances Pages 34-35 History Pages 36 - 39 Locations Central Valley Ag distributed a total of $8.1 Million in cash patronage, equity redemptions, and estates.

THE COOPERATIVEMEMBER-OWNER WAY EQUITY Central Valley Ag (CVA) reported $15.04 Not only is the cash received as a benefit for employees and the support of our member- Million in Local Net Profit, $27.3 Million in Total member-owners; $40.7 Million was reinvested owners,” said Beckman. Profit and returned $8.0 Million in patronage to in assets to improve speed, space, and efficiency The success of Central Valley Ag is a result of member-owners with 50% paid in cash and the in 2016. CVA has now spent $213.8M over its member-owners support, Board of Directors balance in Non-Qualified Equity. Over the 2016 the past five years in assets to better serve its vision, and the employee’s dedication to great fiscal year $8.1 Million was paid out in cash member-owners. customer service. patronage, equity redemptions, and estates. The “The Cooperative model continues to perform • • • amount paid out in cash to CVA member-owners well and these results could not have been now stands at $62.6 Million over the past five obtained without an outstanding group of years.

3 EAST HUB | OAKLAND, NEBRASKA OUR MISSION Embracing the Cooperative Spirit to deliver value to our members.

OUR VISION To be a world-class cooperative ensuring the long-term success of our employees and customers. CORE WORDSVALUES TO LIVE BY. INTEGRITY: We value the highest ethical committed to providing an environment that is safe transforms and inspires us. By focusing on standard demonstrating honesty in every action and fosters personal growth and development. constant learning we become a stronger partner we take. We believe our promise is our most vital CONSTANT INNOVATION: We believe to our customer, to adapt to a changing business product – our word is our bond. The relationships that meaningful, productive change- solving world. that are critical to our success depend entirely problems- only comes by looking at challenges SUCCESS: We value the competitive spirit; on maintaining the highest ethical and moral and opportunities from new angles and exercising the passion to work, persevere and overcome standards. curiosity. We will be creative in delivering value all obstacles. We will focus on meeting each PEOPLE: We believe in the inherent worth of to our customers. We anticipate change and challenge, rising above the competition and people. Our people are the engine of value capitalize on the many opportunities that arise. winning. creation; our imagination, determination and LIFELONG LEARNING: Development, • • • dedication are essential to success. We are learning and growing are a life-journey that

5 The Board of Directors’ mission is to provide leadership for Central Valley Ag’s current direction and initiatives, in addition to positioning the organization for future success and profitability for members.

ANNUAL STOCKHOLDER MEETING 6 2016/2017 Board of Directors

BOARD OF DIRECTORSCENTRAL VALLEY AG The Central Valley Ag Board of Directors is skills. The Board of Directors’ mission is to and profitability for members. Three Directors are made up of local, agricultural businessmen, who provide leadership for Central Valley Ag’s elected in Regions 1-6 and Two Directors are are recognized for their industry expertise, as current direction and initiatives, in addition to elected in Region 7-8. well as economic and community development positioning the organization for future success • • •

7 Dave Beckman* Andrew Klug* John Moore* Adam Schroeder Alex Don Nelson Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary Le Mars, IA Brookhouser Wayne, NE Elgin, NE Columbus, NE Shelby, NE Brunswick, NE

Doug Moon Gary Resco Gordon Quiring Jay Uehling Jeff Berggren Kurt Thoene Shelby, NE Clyde, KS Hampton, NE Oakland, NE Osceola, NE Hartington, NE

2016/2017 Board of Directors

8 2016/2017 Board of Directors

Larry Naber Mark Koss Mark Philips Neal Bracht Pat Wemhoff Paul Jarecke Utica, NE Haddam, KS Akron, IA West Point, NE Humphrey, NE Clarks, NE

Randy Johnson Robert Chatt Ryan Crumly Tim Johnson Corey Beller Luke Carlson Osceola, NE Tekamah, NE Page, NE Wausa, NE Associate Director Associate Director Lindsay, NE York, NE

