GCC AGRONOMY
The Garden City Co-op Agronomy Division’s goal is to help farmers be more productive with their land while following good stewardship practices. Our agronomy resources are located across Western Kansas with operations dispatched from Lowe, Dighton, and Plymell Kansas.
Our agronomy team members are experts in production practices that apply only the best inputs in our geography and can recommend traditional and precision ag based methods and products that will help reach the best yield potential to maximize the return on your agronomic investment.
We handle a full line of seed, crop nutrient, and crop protection products with the needed support services to help you be more successful. As technology continues to increase farm productivity, you can trust that the Garden City Co-op will be innovative in helping farmers put the right product, at the right rate, at the right place, at the right time.
Optimizing Your Planting Season
Apr 04, 2025
| Garden City
Planting season is almost here—are you ready to hit the ground growing? From selecting the right seed to locking in your weed control strategy, every decision sets the stage for success, and GCC has the products to help you make it happen!
Farming on Your Schedule: The Power of Agronomy Automation
Mar 11, 2025
| Garden City
GCC Agronomy is expanding 24-hour automation to the Lowe facility, providing members seamless and efficient access to keep their operations running smoothly.
Next-Level Precision: Introducing See & Spray Technology to the GCC Fleet
Feb 07, 2025
| Garden City
A smarter way to spray is here! Discover how GCC’s new John Deere See & Spray Ultimate can cut chemical costs and boost efficiency with precision application.
Getting Ahead of the Stunt
Jan 17, 2025
| Garden City
Corn stunt spiroplasma disease is becoming a growing concern for Kansas growers. While it has been mostly confined to southern regions, warmer winters have allowed the disease to spread northward. Understanding how to manage this emerging challenge is key to protecting ...
LATEST VIDEOS
Inside The Co-op: Grain Originators
8/18/2022 8:43:44 PM
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
7/6/2021 1:21:41 PM
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
5/13/2021 4:43:20 PM
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 ...
Molz Cooperative Scholarship NOW AVAILABLE for the 2021- 2022 school year
2/12/2021 4:41:41 PM
Through the generosity of Otis & Mary Lee Molz - the Garden City Community College is offering up to 6 FULL RIDE scholarships to students if you are a Co-op member or employee or an immediate family member of either. To apply, fill out the application here: https://gcccks.edu/tuition_cost/schol... Answer the questions given on a separate word document and send them to: stephanie.janda@gcccks.edu ...
IT ALL STARTS WITH THE SEED
Your seed choice is one of the most important steps in reaching your yield goals. Our seed specialists are trained to place the appropriate hybrid to your field based on your specific growing conditions and farming practices.
We can assist in crop and hybrid selections by using technology to understand how each hybrid or variety responds to input factors such as variable population rates or fertilizer responses. We provide quality seed products featuring brands such as Dekalb®, Asgrow®, Croplan® and Mycogen®.
Please contact our seed salesman to match the seed for your needs.
Logan Dreiling, Seed Salesman - (620) 290-1213
Ross Holmes, Seed Salesman - (620) 805-1249
Nathan Ohman, Seed Salesman - (620) 271-4243
Next-Level Precision: Introducing See & Spray Technology to the GCC Fleet
At GCC, we are committed to staying on the cutting edge of agricultural technology to better serve our producers. We understand the importance of timely, accurate application to meet your needs, which is why we’ve added a game-changing new tool to our fleet: the John Deere See & Spray Ultimate sprayer.
This is no ordinary sprayer. Equipped with dual booms and dual tanks, the See & Spray Ultimate takes precision application to the next level. Here’s what makes it stand out:
- Spot Spray with Precision: The See & Spray technology identifies and targets weeds growing in fallow fields, spraying only where it’s needed while avoiding bare soil. This can significantly reduce chemical usage, helping you save on input costs.
- Simultaneous Residual Coverage: With its dual tanks and booms, this sprayer allows for spot spraying while simultaneously applying residual herbicide across the entire field. This helps prevent the next wave of weeds from emerging, giving you comprehensive protection in a single pass.
