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Farewell & Best Wishes to Tammy Park

This week we bid farewell to a dedicated, long-time employee, active community member and most of all a wonderful friend…Tammy Park. Tammy has a big smile that can light up a room and a great sense of humor. She came to work every day with a positive attitude and the highest level of professionalism. Tammy will be greatly missed by our entire team and our customers.

A Message From Tammy

“Time flies when you’re having fun!! I can’t believe it has been 17 years since we moved to the area. We took a huge leap of faith and it paid off. We were able to work and raise our family in a great farming community, and make many lifelong friends along the way! Even though it will be hard to leave, we are looking forward to being back in South Dakota with our families. It has been a pleasure getting to know and work with all of you over the last 4 years. I can tell you that you are working with a great team at AgVenture Pinnacle/Corn Capital Innovations that truly care about you and your business! I wish you all the best and remember, it isn’t the farm that makes the farmer, it’s the hard work and character!”

Trip Down Memory Lane

Don’t worry we won’t let Tammy leave without embarrassing her a little bit! Here’s a trip down memory lane with a few photos…starting with her farewell party with our employees. Some are a bit more professional and some are down right silly. Enjoy!

We’ve worked hard to make sure that our team and customers and well taken care of. We’re excited to welcome Allison Larsen as our new Office Coordinator.

We’d love for you to help us send Tammy off to South Dakota with a bunch of well wishes. Feel free to leave a comment below.

Now Accepting Applications for 2016 Ag Scholarships

Here at AgVenture Pinnacle of Olivia, we are excited to contribute to the youth in rural areas who are inspired to seek opportunities in agriculture. We feel agriculture surrounds us all in some way either directly or indirectly and we want to help individuals to become successful in their agricultural goals.

We are offering a variety of scholarships in 2016. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply.  Best of luck to all future ag students!

“A Great Hand in Farming” Ag Scholarship

Christopher McRell - 2015 Scholarship Recipients

Meet 2015 Scholarship Recipients (Click Photo)

There will be awards of (1) $1000.00 Scholarship and (1) $500.00 Scholarship to be used at the college of the applicants choice. (Scholarship awarded and paid directly to the school of choice after the completion of the first semester.)

Requirements:

  • Member/Participant in FFA and/or 4-H
  • Passion for Agriculture and/or Rural Communities
  • Desire to further your education
  • Ability to develop leadership skills
  • Available to High School Seniors in the followings counties In Minnesota: Brown, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Redwood, Renville, Sibley, Swift, and the following counties in North Dakota: LaMoure, Dickey
  • Provide a transcript of first semester grades to AVP


Application Deadline: April 30th, 2016

“A Great Hand in Farming” Ag Scholarship Application (Word Doc)

Visit AVP Events & Scholarship Page

Andy McNamara Memorial Scholarship

This Scholarship is in memory of Andrew “Andy” McNamara, a Renville County farm boy who had the desire to be involved in production agriculture. He thoroughly enjoyed the outdoors and was concerned for the environment. Andy is missed by all those who knew his real passions.

There will be awards of (1) $2000.00 Scholarship and (1) $1000.00 Scholarship to be used at the college of the applicants choice. (Scholarship awarded and paid directly to the school of choice after the completion of the first semester.)

Requirements:

  • Member/Participant in BOLD School FFA
  • Passion for Agriculture and/or Rural Communities
  • Desire to further your education
  • Ability to develop leadership skills
  • Available to BOLD School Seniors
  • Provide a transcript of first semester grades to AVP


Application Deadline: April 30th, 2016

Andrew McNamara Memorial Scholarship Application (Word Doc)
 
Visit AVP Events & Scholarships Page

4-H Scholarship

This scholarship will be awarded to 4-H members or alumni who will be entering their freshman year of college. This is a one-time, $1,000 scholarship to be used toward education expenses at a post-secondary institution in the United States. Applicants must intend to pursue a degree in agriculture, with a preference for students pursuing a degree in agronomy, soil science, horticulture, plant science, ag economics, agribusiness or closely related field.