* Indicates Executive Committee Members 9 SENIOR LEADERSHIPOUR BALANCED APPROACH focused and complex. Together you have created a cooperative with an amazing balance sheet and the critical mass to compete in any CARL market. DICKINSON I think it is fair to say that you own some of the best assets in the agribusiness community focusing on We believe that the Cooperative the speed and space that you require. You own grain handling facilities that will allow us to reach business model requires a new and different markets on a timely basis, to balanced approach; balancing allow us to add value to the crops you raise. You own high speed, high volume agronomy service, profit, patronage, equity locations that can blend and load products at speeds we only imagined a few years ago. You redemption, and reinvestment. We own high speed, high capacity feed mills that can are proud of our performance in PRESIDENT/CEO compete with anyone as well as add value to the It is an exciting time in the life of your cooperative. grain you raise. each of these areas. Your board and management have worked hard to create a cooperative that you can be proud Your cooperative has and will continue to “Re- of and will serve you long into the future. This Commit, Re-Invent and Re-Invest.” certainly is not your grandfather’s cooperative, I hope you are proud of the cooperative you but we are not serving your grandfather. We are have created. serving customer/owners that are progressive, • • •

10 Senior Management

TIM JEFF KARL ESSER GRAWE HENSLEY

Senior Vice President Human Resources Senior Vice President Strategic Projects Senior Vice President Agronomy The Human Resource division has focused on The Strategic Projects area of Central Valley The agronomy division of Central Valley Ag recruiting and retaining the best employees. Ag is focused on technology solutions to continues to strive for customer satisfaction. CVA’s Agronomy Team Vision Statement Our employee number has grown to almost meet the needs of our producers for the is “to be the very best team of dedicated 800 full-time employees. Many employees 21st Century. We will also continue to have been able to advance to new duties and professionals with exceptional agronomic focus on positioning CVA for future growth expertise, providing innovative solutions to more specialized and advanced positions. opportunities, to enhance the value of our meet the evolving needs of our customers.” We have focused on a culture of employee member’s equity. We work to live by this vision statement each development to accomplish this. We believe and every day. that having great employees is the key to our past and future success.

11 PEGGY JEFF TOM BRYAN HOPWOOD INGALLS PALMERTREE REICHMUTH

Senior Vice President Member Senior Vice President Energy Senior Vice President Marketing Senior Vice President Operations Services The Energy Division at Central The marketing team of Central Valley The focus of our Operations Division is The CVA Member Services team is Valley Ag understands the needs of Ag continues to communicate the to meet the needs of our customer base and exceed their expectations. We will dedicated to providing positive, our customers and are continually brand, message, leadership position highly interactive communications continue to look for any inefficiencies developing innovative ways to and value of our organization as between the cooperative and our we may find within our trade area. patrons. Our focus is on creating meet their expectations. Our clearly and effectively as possible to We will look at equipment and labor positive customer service solutions team of dedicated employees also our designated markets. Through the sharing ability to provide cost savings in the areas of billing, monthly understand the need to deliver talents and efforts of our team and as well as increased service abilities. statements, accounts receivable, a premium product in a timely strategic partners, we consistently look We will maintain our equipment and facilities to provide a long lasting service establishment of new accounts, and manner. CVA Energy is continually for innovative ways to communicate to equity disbursements. This is your to our patrons. Above all else, we will striving toward providing added our markets, get our message heard, Cooperative, and we are here to maintain a safe working environment ensure we do everything possible to value with premium products, and better understand the customers for the protection of our employees meet your needs. cutting edge technology, and we serve. and patrons while utilizing our facilities. excellent customer service to meet the needs of both rural and urban customers.

