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Upgrading Our Nitrogen Systems to Serve YouIf you think this spring hasn’t beentypical, you’re right. The spring of2017 is probably the most unusualspring I’ve experienced since I startedworking here in 2002.The cold temperatures and large variations in rainfall made it tough for youas fieldwork got underway. It was alsotough for us as we tried to coordinatefloaters and tenders to apply dry fertilizer and liquid nitrogen (N).By the first week of May we hadcompleted most of our dry fertilizerapplications, had approximately 75%of the liquid N applied, and had only afew tons of anhydrous ammonia (NH3)left to apply.Speaking of N, we’re makingsome major improvements throughout Gold-Eagle to our NH3 systems,including: Hardy. We’ll remove the three existing storage tanks and replace themwith one new 45,000-gallon tank. We’llalso install new risers and a riserplatform, plumbing and pumpingsystems. This equipment will becapable of filling two double 1450s orfour 1450s at the same time. The newsystem will be located approximatelywhere the existing system is now. Livermore. The new NH3 systemwill be located about two blocks northfrom the existing NH3 plant, southwest of the cement elevator. In time,the existing storage tanks will be soldor cut up for scrap. The Gold-Eagleboard has decided to purchase a new30,000-gallon storage tank, along witha new riser and platform with newplumbing and a new pumping system.This system’s filling capabilities will bethe same as the new system at Hardy.PAGE 5 Wesley. The new anhydrousammonia complex will be located bythe new grain site we built near Wesleytwo years ago. The system will includetwo 60,000-gallon storage tanks (thisequals 263 tons on 85% full). The riserplatform (50-foot square) will have risers that will allow us to fill four double1450s simultaneously. The system willbe equipped with two 3-inch pumps.This means we’ll be able to fill fourdouble 1450 nurse tanks (25 tons) inless than 30 minutes. We’ll also installtwo bulkheads that will allow twotransport trucks to unload at the sametime.These upgrades will allow us topurchase more NH3 during the summer-fill period, which usually equatesto a lower cost and allows us to offeryou more competitive fall prices. Also,our expanded storage capacity givesus some “cushion” of supply, especially during times when the NH3 terminals have long lines. (This happensquite often during the fall rush.)While our investment in these newfacilities will likely exceed 1 million,these upgrades will improve ourefficiency and should lower costs toyou in the long term. We appreciateyour business and look forward toserving you. By Stu PannkukAgronomy Sales Manager New NH3 systems at Hardy,Livermore, and Wesley. Each ofthese locations had been using two11,000-gallon railroad cars to storeanhydrous ammonia. Recentregulation changes for storinganhydrous mean these tanks cannot beused in the future. This summer, we’llbe investing in major upgrades to ouranhydrous systems at Hardy,Livermore and Wesley. All thesechanges will allow Gold-Eagle toincrease our nitrogen storage by 15%.

What’s the simplest—and mostunder-rated—tool to boost your profitpotential? Grid sampling. Not onlydoes it take the guesswork out of fertilizing your acres properly, but it’s thefoundation of Gold-Eagle’s three newprecision ag bundles that offer an easy,convenient, and affordable way to helpyou maximize both yield potential andreturn on investment.Studies have shown that grid samplingevery fourth year offers the best value.It’s also the most widely used samplingpattern. With our new Eagle Vision Acreprogram, we’ll track all your farms andwill sample approximately 25% of yourfield acres yearly. Sticking to this schedule means you don’t have to keep trackof what fields need to be sampled.Other features of Gold-Eagle’s threebundles include all things precision thatGold-Eagle offers you, including variable-rate seeding (VRS), variable-ratefertilizer (VRF) prescriptions and YieldMapbook Deluxe, which includes yieldmapbooks, side-by-side variety/hybridcomparisons, fungicide treatment comparisons and more.Bundles offer monitorsupportAnother popular service included in allthree precision ag bundles is our multibrand monitor support. No matter whatbrand of monitor you have in any pieceof farm equipment, we can help.We’ll help input key data includingfield names, field boundaries, herbicideinformation and the hybrid/variety selections you planted and are harvesting.We’ll also keep your guidance lines safeand will make sure they can be editedon Gold-Eagle’s mapping program. Youcan also count on us for troubleshooting services and data transfer.FieldView is a natural fitClimate FieldView is included intwo of the three packages we offer.Gold-Eagle’s threenew precision agbundles offer an easy,convenient, affordableway to help youmaximize yieldpotential and returnon investment.(Note--you don’t have to subscribe toFieldView to participate in Eagle VisionAcre.)Climate FieldView helps you collectand analyze field data, measure performance, monitor nitrogen, and buildtailored seeding prescriptions. We areoffering FieldView along with our packages, since it’s a natural fit for EagleVision Acre.PAGE 6By Bruce BurnsEagle Vision PrecisionFarming ServicesNot all tractors, planters and combineswork with FieldView. If you’re interested, we’d like to visit with you andgather information on your model orseries number on your machinery. Thencan we check to see if your equipmentis compatable with FieldView.With FieldView Plus you receive fieldhealth updates (via weekly or bi-weeklyaerial imagery), in-cab data visualizationwith planting/harvest data collectionlive on your iPad and weatherinformation. And just like our otherprecision ag packages, all of this serviceis turnkey. We help get your FieldViewaccount set up if you don’t already haveone, and we’ll load all your informationfor you. This service also includesinstallation of the necessary items inyour cab, whether it’s your tractor,sprayer or combine.FieldView Pro offers all these servicesof FieldViewPlus, along with automated scripting (Rx Planting) and nitrogenmonitoring by zone. All this is availablefor a low cost per acre per year.Want to find the right precision agbundle for your needs? Visit with yourlocal Gold-Eagle agronomy salespersontoday for details on the three differentEagle Vision Acre packages, or contactme at 515-605-5113 or bburns@goldeaglecoop.com. We appreciate yourbusiness and look forward to hearingfrom you. Eagle Vision Acre Offers AffordablePrecision Ag Bundles

