Farm Profitability

Give Yourself a Special Gift this Holiday Season

The Gift of Time

AgVenture Pinnacle - Happy HolidayYou can relate to the memorable moments that took place in farming this past year. During this holiday season we encourage all of you to give yourself a special gift, the gift of some time out.

Time out to reflect on this past year and acknowledge what went well for you, the opportunities you created and the wins you’ve had. The gift of this time is the opportunity to look forward, and design what you want for your farm for the next year.

Ask Yourself…

 

We’d like to help you plan for success.  We are AgVenture Pinnacle of Olivia, online at avpinnacle.com.

Happy Holiday’s from the AgVenture Pinnacle Team in Olivia, MN!

Corn Capital Genetics, Inc., Now AgVenture® Pinnacle™, Expands Offerings To Area Farmers

OLIVIA, MINNESOTA/KENTLAND, INDIANA (November 2, 2015) — In a move to reinforce AgVenture’s Maximum Profit System™ support for growers, Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings, LLC (“Pinnacle”), has announced the purchase of Olivia, Minnesota-based Corn Capital Genetics, Inc. (CCG). The seed and agronomy business will now operate under the AgVenture® Pinnacle™ brand, will remain at its current location in Olivia, and will continue to be managed by CCG’s former owner, Steve O’Neill. Corn Capital Innovations, LLC, the crop insurance business was not part of the acquisition and remains independently owned and operated by Steve O’Neill. AgVenture Pinnacle customers will continue to have access to AgVenture® and VPMaxx® brand seed products.

AgVenture Pinnacle’s Olivia Manager, Steve O’Neill said, “This is a very exciting announcement for our customers, our company, and our community. As AgVenture Pinnacle, we will have expanded access to products, techniques and services that increase productivity, improve yield and maximize profitability for our growers. This change should be seamless for our customers while creating a new brand that looks toward innovation in seed, chemical, fertilizer and management techniques that maximize profitability on each acre.”

AgVenture PinnacleAgVenture, Inc. (AVI) Business Development Director Chuck Schneider said, “This is a huge acknowledgment of the AgVenture and VPMaxx brands and all they stand for. Customers will continue to work with the local professionals they know and trust, and in addition, will also have access to an array of additional crop input products and services aimed at supporting our MPS goals; dramatically higher yields, lower cost per bushel, and improved profitability on every acre,” he added. “Together with AgVenture’s specifically selected and locally adapted seed products, and year-round professional seed expertise, we can support our customers’ cropping plans, yielding greater profitability throughout the region.”

“Pinnacle is backed by more than six decades of successful seed testing, production, sales, and management. Our union with this group of companies is an ideal situation, as Pinnacle is committed to making seed products a primary offering,” said Tommy Jumper, Pinnacle Vice President, Seed Procurement, and Strategy. “We look forward to continuing a dedicated approach and committed relationships with customers to help more farmers achieve higher yield goals, and sustained long-term profitability.”

In addition to purchasing CCG, Pinnacle also acquired seven other seed companies across the Midwest that will operate under the AgVenture Pinnacle brand and remain part of the AgVenture network of independent seed companies. Each location will provide value-added crop input products and services to complement the seed offerings.  AVI will continue to support AgVenture Pinnacle locations with access to seed products and professional training to maintain the highest standards, while Pinnacle will support the locations with access to first-in-class crop protection and fertilizer products, as well as award-winning precision agriculture services. AVI will also maintain its service to its nationwide network of regional seed companies with excellence in technology access and seed professionalism.

AgVenture, Inc. is the nation’s largest network of independently owned regional seed companies. Based in Kentland, Indiana, AgVenture provides this growing network of independently owned and managed seed business owners with seed products meeting exacting standards for quality, together with leading-edge genetics and technology. Since 1983, this unique marketing approach has allowed each individual company to match the hybrids and varieties it sells to the specific needs of the geographical area it serves. Combined with professional seed representation at a local level, AgVenture strives to help every grower realize more profit from every field.

For More Information

Please also feel free to contact the former Corn Capital Innovations office at (320) 523-2252. We would be happy to answer any question you might have. Thank you.

Don’t Let Coffee Shop Talk Play a Factor in Your Crop Production Plan

Did you let coffee shop talk play a factor in your crop production plan….or did you have a good crop plan in place ready to deal with adversity?

Benefits of a Cropping Plan

Cropping PlanWe know, as well as you do, that the year is filled with obstacles.  Those who have a crop plan in place are prepared to limit the effect of those obstacles.

A crop plan establishes a set of goals to prepare you for obstacles that might arise by setting up a risk management plan that will keep the focus on maximizing your production and farm profitability. If there’s anything MN weather teaches us…..a good crop plan must include risk management.

At Corn Capital Innovations, we help you look at what this year has taught us as agriculture producers…..and what we need to change to create more opportunity for you in the coming year.  When you team with CCI, you will have the confidence to take responsibility for the outcome of your harvest.

Start Planning Today!

Plan for the next crop season today! Contact Corn Capital Innovations at (320) 523-2252 and take advantage of a great hand in farming. We can help ensure that you have a plan in place.

Learn More About Our Cropping Plans 

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.

Future of Farming – Recap of 2015 Water Street EDGE Event

Water Street AttendeesFarming is changing…how do you develop your Edge? Water Street EDGE farm seminar attendees at the Willmar, MN event on February 16th & 17, 2015, learned the skills needed to lead and manage their farm operations in the future. They were engaged in interactive educational sessions, participated in 1-on-1 conversations, and took advantage of networking opportunities.

We value farming as a business and understand how vital education is for future success and advancing technologies. Therefore, we were honored to have the opportunity to co-sponsor the Water Street Edge event with Water Street Solutions. We wanted to ensure that farm businesses and families in south-central Minnesota and surrounding areas had this educational opportunity available to them.

For those of you who were unable to attend, we wanted to share some seminar highlights with you, and what better way to do that than by using technology. Social media is other technology that is fast becoming a part of the future of farming.

Water Street EDGE Tweets

During the event we used the #WaterStreetEDGE to tweet important take-home tidbits from each speaker and session. Here’s some highlights.

Follow us on Twitter @corncapital for more educational information, photos from the field and tweets from the tractor!

Photo Gallery

Here’s a visual tour of the event. We had a great time connecting with all of the farmers, both new and familiar faces! Take a look.

Thank You from Corn Capital Innovations

Most importantly, we want to give a big thank you to all the speakers, panelists, attendees and coordinators of this event! It’s wonderful to be part of a group of agricultural leaders who support ag education and contribute to the future of farming.

Attendees – Do you have any take home tidbits to add to our list? How have you started incorporating what you learned into your farm business?
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