12 Senior Management (continued)

DON ROBERT MATTHEW SWANSON TUREK ASHTON

Chief Financial Officer Senior Vice President Feed Senior Vice President Grain The focus of the Accounting Department The CVA Feed division continues to make strides The focus of the Grain Division is to efficiently of Central Valley Ag is to be sure that we are improving customer service and employee operate this dynamic grain company. The collecting, processing, and analyzing information engagement. Our people are our best asset in such a manner that we can enhance your and have always been the cooperative systems new company has access to every major cooperative to be a better steward of the patron’s key point of differentiation between us and our market west of the Mississippi allowing CVA to assets. We do this by assessing Risk Management competitors. In today’s world, we find ourselves provide competitive bids to our patrons. The tools available to us coupled with the most recent in the midst of having to perform projects and ProEdge and Origination Teams are working Technology available to our Industry, coupled with spend resources to do things other than take an understanding of the Tax Code that has the care of our customer owners. These other things to offer grain marketing solutions that assist greatest cumulative tax benefits to our Members are called regulations. There is a good side to producers in this challenging grain marketing and their cooperative. CVA’s strong balance this, in the fact these regulations are intended environment. To better assist your grain sheet enables us to build facilities and purchase to assure our common customer, which are the marketing needs, ProEdge Grain Specialists and deploy rolling stock to meet the growing folks who purchase and then eat our products, and ProEdge Risk Management Consultants demands of our membership. A strong working that their food is safe and of high quality. Our capital position also allows CVA to have the ability continued commitment to excellence in feed are in place to help you determine the best to take advantage of market cycles that can help manufacturing will help provide quality products strategy for your operation. better serve the patron’s farming operation into every time. CVA now has 8 feed mills with HACCP the foreseeable future. We see our role to be a certification or certification pending. We are Our merchandising team is works daily with leader in our Industry to help shape the Economic also prepared to fully comply with and support all truck and rail end users to bring the best success of our patron’s changing needs. the new Veterinary Feed Directive, which takes markets to our local producers. effect January 1st, 2017. 13 Download Our App on your iPhone or Android smart phone or tablet to receive real-time cash bids and futures prices, in addition to updated weather radar and news! Check cvacoop.com for details. COMMUNICATIONFIVE DAYS A WEEK. EVERY WEEK. The CVA Radio Network was created to cvacoop.com allow CVA employees to talk about the products and innovative services we offer. Utilizing our employees to deliver this message seemed to be a stronger form of communication and more effective than the manufacturer doing it themselves. Our employees are knowledgeable about the CVA trade area, and can relay a message that relates to our customers needs at that RADIO specific time. The CVA Radio Network delivers a consistent message across our NETWORK entire trade area at one time. Each show is FIVE DAYS A WEEK. MONDAY - FRIDAY. EVERY WEEK. KCLY (100.9 FM) KBRX (1350 AM) KZEN (100 FM) KLEM (96.9 FM) approximately two minutes long, Monday 10:45 a.m. 11:20 a.m. 11:20 a.m. 11:23 a.m. KTIC (840 AM) KBRX (102.9 FM) KAWL (1370 AM) KRVN (880 AM) through Friday, year-round and can be 11:20 a.m. 11:20 a.m. 11:20 a.m. 11:25 a.m. heard on these great Ag stations: The Bull (107.9 FM) WNAX (570 AM) KLEM (1410 AM) KUSO (92.7 FM) 11:20 a.m. 11:20 a.m. 11:23 a.m. 11:30 a.m. • • •

15 Central Valley Ag’s blog brings you updates from each of our commodities. You can sign up to receive e-mail updates on the latest news about products and services. Visit our website at: cvacoop.com. Communication (continued)

