GCC NEWS
Early Season Strategies
Apr 03, 2026
| Garden City
Planting a crop isn’t as simple as dropping seeds in the ground and hoping for rain. For corn to reach its full potential, conditions have to be almost Goldilocks perfect—soil temperature, planting depth, moisture, nutrients, seed protection, growth products, and weed...
Maximize Equipment Protection with the Cenex Total Protection Plan
Mar 27, 2026
| Garden City
For over 50 years, farmers have trusted the Cenex Total Protection Plan (TPP) to keep their equipment running smoothly. Protect your equipment today! With no deductible, no hassle and superior coverage, the Cenex Total Protection Plan is the best way to safeguard your farm&r...
Estate Stock Redemptions – Next Review in April
Mar 20, 2026
| Garden City
At GCC, we’re committed to making the estate stock redemption process as smooth as possible. Our board reviews redemptions twice a year, in April and October, ensuring estates have a clear path forward.
Grain Weekly Market Update
Mar 13, 2026
| Garden City
The GCC Grain Marketing Team is dedicated to being your trusted source for clear, timely grain market information. Are you registered to receive the weekly market commentary? Its a quick, easy-to-read compilation of the key headlines and market drivers influencing commodity ...
Reminder: Business Units & Splits for the Upcoming Season
Mar 06, 2026
| Garden City
As the start of another busy agronomy season approaches, now is the perfect time to review your accounts and prepare for the months ahead. Reach out to your agronomy team with the specific split percentages you would like applied to any product or service.
Act Now—Winfield Secure and CFA Financing Applications Due March 13
Mar 06, 2026
| Garden City
The deadline for Winfield Secure and CFA Financing applications is fast approaching! Getting your financing in place now ensures you're fully prepared for the 2026 growing season.
Plant Smarter, Not Harder: How Variable Rate Seeding Saves Inputs and Maximizes Efficiency
Feb 27, 2026
| Garden City
As planting season approaches, growers are looking for ways to get the most out of every acre—and variable rate seeding is one of the smartest tools to do it. Variable rate seeding isn’t about planting more—it’s about planting smarter.
2026 Finance Application Deadline Approaching
Feb 20, 2026
| Garden City
Securing financing early helps ensure that you're ready for the growing season. Applications for Winfield Secure and CFA Financing must be submitted by Friday, March 13, 2026. Be sure to submit your application before the deadline!
Last Call to Reward Yourself
Feb 13, 2026
| Garden City
If you’ve been stocking up on Cenex® lubricants this winter, now is the time to make sure you don’t miss out on a well-earned reward. The Cenex® Gift Cards for Gallons promotion ends February 28, 2026, and this year the program is faster and easier than ever t...
Year Round Grain Marketing
Feb 09, 2026
| Garden City
Winter is a season for planning ahead and reflecting on the year behind us. Agronomic decisions, crop rotations, and variety selections all play a vital role in your operation’s success — and just as important is your grain marketing strategy. A thoughtful market...
Unlock the GCC Customer Portal
Feb 06, 2026
| Garden City
GCC's Customer Portal is designed to save you time and provide critical insights—all from the comfort of your home, truck, or tractor cab.
GCC EVENTS
5 Tips for Managing Early-Season Plant Stress
Mar 04, 2026
| Answer Plot
Planting is just around the corner. Every decision you make, including your seed purchase and the ground conditions you place it in, can affect the number on the yield monitor at harvest. When seeds start in cold, wet soils, it can lead to early-season plant stress that can impac...
Take Care of Early Spring Weeds Before Planting
Feb 24, 2026
| Answer Plot
If you deal with winter or spring annual weeds in your fields, it's important to consider including a spring burndown herbicide application. Winter annuals, including marestail, chickweed, henbit, pennycress and shepherd’s purse, resume growing as soon as temperatures g...
Look to Fungicides to Help Manage Disease in High-Value Hybrids
Dec 16, 2025
| Answer Plot
In 2025, moisture was extremely prevalent in some areas, and with it, disease pressure. Across the lower corn belt from St. Louis to central Ohio, heavy rains came in the early season, impacting planting timing, while the central upper Midwest received excessive moisture mid-seas...
6 Disease Management Tips for Corn and Soybeans
Nov 25, 2025
| Answer Plot
With the strong disease pressures we saw in 2025, it’s a good idea to consider now how you’ll handle those potential threats in the upcoming season. Your crops (and your wallet) will benefit from a proactive approach to disease management. Here are six tips to plan ah...
GCC’S NEW ELEVATOR & TERMINAL PROJECT
Explore the progress on the new River Valley Terminal construction site.
LATEST VIDEOS
Inside The Co-op: Grain Originators
What does a grain originator do? What happens to grain once it's stored in an elevator? What's the difference between a basis price and a futures price? What's the difference between and old crop price and a new crop price? In this episode of "Inside the Co-op" we answer those questions by talking to Lindy McMillen, a grain originator here at GCC at our Dighton office. ...
Introducing Alpine Pro
Weather shouldn't add to your market volatility stress. GCC's Alpine Pro Contract is unique in offering a provision that allows a farmer to be released from the contract in cases of verified crop failure. ...
Camelina Field Day Tours: Triangle H & Schmeeckle Farms
Mike Karst from Sustainable Oils, GCC staff, and area farmers gathered for a tour of Camelina fields being grown at Triangle H and Schmeeckle Farms. The crop is being grown as a trial, to ultimately be purchased by ExxonMobil as a renewable diesel source. For more information about Camelina visit: https://www.gccoop.com/News/Garden-City-News/New-Grain-Offering-Camelina ...
Managing Palmer Resistance
Garden City Co-op sales manager Kyle Korf looks at the three main sub-species of the pigweed family and offers guidelines that, if followed, may help manage palmer resistance. ...