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Benefits of Beyond Herbicide Valley Agronomics is pleased to partner with BASF to sell Beyond Herbicide. Beyond herbicide offers exceptional contact and residual control of challenging grasses and stubborn broadleaf weeds in a variety of crops including wheat, rice, sunflower, lentil, and canola. This powerful herbicide is an integral component of the Clearfield Production System,…

Unique Mode of Action with Superior Disease Control Benefits of Endura Valley Agronomics is excited to announce our partnership with BASF to sell Endura Fungicide. This quality weed control targets a wide range of fungal infections that threaten the health and yield of your crops. With its advanced formulation, Endura helps safeguard your plants, ensuring…

Combining Beyond and Raptor Herbicides into One Do-It-All Label The Chemistry Hasn’t Changed, Just the Name Valley Agronomics is excited to partner with BASF to sell Beyond Xtra herbicide. It is the first and only imazamox herbicide approved for use in both the Clearfield Production System and in conventional crops such as dry beans, peas,…

Providing Powerful, Consistent Control Benefits of Outlook Herbicide Valley Agronomics is proud to partner with BASF to sell Outlook Herbicide. This weed control product offers a range of benefits that make it a preferred choice for growers. One of its key advantages is its reliable activation, requiring as little as ¼ inch of rainfall. This…

Strong on Targeted Insect Pests, Gentle on Pollinators and Beneficial Insects Sefina insecticide is a powerful tool designed to control key piercing and sucking insects in specific specialty and row crops, including citrus, fruiting vegetables, cucurbits, cotton and soybeans. With a unique mode of action classification, it provides targeted knockdown and residual control of aphids,…

Elevating Crop Protection to New Heights An Overview Valley Agronomics is pleased to partner with BASF to sell Nexicor Xenium Fungicide. This game changing product in crop protection is engineered with three trusted and proven active ingredients and ensures robust disease control while promoting healthier and greener fields. With its versatile application and convenient formulation,…

Advocating on Capitol Hill This month, Valley Ag General Manager Richard Lloyd spent time in Washington, D.C., with the Agricultural Retailers Association advocating for the industry and Valley Wide/Valley Ag. He met with Representatives and Senators from Idaho, Washington, and Oregon, including Representative Dan Newhouse from Washington District 4. Representative Newhouse was previously a longtime…

PRESS RELEASE Valley Ag collaborates with Growers Edge and AgVend to deliver a digital, in-house financing program.   Nampa, Idaho and Johnston, Iowa– September 1, 2022 –– Valley Agronomics, LLC (Valley Ag) is pleased to announce its collaboration with Growers Edge, a provider of data-driven financial technology (fintech) solutions for the agricultural industry, to deliver a fully digital, in-house lending…

PRESS RELEASE August 8, 2022   NAMPA, IDAHO and GRANDVIEW, WASHINGTON – Valley Wide Cooperative, and Bleyhl Farm Service members recently voted in favor of a merger of the two companies. Valley Wide members were 87% in favor of the merger, and Bleyhl members were 95% in favor of the merger. Under the Valley Wide…

2022 Eric Beck Memorial Scholarship An investment in the cooperative’s future In 2018 our annual scholarship giving was renamed the Eric Beck Memorial Scholarship in honor of Eric Beck (1955-2017). Eric was a board member of one of Valley Wide’s predecessors, Menan Cooperative and later was instrumental in the formation of Valley Wide Cooperative. As…

PRESS RELEASE May 27, 2022   NAMPA, IDAHO – Valley Wide Cooperative and Valley Agronomics, the largest local farmer-owned cooperative in the Pacific Northwest, recently announced its combined distribution of $8.2 million in total patronage allocation, the largest in the co-op’s history. This payment will go to more than 3,000 patrons in Idaho, Washington, Oregon,…

Valley Ag: Winner of the ARA Retailer of the Year Award Congratulations to the Valley Ag Team for winning the ARA Retailer of the Year Award! Click here to read the article about the award

With their grant partner Land O’ Lakes, Valley Wide Cooperative donated $10,000 to the Idaho FFA Foundation. The two cooperatives contribute more than $100,000 annually to local communities and organizations. Receiving the donation from the Idaho FFA was Idaho FFA Foundation Executive Director Marcia Jedry, who shared words of thankfulness: “Great businesses always think about…

Customers at Valley Wide Country Stores donated $4733.51 to the Women’s and Children’s Alliance by rounding up their purchases to a whole dollar amount. What is the Women’s and Children’s Alliance (WCA)? The WCA has been an important community partner for 110 years. Originally started as the YWCA by nine pioneering women, it offered safe…

Nampa, Idaho-based Valley Wide Cooperative, and benevolence partner Arden Hills, Minnesota based cooperative Land O’Lakes, came together to donate $2,000 to the Salmon High School. The money will be used to restart their woodshop program. Philip Goodell, teacher and soon to be woodshop instructor, said “we plan to buy tools, equipment, clamps and other materials…