Join the Conversation. facebook.com/centralvalleyagcoop Central Valley Ag’s website is user friendly and Our website isn’t the only online presence we allows customers to check the grain bids at their have, you can even find us on social media. The linkedin.com/company/central-valley-ag-coop local CVA. You can also stay up-to-date with the way we communicate is changing and joining latest agricultural news, check the weather and social media is just another way that CVA will look at the latest job postings. Central Valley continue to communicate about products, @CentralValleyAg Ag’s employees will also keep you posted on the services and information we have to offer. So latest issues in agriculture on the CVA blog. “like us”, “follow us”, and join the conversation. vimeo.com/centralvalleyag • • • We know that the greatest return on your capital is realized by increasing both the productivity and profitability of the acres you farm. PRODUCTSAND SERVICES When we sit down with you, we want to have a along with advanced discoveries to support and management decisions. comprehensive conversation that goes beyond and strengthen your on-the-farm success, while Your team at Central Valley Ag strives every day just a simple conversation about what you need staying mindful of the sustainability of your to help you optimize your farm investment. We from your cooperative. We want to know what operation for generations to come. are committed to delivering you the best value challenges each acre presents, your comfort- We understand that you make many decisions in whole-farm planning, supplies, services, and level with risk, and your willingness to adopt throughout the growing season. Whether it support to continue earning your business in management changes. We want to be your is planting date, fertility management, crop the future. The following pages will highlight trusted advisor for all your on farm decisions – protection programs, plant health treatments, advanced services that your cooperative can because we keep your goals and aspirations in or harvest timing; achieving success starts provide. mind to deliver the solutions you expect. with your unique goals and continues through • • • We want to incorporate the latest technology, making the best selection for your environment

19 AGRONOMY ENERGY The Central Valley Ag Agronomy Division is a leader in providing CVA is proud to be the one-stop shop for all of your energy needs. the most advanced, innovative solutions that yield profit. Through Whether it’s running your business, your tractor, or heating your research and development, our agronomists can assist you in sifting home, a reliable supply of energy is a crucial component of our through the countless options available and provide focus for the lives. The CVA Energy division offers a complete line of refined and best yield-enhancing opportunities for your farm. renewable fuels, propane, and lubricants. You can count on us for quality energy products and responsive, superior service. We also Our dynamic duo of Research & Development (RD) and Advanced operate convenience stores and multiple fueling locations accessible Cropping Systems (ACS) are positioned to help you select the best with one fuel card. products and management strategies for you to assess on your Your local Petroleum Service Representative will keep you informed fields. about the energy market and will help you make your fuel purchase decisions at the right time. CVA’s strong commitment to customer satisfaction and safety provides our customers a clean, reliable and safe energy source in a timely and safe manner for a great value.

Products and Services (continued)

20 Products and Services (continued)

FEED GRAIN Our Feed Division at Central Valley Ag stays committed to the Some of the greatest irrigated grain production areas in the country success of our patrons. We focus on delivering top-notch nutrition surround our locations; which means that Central Valley Ag must programs, great customer service, and the best quality products. provide the best facilities, products, and services for our customers. Our specialists carefully select suppliers and test ingredient sources Our success depends on you. CVA has strategically positioned because we understand how important performance is to your itself on the Union Pacific (UP), the Canadian National Railroad livestock operation. (CN), and Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad lines. These Keeping up with the latest trends in the industry is one of our highest connections allow us to market grain to all major export, feeder, priorities, working to provide you with the very best feed processing and destination processor markets west of the Mississippi. CVA technology each and every day. grain locations provide a combined capacity in excess of 86 million bushels throughout Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa.

21 Regardless of your grain marketing needs, or where your grain goes, we are confident that ProEdge Marketing Solutions is a better way to sell! Products and Services (continued)

ProEdge Grain Marketing is the frontline brand risk, your ProEdge Grain Specialist is the local the vice president of grain marketing for your associated with Central Valley Ag’s grain solution! operation; they are your trusted advisor. department. This brand lives today with varying ProEdge Risk Management Consultants Regardless of your grain marketing needs, or degrees of service available to our customers. ProEdge Risk Management Consultants are the where your grain goes, we are confident that ProEdge Grain Specialists local marketing experts within Central Valley ProEdge Marketing Solutions is a better way to ProEdge Grain Specialists are the local basis Ag. These individuals provide tailored marketing sell! experts within Central Valley Ag who understand plans to CVA patrons that incorporate multiple • • • the factors that influence the flow of grain. These facets of farm risk. Understanding how your cash individuals engage producers in everyday flow requirements impact your marketing strategy grain transactions, providing non-traditional and how to maximize your storage and logistical contracting alternatives in addition to purchasing situation both play a part in a good marketing cash grain. Whether you are looking for a cash plan. Crop insurance and farm program decisions bid into your local elevator, a direct bid into a are a part of the discussion as well. Think of your processor or a unique contract idea to offset local ProEdge Risk Management Consultant as