- Green-on-Green Capability: This advanced technology isn’t limited to fallow applications. It can also spot spray weeds in growing crops, providing an additional layer of versatility to meet your unique needs.
This cutting-edge equipment will be based at our Lowe facility, serving customers in both Lowe and Plymell. If demand grows, we plan to integrate this technology into other sprayers as they are cycled out, making it accessible to more producers across our trade territory.
At GCC, we believe this tool has the potential to revolutionize the way we approach application, offering greater efficiency, savings, and precision for our producers.
To learn more about how the See & Spray Ultimate can benefit your operation, contact your GCC Sales Agronomist today. Let’s work together to maximize the value of your acres with the best tools in the business.
Farming On YOUR Schedule: The Power of Agronomy Automation
INTRODUCING FERTILIZER AUTOMATION!
The Agronomy Department is excited to announce the expansion of 24-hour fertilizer automation to the Lowe facility, following its success at the Plymell location in 2024. This initiative, supported by partners at Kahler, aims to enhance farmer efficiency and customer satisfaction by allowing operations to continue smoothly outside of GCC's regular hours. This investment is designed to provide members with greater flexibility to farm on their own schedules.
CROP NUTRIENTS
Maximizing our members return on their bushels is our passion and crop nutrients play a key role in that equation. The Garden City Co-op has an extensive line of dry and liquid fertilizers, anhydrous ammonia and micronutrient products to fit any need in or around Western Kansas. But it doesn’t stop there.
The Garden City Co-op has the capability to custom blend and deliver these products as well as custom or variable rate apply any fertilizer to ensure our members are able to optimize the goals of their farming operation.
CUSTOM APPLICATION
As a farmer you’ve got a lot of things on your plate. Chemical and nutrient application doesn’t have to be one of them. The Garden City Co-op has a fleet of ground rigs and trained personnel ready to apply their expertise to your farm, including variable rate technology through our ag technology portfolio.
We also have access to aerial application with preferred partners.
Contact the Garden City Co-op for all your custom application needs by calling:
Lowe Office: 620-277-2230
Dighton Office: 620-397-2437
Plymell Office: 620-271-0773
CROP PROTECTION
Things happen. Mother Nature isn’t always cooperative.
We understand this and have innovative and results-orientated people to partner with you to design and service a customized protection plan for each crop and whatever challenges they may bring, whether it be in pre-season, in-season or post-season.
AGRONOMY LINKS
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INPUT FINANCING
To help maximize your input dollar, the Garden City Co-op has access to multiple input financing programs to meet different credit needs for agronomy inputs. Based on the product or service being financed, we can provide a program with a rate, term, and credit amount that best fits your cash flow needs.
Depending on credit qualifications, we can extend regular credit terms, or provide input financing through partner programs. We offer programs through CFA, Secure by Winfield® United, John Deere® Financial, Rabobank, and seed and crop protection programs through select manufacturers.
To receive more information or apply for a program, please contact your Agronomist or the Garden City Co-op Credit Manager.
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AGRONOMY TEAM
AGRONOMY LEADERSHIP
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Trevor Witt
Vice President - Agronomy
Trevor grew up working on the family farm in Ingalls, KS. He attended Kansas State University, graduating in 2008 with a Degree in Agronomy. Throughout college, he interned with Crop Quest and accepted a full-time job with them upon graduating and worked there from 2008 to 2011. Trevor then took a position with Syngenta as the Western Kansas Area Agronomist working there for just a short time before coming to the Garden City Co-op as a Sales Agronomist in May 2013 at our Plymell location and assumed the role of Vice President in June 2021.
Antonio Salazar
Director of Agronomy Operations
John Griffin
Agronomy Purchasing & Logistics Manager
SALES
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Trevor Witt
Vice President - Agronomy
Trevor grew up working on the family farm in Ingalls, KS. He attended Kansas State University, graduating in 2008 with a Degree in Agronomy. Throughout college, he interned with Crop Quest and accepted a full-time job with them upon graduating and worked there from 2008 to 2011. Trevor then took a position with Syngenta as the Western Kansas Area Agronomist working there for just a short time before coming to the Garden City Co-op as a Sales Agronomist in May 2013 at our Plymell location and assumed the role of Vice President in June 2021.