Application Deadline: April 15, 2016

CCI Innovation in Agriculture Scholarship Overview (PDF)

2016 4-H Scholarship Application (Available after Feb 5, 2016)

We Interrupt This Marriage To Bring You Harvest

When you fall in love with a farmer you know, or learn very quickly, that harvest is a third wheel in your marriage come fall. Spending long hours in the field leaves little time for loved ones, so farm wives and husbands need to find creative ways to get in some much-needed couple time. Here are 10 truths that all farm couples can relate to.

10 Harvest Truths for Farm Marriages

  1. Buddy Seat DatesThere will be dates in the tractor, combine or truck. If you married a farmer, chances are you’ve been on a “buddy seat date” during harvest. There’s just something romantic about having a little cab and your farmer all to yourself for a while.
  2. You will say good night or good morning over the phone or through Face Timing. Technology is great. You may not be physically together…but you can keep in touch.
  3. Meals taste better in the field with your farmer. Whether it’s in the back of a pickup truck or in the cab of the combine, harvest meals just seem to taste better when you get to eat them out in an open field with your farmer.
  4. A rare hug from your farmer will mean getting full of corn dust, dirt, oil or who knows what. But it’s totally worth it right?!
  5. You will experience “empty bed syndrome”. During harvest, you’ll find yourself waking up and going to sleep alone…that is if you get to take a break from farming yourself.
  6. There will be no planning anything. You can’t RVSP or say yes to any plans during harvest, everything is last minute based on the weather.
  7. You will check the weather often to see when the next harvesting break might come. A day off means that you get to spend some time together…even if it’s just going on a parts run.
  8. If you attend an event alone, family and friends will ask where your husband or wife is, unless they are farmers themselves. They just don’t understand, work needs to be done. Luckily you understand and give them a free pass to miss an event…just this once.
  9. You’ll have a lot of time to yourself. Too bad it will probably be spent working. Time apart makes you appreciate your time spent together more.
  10. You will find yourself more connected to Mother Nature. Most of the time you spend together as a couple will be spent breathing in fresh air and gazing over a beautiful country landscape. You’ll feel more connected to each other and the land.

Look on the bright side, harvest will be over soon and then your interrupted marriage will go back to normal…or at least until planting season! But as farmers…we wouldn’t have it any other way.

Share your story. What do you do to stay connected as a couple during harvest? Can you relate to any of the harvest truths above?

Farm Safety is Vital to a Successful Operation

Corn Capital Innovations of Olivia wants to remind you how vital safety is to a successful farm operation.  Take the time to make sure your equipment is running properly.  Make sure everyone on your farm is practicing good work habits around machinery and turn off all machinery before working on it.

Farm Safety Week

farm safetyIt’s National Farm Safety & Health Week from September 20th-26th, 2015. Here are some great resources and tips to help you, your family and farm employees have a safe and prosperous harvest and beyond.

Ag safety is not just a slogan…it’s a lifestyle!

Production Goals vs. Yield Results

Are your spring goals that you set in your production operation matching your yield results this fall?  If not…let us help.

Contact our team at (320) 523-2252. We’re Corn Capital Innovations of Olivia….A great hand in farming.

 

Hit a Homerun Using the 4 Components of Farm Profitability

If you’re a baseball fan….you know that the only way to score is by rounding the bases.  You need to rely on your coaches and work as a team.  Farm profitability is very similar.

4 Components of Farm Profitability

  1. Let’s say you are up to bat at home base….we’ll consider that production.  It all starts here….where you have the most control….focused on preparing the field, planting the right seed at the correct depth and nurturing it through the growing season.
  2. Let’s compare first base to crop insurance….protecting your investment to secure revenue and provide peace of mind.
  3. Now you’re heading for second.  We’ll call that grain marketing.  The most difficult job a grower faces.  Utilize Corn Capital Innovations experts to help you get the competitive advantage in the changing market.
  4. Third base is financial management and analysis, whether to buy a new combine or expand your acreage.  We help you figure out your profit margins, manage labor and set up a business plan.

Hit a Homerun with CCI

Visiting the field - NEPSRounding third and heading for home is putting all 4 components of farm profitability together for your unique needs.  That’s where CCI becomes a truly educational hub of information and a great hand in farming.

Let us be part of your winning team! Contact us at (320) 523-2252.

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