23 Bringing you innovative and profitable solutions making your technology more valuable. Products and Services (continued)

Adapting technology to your operation is seldom In 2004, Norman Mieth, one of CVA’s Precision Central Valley Ag continues to receive awards a simple task. We realize whether it is a piece of Ag Employees, decided it was time to brand and accolades throughout the industry. With the hardware or a prescription, every investment you what CVA was doing to set us apart from the help of the RD Division of CVA, ACS continues make needs to provide a greater ROI than in the competitors. In 2005, Advanced Cropping to research, test, and develop additional tools past. This year we will find more of a balance of Systems by CVA was born, with the goal of and solutions that you can use on your acres to services and hardware within these pages. Our having employees in the department dedicated increase profitability. focus is to provide recommendations that increase purely to Precision Ag, and working to provide profitability, operational efficiencies, and time innovative and profitable solutions to producers Through all the changes and innovation, CVA management. Those of us that make up the ACS through valuable technology. remains dedicated to providing well-trained team want to make sure that we are enabling you Precision Ag Specialists for our member-owners. to maintain your license to operate. In 2007, ACS became a Trademarked brand of The ACS team currently has three full-time Product CVA and continues to be part of our Agronomy Support Specialists to install and service products, CVA began providing Variable Rate Fertilizer Division. Since 2005, we have seen many and aid customers with other Precision Ag Prescriptions in the 1990’s for our member- changes in equipment with Machine Controlled Hardware they have. Our team also includes nine owners, little did we know that was the beginning Steering replacing Lightbars, VR drives replacing full-time Regional ACS Specialists who provide of the Precision Ag movement. In 1996 we began Ground Drives on Planters, and AutoSwath the Prescriptions that drive your profitability. selling and providing Precision Ag Equipment changing how we plant and apply fertilizer. services when one of our patrons purchased Since 2005, Advanced Cropping Systems has • • • their first Ag Leader Yield Monitor. Throughout expanded its Precision Data Services, from the the years CVA continued to provide prescription early days of Grid and Zone Sampling, to now services and grew the Precision Ag Equipment include VR Seeding, VR Irrigation, Moisture department as GPS Guidance and Lightbars Probes, VR Nitrogen and more. replaced Foam Markers. 25 We share the risk in building an aggressive production plan designed to challenge the 100/300 BPA threshold. RD - Research and Development that is Results Driven! Products and Services (continued)

In today’s agricultural environment, farmers are In short, it has to work on your farm! We are hitting the 300 bushel per acre milestone in corn inundated with a myriad of information and committed to working with you, side-by-side, to production. At CVA, we’re not just talking about offers to try new products and encouragement to determine how to maximize performance in your it – we partner with you in a new and innovative adopt new practices. The agronomic landscape fields, through one of the two options, that are approach to creating a production plan that will is changing so fast that farmers may find it difficult designed to deliver results: attain maximum economic yields. The program to keep abreast with ever changing information. is designed to compare the producer’s normal RD Program That’s where the RD Program can assist you in production practices side-by-side with CVA sifting through the countless options available Turn a portion of your acres into an on-the-farm recommendations. research facility. An innovative approach to and provide focus for the best yield-enhancing We know that not every acre is built for the conducting premier on-the-farm research that opportunities for your farm. 100/300 bushel threshold, and that makes is meaningful to you – because it’s happening In helping select the best products and us committed. Determining the right yield to on YOUR farm! Your interests drive the research management strategies for you to assess on your maximize your profitability is what the Maximum and gear toward maximizing total performance fields, our priority is two-fold: Economic Yield(MEY) strategy is all about. RD – in your fields. Designate the some of your acres Research and Development that is Results Driven! 1) The products/practices must improve the you want to utilize for testing, and for a small per productivity of your acres. acre fee we’ll do the rest. 2) The products/practices must increase your RD Maximum Economic Yield • • • profitability, even in times of lower commodity prices. Many people talk about achieving yields of 100 bushels per acre in growing soybeans and