Ryan Kennedy
Sales Agronomist
Ryan was raised in Dodge City, KS. He graduated from Fort Hays State University with a Bachelors Degree in Crop Science in 2001. Before coming to the Garden City Co-op, he interned with Crop Quest from 1998 thru 2000. He then worked as a full-time Agronomist from 2001 thru 2006. Ryan came to the Garden City Co-op in October 2006 and is now a Sales Agronomist at Lowe.
Eric Konrade
Sales Agronomist
Eric was born and raised in southwest Kansas and grew up in Dodge City, KS. He graduated from Fort Hays State University with a degree in General Agriculture. Before coming to the Garden City Co-op, he worked for Crop Quest for 12 years as an agronomist and Division Manager. Eric came to the Garden City Co-op as a Sales Agronomist in October 2013 at our Plymell location.
Kyle Korf
Sales Agronomist
Kyle grew up in the small town of Hanston, KS. He graduated from Fort Hays State University with a Bachelors Degree in Crop Science and a Minor in Chemistry. Upon completion of college in 2001, he accepted a job with Crop Quest out of Garden City, KS. He worked there from May 2001 till September 2008, at which time he accepted a job with the Garden City Co-op as a Sales Agronomist at Lowe.
Joey Kuehler
Sales Agronomist
Joey grew up on a small family farm in north-central Texas. He graduated from West Texas State University with a BS in Ag Business & Economics, then moved to Satanta, KS to begin a long crop consulting career with Servi-Tech. He worked there for 27 years, then spent a year at another Ag retail location before joining the Garden City Coop in April of 2014, as a Sales Agronomist, working out of the Ulysses/Rock Island locations.
Mark Vance
Sales Agronomist
Mark Vance grew up in Dighton, attending Dighton schools before attending Fort Hays State, where he graduated in 1999 with a B.S. in Agronomy.
Following college, Mark worked for a crop consulting company in the Norton, Kansas area for four years. He then moved to Scott City to be in the Co-op ag retail business in 2003. Mark joined the Garden City Co-op in 2015 and is the Sales Agronomist for the Dighton area.
Mark is married to his wife, Nicolle, and they have three children: Megan, Cody and Cauy. He spends his free time chasing his kids all over for different sporting events, hunting and team roping.
Doug Werner
Sales Agronomist
Logan Dreiling
Seed Manager
Logan was born and raised in Scott City, Kansas where he was active in 4-H and FFA. Logan first discovered his passion for agriculture while working for a local farmer throughout his high school years. He attended Butler County Community College and Fort Hays State University, majoring in Agriculture Business. After college, Logan worked for a Scott City farmer where his responsibilities included a variety of tasks from running farm machinery to making decisions involved in crop production, to caring for livestock. Logan started for the Co-op in January 2012.
Ross Holmes
Seed Salesman
Bio coming soon!
Nathan Ohman
Seed Salesman
OPERATIONS
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Jesse Ming
Dighton Agronomy Operations Manager
Matt Jones
Dighton Operations Assistant Manager
Derek Scheer
Lowe Operations Manager
Nathan Gonzalez
Lowe Operations Assistant Manager
Dustyn Arde
Plymell Operations Manager
Martin Cruz
Plymell Operations Assistant Manager
Johnny Klassen
Agronomy Warehouse Manager
Juan Castro
Lowe Yard Supervisor
AGRONOMY LOCATIONS
Dighton Anhydrous Ammonia Plant
Co Rd 170 & KS-23
Dighton, Kansas 67839
Askren Anhydrous Ammonia Plant
8520 N Scott Rd
Garden City, KS 67846
Compton Anhydrous Ammonia Plant
N Taos Rd
Scott City, KS 67871