By Brad Davis, General ManagerI admit—I was apprehensive aboutGold-Eagle’s prospects this year,especially with low corn prices.While I never would have dreamedit a few months ago, your cooperative has set several new salesrecords this year.The amount of business we’vebeen enjoying throughout thisfiscal year-to-date is outstanding.I’d like to extend a sincere, humble thank you for your continuedsupport of Gold-Eagle. I also wantto thank our staff for their hardwork and the strong relationshipsthey’ve cultivated with our clientsand prospects. This loyalty willkeep Gold-Eagle strong in theyears ahead.Iowa PlantProvides LocalSource ofNitrogen FertilizerBy Stu Pannkuk,Agronomy Sales ManagerEver consider where your fertilizer comes from before it reachesGold-Eagle? Iowa Fertilizer in LeeCounty is the first nitrogen (N)fertilizer plant built in the US innearly 30 years, and it’s changingthe landscape of agriculture.Located near the Mississippi Riverclose to Wever, Iowa, Iowa Fertilizer will produce more than 1.5million metric tons of nitrogenfertilizer and diesel exhaust fluid(DEF) per year. Iowa Fertilizeris one of the largest N fertilizerplants in America. It uses stateof the-art technology to produceUAN, ammonia, granular urea, andDEF—all products we can supplyyou with through Gold-Eagle.Contact us for all your fertilizerneeds.Spotting FakeNews in AgBy Brady HessMerchandisingManagerIt’s getting trickier to decipher factfrom fiction in the news today. Thatincludes stories about the commoditymarkets.Whether it’s “corn exports to Mexicowill dry up” or rumors about why thecattle market in late April was up limitsome days and down limit other days,it can seem like there’s more speculation than trustworthy information.Some of what gets reported isn’tnews as much as a negotiating tactic.Unfortunately, however, the marketsreact, and misinformation can spreadeasily.My best advice? Don’t believe thehype. Understand there can be a bigdisconnect between supply anddemand. Also realize that about theonly chance for a market rally in theweeks ahead is a weather scare.Keep an eye on reliable facts, such asupdates from the U.S. Department ofAgriculture (USDA). We know that inApril China imported 8.02 million tonsof soybeans. That was 13% over lastyear at that time and also set a newrecord. From October 2016 throughApril 2017, USDA’s import figureshave run 9.3% over last year at 49.6million tons. To hit USDA’s 88 millionmetric tons import projection, thenumbers only need to run 1.5% overlast year from May 2017 through September 2017. Despite concerns overnegative processing margins in China,we should hit USDA’s goal.Stick to your planNo matter what news headlines mightcome along in the near future, it’simportant to stick to your marketingplan to help manage your risk. Workwith Gold-Eagle to put in target offersto simplify the process.Contact our grain marketing team at800-825-3331 for more details. Weappreciate the chance to serve you. THANK YOUfor Helping UsSet New SalesRecordsPAGE 7USDA ReportHighlightsIn its May 2017 World Ag Supplyand Demand estimates, the USDAdecreased 2016/17 ending stocksby 25 million bushels by increasingfood, seed, and industrial use by alike amount. No other changes weremade to the 2016/17 balance sheet.The initial 2017/18 S/D guestimateincluded corn production decreasing nearly 1.1 billion bu. to 14.065billion, the result of 4.3 million lessharvested acres and a 3.9 bu/Adecrease in yield to 170.7 (the trendline figure). Corn demand isprojected to be 345 million bu. lessin 2017/18 with ethanol productionslightly higher while feed and residual is slightly lower. The big demandchange was made to exports as a350 million bu. decrease isprojected due to business lost as aresult of expected record cornproduction in South America.The crop report had no surprises forthe 2016/17 marketing year as soybean ending stocks were reducedby 10 million bu. from the Aprilreport. Exports were increased another 25 million bu. while crush wasreduced by 15 million bu. The initialnew crop

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