27 Join our team and help us look toward the future to continue to provide the best agronomy, energy, feed and grain products and services. Consider working in one of these areas: »» Human Resources »» Corporate Marketing »» Accounting »» Grain Merchandising »» Sales »» Precision Ag »» Research & Development »» Agronomy Operations »» or join our Summer and Fall internship programs! JOINGROWING OUR AGRICULTURE FAMILY TOGETHER

At Central Valley Ag, we believe that employee’s sense of well-being by providing »» Life insurance each employee contributes directly to the an extensive suite of benefits. »» Short and Long Term Disability »» Annual Uniform Allowance Cooperative’s growth and success, and we »» A Choice of Health Coverages »» Employee Assistance Program (Best Care) hope you will take pride in being a member »» Dental of our team. CVA is committed to providing »» Vision CVA is always looking for skilled, qualified an environment that is safe for employees and »» Paid Time Off, Holidays and a Personal people to join us. A current list of job openings Holiday customers while fostering personal growth and can be found at cvacoop.com/careers/. »» Pension Plan development. We remain dedicated to our »» 401(k) w/ Company Match • • • Central Valley Ag is committed to maintaining a culture that promotes the health and safety of our employees and patrons. Safety

Central Valley Ag is committed to growing a including Employee Knowledge, a Safe Work benchmarking, and to encourage continuous culture that promotes the health and safety Environment, Safety Program Implementation, improvements through positive recognition. of our employees and patrons. The Central and most importantly a Commitment to doing Success in safety is directly linked to Great Valley Ag Safety Team strives to strengthen this every job safely every time. Safety Leadership. Coaching our employees culture through continuous Safety Leadership Through a process of continuous onsite audits, to be Great Safety Leaders will give them the Coaching. We believe that reaching Zero the Safety Team provides regular measurements tools necessary to propel safety commitment to workplace incidents is possible through an ALL- of how well each location is performing in an ALL-IN level. IN approach. the four key areas stated above. These audits • • • ALL-IN means that all employees of Central provide coaching opportunities that allow Valley Ag are committed to safety as a core the Safety Team to assist location managers value of who we are. It also means that success in clearly defining safety expectation, to in safety requires success in four key areas provide goal setting opportunities, to establish

CVA AFINANCE BALANCED APPROACH We believe that the Cooperative business model do these things in a manner that is World Class. Agronomy, Energy and Feed; with emphasis on requires a balanced approach; balancing We also believe that true success comes from you our customer, innovation and value-based service, profit, patronage, equity redemption not only serving you, but also in returning profits programs, while constantly reviewing and and reinvestment. We are proud of our to its owners. Looking ahead, your Cooperative improving our efficiency. performance in each of these areas. It is our goal will continue to invest in assets to improve our • • • to focus on customer needs and the processes ability to serve customers. We will continue that improve our customer’s experience and to to focus on our core businesses of Grain, OUR HISTORY 2014 September1,effective 2014. the merger companies ofthe two respective member-owners approving July 1toratify the votescastbytheir United Farmers Cooperative (UFC)met Valley AgCooperative (CVA) and The Board ofDirectors ofCentral CVA UFCMERGER September 1,2014 Aurora, NE. and Agronomy Centerlocatedin host grand openingofanewSeed Central Valley AgandWinfield Open House Husker Project December 11,2014

2015 Hinton, Oyens,Akron andLeMars Iowa. over 800member-owners withlocations in energy. FCCprovides for these services coop handlinggrain, and feed,fertilizer Cooperative Companyisafull-service (CVA) July1, effective 2015. merger into Central Valley Ag Cooperative by FCCmember-owners approving the at Hinton,IAmettoratify the votescast Farmers Cooperative Company(FCC) On March 31, 2015 the stockholders of FCC MERGERINTOCVA July 1,2015 will harness the efficienciesof these cooperatives. ideas, experiences, discovery, and sharingofbestpractices comes together from eachcooperative. This collaboration of Inc. (CAS). CAS willbeaCooperative where collaboration member-owners; Consolidated AgSolutionsCooperative, to the threeto bring new opportunities cooperatives and their at Aberdeen, SDhavedevelopedaninnovativeCooperative (FC) atAmes,IAandSouthDakota Wheat Growers (WG) Central Valley Ag(CVA) atYork, NE andFarmers Cooperative Consolidated AgSolutions,Inc. August 17,2015 Farmers public totourthe facility. house washeld onAugust26, 2015 forthe with aCVA Agronomy location..Anopen with convenientaccessto81-20 Grain along majorhighways providestwo area producers The facility’s locationatthe intersection of loader grain elevatornearRandolph, NE. 81-20 Grain LLC, a5million bushel shuttle Midland Company(ADM)joinedtoform Central Valley Ag(CVA) andArcher Daniels 81-20 OpenHouse August 26,2015 ECKER H U C P July 2016 December 22, 2015 Checker Up America Concordia Grain Terminal AWARD RECIPIENT Central Valley Ag was Central Valley Ag Cooperative (CVA) has recognized by Purina Animal Nutrition with purchased a percentage of the Concordia the “Checker Up America” Community Grain Terminal in Concordia, Kansas and A Leadership Award in 2016. The “Checker M A will be joining AgMark Grain Marketing LLC. ERIC Up America” award is presented by Purina Concordia Terminal LLC partners are Cloud to recognize organizations who exemplify County Coop of Concordia Kansas, Farmway “The Checkerboard Spirit” while excelling Coop of Beloit Kansas and Randall Farmers in business endeavors and community Union Coop of Randall Kansas. involvement. 2016

December 4, 2015 April 7, 2016 Precision Impact Award Karl Hensley Receives FFA On December 4, 2015, Central Valley VIP Award Ag Cooperative (CVA) was awarded the Precision Impact Award at the Agricultural Karl Hensley, Central Valley Ag’s Senior Retails Association (ARA) Conference. A total Vice President was honored to accept the VIP of three national awards were given out, Award. This award is given to an individual CVA was selected to receive the award for who assures that the association is on point, the Plains-West Region. and helps sustain FFA for the future. We will strive to make sure we continue to be a financially strong supplier long into the future.

ROYAL HUB | ROYAL, NEBRASKA LOCATIONSNEBRASKA, KANSAS AND IOWA. Central Valley Ag is a farmer-owned We will strive to make sure we continue to be a • Upholding a commitment to corporate cooperative committed to growing our business financially strong supplier long into the future. citizenship in our local communities. and serving our customers. Our ongoing We remain committed to successfully pursuing commitment is to help each member-owner an aggressive growth journey by focusing on: We look forward to serving you and future achieve individual success. • Maintaining strong relationships with generations with your ever-changing agriculture our member-owners supply needs at the following locations across CVA is focused on providing the highest quality, Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa. value added products and services to respond • Building and retaining a diverse pool of to continually changing customer needs. Our talented employees • • • goal is to grow agriculture together with our • Exceeding customer expectations as a customers to help feed the growing population. valued and total solutions partner

37 *CORPORATE (C-STORE) POLK, NE OFFICE | YORK, NE 402-725-3333 402-765-2201 402-362-0253 HAMPTON, NE RANDOLPH, NE AINSWORTH, NE (GRAIN) 402-337-0555cvacoop.com 402-387-1062 402-725-3131 RANDOLPH, NE AKRON, IA HARTINGTON, NE (81-20) 712-568-2426 402-254-3354 402-337-0063

AURORA, NE HINTON, IA RISING CITY, NE 402-694-0401 712-947-4212 402-542-2131

BANCROFT, NE HOOPER, NE ROYAL, NE 402-648-3371 (AGRONOMY) 402-893-2010 402-654-3367 BARNES, KS SCRIBNER, NE 785-763-4300 HOOPER, NE 402-664-2256 (GRAIN) BEE, NE 402-654-3323 SHELBY, NE 402-643-2616 402-527-5511

HORDVILLE, NE SNYDER, NE BENEDICT, NE 402-757-3251 402-568-2274 402-732-6622 HUMPHREY, NE SOUTH SIOUX BLOOMFIELD, NE (AGRONOMY) CITY, NE 402-373-4755 402-923-9717 402-494-6748

BOW VALLEY, NE HUMPHREY, NE ST. EDWARD, NE 402-357-2381 (FEED) 402-678-2251 402-923-1383 BRADSHAW, NE STAPLEHURST, NE (ENERGY) HUMPHREY, NE 402-535-2203 402-736-4315 (GRAIN) 402-923-1455 STOCKHAM, NE CLARKS, NE 402-737-3387 308-548-2910 LE MARS, IA 712-546-6382 STROMSBURG, NE CLIFTON, KS 402-764-2571 785-455-3315 LINN, KS 785-348-5511 TAMORA, NE CLYDE, KS 402-523-4225 785-446-3544 MARQUETTE, NE 402-854-2265 TEKAMAH, NE COLUMBUS, NE 402-374-2180 402-564-2831 MONROE, NE 402-495-3087 TILDEN, NE CUBA, KS 402-368-5323 CALL GREENLEAF, MONROE, NE KS (GRAIN) ULYSSES, NE 402-495-4645 402-549-2115 DUNCAN, NE 402-897-3315 NARKA, KS UTICA, NE 785-358-2232 402-534-2411 ELGIN, NE (AGRONOMY) NEWCASTLE, NE WACO, NE 402-843-2200 402-355-2275 (AGRONOMY) 402-728-5600 ELGIN, NE (FEED) NORWAY, KS 402-843+2416 785-335-2692 WACO, NE (GRAIN) 402-728-5252 ELGIN, NE O’NEILL, NE (LUMBER) (ADMINISTRATIVE) WAKEFIELD, NE 402-843-5311 402-336-1263 402-287-256

FULLERTON, NE O’NEILL, NE WASHINGTON, KS 308-536-2424 (AGRONOMY) 785-325-2278 402-336-4177 GREENLEAF, KS WEST POINT, NE 785-747-2236 OAKLAND, NE (AGRONOMY) (DOWNTOWN) 402-372-5081 GRESHAM, NE 402-685-5614 402-735-7266 WEST POINT, NE OAKLAND, NE (GRAIN) GRESHAM, NE (EAST HUB) 402-372-5303 (C-STORE) 402-685-5613 402-735-7351 WISNER, NE OYENS, IA 402-529-3262 HADDAM, KS 712-546-4585 785-778-2164 YORK PETERSBURG, NE (AGRONOMY) HAMPTON, NE 402-386-5483 402-362-6691 (AGRONOMY) 402-725-3456 PLATTE CENTER, NE 402-246-2555 HAMPTON, NE *CORPORATE (C-STORE) POLK, NE OFFICE | YORK, NE 402-725-3333 402-765-2201 402-362-0253 HAMPTON, NE RANDOLPH, NE AINSWORTH, NE (GRAIN) 402-337-0555 402-387-1062 402-725-3131 RANDOLPH, NE AKRON, IA HARTINGTON, NE (81-20) 712-568-2426 402-254-3354 402-337-0063

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